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The Shock of Ingratitude
Commentators are struck by how quickly Absalom and Israel's elders agreed to murder David. One scholar calls it a 'villainous design' born of ambition, highlighting the shocking ingratitude shown to a king who had ruled with justice and brought the nation to unprecedented glory.
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2 Samuel
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John Gill
On 2 Samuel 17:4
17th Century
Pastor
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all elders of Israel . That were of the privy council; for it was a well contriv…
Matthew Henry
On 2 Samuel 17:1–21
17th Century
Minister
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…