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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
So Absalom fled,.... This is the third time it is mentioned, and the reason of it here Abarbinel thinks is, that when he first fled to his grandfather, he used to stand openly in the court of his…
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…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
"If the text of these verses is sound, they afford a curious specimen of Hebrew narrative. In 2Sa 13:13 we read Absalom fled; in 2Sa 13:13, Absalom fled and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of…