2 Samuel 13:28
Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant .
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Gill's Exposition
Now Absalom had commanded his servants,.... Before he and his guests were set down to the entertainment:
saying, mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine; as he was determined to make him…
What Solomon says of the beginning of strife is as true of the beginning of all sin, it is as the letting forth of water; when once the flood-gates are plucked up, an inundation follows; one mischief…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
Now Absalom had commanded And Absalom commanded. Absalom felt himself bound in honour to avenge his sister's wrong, and moreover welcomed the pretext for getting rid of Amnon, who stood between…
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