2 Samuel 12:9-12

despised.

10; 11:4,14-17; Ge 9:5,6; Ex 20:13,14; Nu 15:30,31; 1Sa 15:19,23

Isa 5:24; Am 2:4; Heb 10:28,29

to do evil.

2Ch 33:6; Ps 51:4; 90:8; 139:1,2; Jer 18:10

thou hast.

11:15-27

the sword.

13:28,29; 18:14,15,33; 1Ki 2:23-25; Am 7:9; Mt 26:52

because.

Nu 11:20; 1Sa 2:30; Mal 1:6,7; Mt 6:24; Ro 2:4; 1Th 4:8

hast taken.

Ge 20:3; Pr 6:32,33

I will raise.

13:1-14,28,29; 15:6,10

I will take.That is, in the course of my providence I will permit this to be done. Such phrases in Scripture do not mean that God either does or can do evil himself; but only that he permits such evil to be done as he foresaw would be done, and which, had he pleased, he might have prevented.

16:21,22; De 28:30; Eze 14:9; 20:25,26; Ho 4:13,14

secretly.

11:4,8,13,15; Ec 12:14; Lu 12:1,2; 1Co 4:5

2 Samuel 13:28

commanded.

11:15; Ex 1:16,17; 1Sa 22:17,18; Ac 5:29

heart is merry.

11:13; Ge 9:21; 19:32-35; Jud 19:6,9,22; Ru 3:7; 1Sa 25:36-38

1Ki 20:16; Es 1:10; Ps 104:15; Ec 9:7; 10:19; Da 5:2-6,30; Na 1:10

Lu 21:34

fear not.

Nu 22:16,17; 1Sa 28:10,13

have not I. or, Will you not, since I have, etc.

Jos 1:9

valiant. Heb. sons of valour.

2 Samuel 20:9-10

Art thou.

Ps 55:21; Pr 26:24-26; Mic 7:2

took Amasa.Thevenot says, that among the Turks it is a great afront to take one by the beard, unless it be to kiss him, in which case they often do it. D'Arvieux, describing an assembly of Arab emirs at an entertainment, says, "After the usual civilities, caresses, kissings of the beard, and of the hand, which every one gave and received according to his rank and dignity, they sat down upon mats." The doing this by the Arab emirs corresponds with the conduct of Joab, and illustrates this horrid assassination.

to kiss him.

Mt 26:48,49; Lu 22:47,48

in Joab's.

9; Jud 3:21; 1Ch 12:2

he smote.

2:23; 3:27; Ge 4:8; 1Ki 2:5,6,31-34

and shed.

Ac 1:18,19

struck him not again. Heb. doubled not his stroke.

1Sa 26:8
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