And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left.
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Gill's Exposition
And it came to pass while they were in the way,.... On their road homewards, before they got to Jerusalem:
that tidings came to David; perhaps brought by one who was at the entertainment, who upon…
Adam Clarke
Absalom hath slain all the king's sons - Fame never lessens but always magnifies a fact. Report, contrary to the nature of all other things, gains strength by going.
Virgil has given, in his best…
Here is, I. The fright that David was put into by a false report brought to Jerusalem that Absalom had slain all the king's sons, Sa2 13:30. It is common for fame to make bad worse; and the first news…
The news brought to David. Absalom's flight
31. tare his garments Rent his clothes. The E. V. has introduced a distinction which does not exist in the Hebrew. Cp. ch. 2Sa 1:11.
lay on the earth Cp.…