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to change the face of the matter has your servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
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Flattery and Wisdom
The woman reveals that Joab's plan was to use a story to change David's perspective on Absalom. Commentator John Gill notes her subsequent praise of David's wisdom ('like an angel of God') is a high compliment. She acknowledges that David was wise enough to see through her parable and discern that Joab was behind it, a testament to his political insight.
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2 Samuel
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Feigned a st…
Presbyterian
We may notice here, how this widow pleads God's mercy and His clemency toward poor, guilty sinners. The state of sinners is a state of banishment f…
