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and I will come on him while he is weary and weak-handed, and will make him afraid; and all the people who are with him shall flee; and I will strike the king only;
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A Ruthless, Surgical Strike
Commentators explain that Ahithophel's plan was a brilliant and ruthless military strategy. He proposed a surprise night attack while David and his small band were exhausted ('weary and weak-handed'). The goal, as scholars note, was to create a panic, causing David's followers to flee and leaving the king isolated and easy to kill. This was a targeted assassination, not a full-scale battle.
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19th Century
Anglican
Will make him afraid. —This translation is hardly strong enough. The thought is that Ahithophel will throw his band into …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I will come upon him while he [is] weary With travelling, and with grief, and when endeavouring to get some rest…
Presbyterian
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…