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Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Don`t lodge this night at the fords of the wilderness, but by all means pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people who are with him.
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The Wisdom of Prudence
Commentators observe that Hushai did not rest after his counsel was accepted. Knowing Absalom was fickle and the situation volatile, he acted with prudence and urgency. He immediately sent a warning to David, demonstrating that even when things seem to be going well, wise and diligent action is necessary.
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2 Samuel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Hushai, as a wise and prudent man who also knew Absalom’s weak and fickle character, did not rely on the resolution made at his instigation—not to …
19th Century
Anglican
Lodge not this night.—Hushai’s advice had been taken at the moment, but it might easily be exchanged for Ahithophel’s. At…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Now therefore send quickly and tell David What has been advised to on both sides:
saying, lodge not th…
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Here was a wonderful effect of Divine Providence blinding Absalom's mind and influencing his heart, so that he could not rest in Ahithophel's couns…
