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The Rebellion Collapses
Commentators explain that the phrase "all Israel fled every one to his tent" is an idiom originating from Israel's time in the wilderness. It signifies that the rebellion was definitively over, as Absalom's army completely disbanded and returned to their homes.
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2 Samuel
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Samuel 18:17
18th Century
Theologian
A great heap of stones - See the marginal reference. This kind of monument is common to almost all early nations.
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Samuel 18:17
19th Century
Bishop
Every one to his tent. —An expression derived from the life in the wilderness, and meaning every one to his home. ([Refer…
John Gill
On 2 Samuel 18:17
17th Century
Pastor
And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the
wood
In the wood of Ephraim, near to which th…
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Matthew Henry
On 2 Samuel 18:9–18
17th Century
Minister
Let young people look upon Absalom, hanging on a tree, accursed, forsaken by heaven and earth; there let them read the Lord's abhorrence of rebelli…