And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head:
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Gill's Exposition
And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount,.... Of the mount of Olives:
where he worshipped God; by prayer and praise; here very probably he composed and sung the third…
Barnes' Notes
Render ... “when David was come to the top of the mount where people worship God.” The top here, and in 2Sa 16:1, is used almost as a proper name. No doubt there was a high-place upon the top of the…
Adam Clarke
Where he worshipped God - Though in danger of his life, he stops on the top of Mount Olivet for prayer! How true is the adage, Prayer and provender never hinder any man's journey! Reader, dost thou do…
Nothing, it seems, appeared to David more threatening in Absalom's plot than that Ahithophel was in it; for one good head, in such a design, is worth a thousand good hands. Absalom was himself no…
Cambridge Bible
the topof the mount] The heador topis used here and in ch. 2Sa 16:1 almost as a proper name, and would naturally refer to the highest summit, where the high place would most probably be. David seems…
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