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All the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is a close relative to us: why then are you angry for this matter? have we eaten at all at the king`s cost? or has he given us any gift?
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Service Without Self-Interest
Commentators explain that Judah's defense was twofold: their kinship with David and their pure motives. They insisted they had not 'eaten at the king's cost' or received any gifts. Their service was driven by loyalty, not personal gain, modeling for believers a heart of selfless service toward God and others.
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2 Samuel
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19th Century
Anglican
Have we eaten. —Judah justifies its course by its close relationship to the king and rejects the idea of having received any speci…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel Such of them as went down to fetch the king back, replied to the…
Presbyterian
The men of Israel thought themselves despised, and the fiercer words of the men of Judah produced very bad effects. Much evil might be avoided, if …