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The king said also to Zadok the priest, "Aren`t you a seer? Return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz your son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.
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The Priest as a 'Seer'
Multiple commentators explain that when David calls Zadok a "seer," he is giving him a specific mission. This wasn't just a title but a job description. David was commissioning the priest to be his eyes and ears in Jerusalem, to observe events under Absalom's rule, and to report back. In this way, Zadok would function like a prophet, helping David discern God's will and Absalom's plans.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Are you not a seer? - If the text is correct, the meaning would be, “Are you not a seer? Therefore go back to the city, observe, and inform …
19th Century
Anglican
Are you not a seer?—The Hebrew is difficult and must be translated either: Are you a seer? or, with a very slight change …
Baptist
David probably wept partly because of his troubles, but also because of his sin, which the thought of his troubles no doubt brought to his mind, an…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the king said to Zadok the priest, [are you not] you a seer ? &c.] A prophet, as …
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