For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
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Gill's Exposition
Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place,.... Some lurking place, as he was acquainted with many when he fled from Saul, and where he preserved himself from him; so that he could…
Adam Clarke
As a bear robbed of her whelps - All wild beasts are very furious when robbed of their young; but we have some remarkable instances of the maternal affection of the bear in such circumstances; see one…
Absalom is now in peaceable possession of Jerusalem; the palace-royal is his own, as are the thrones of judgment, even the thrones of the house of David. His good father reigned in Hebron, and only…
Cambridge Bible
For, said Hushai And Hushai said.
chafed in their minds Lit. bitter of soul: embittered and exasperated. Cp. Jdg 18:25; 1Sa 22:2.
as a bear robbed of her whelps Proverbial for its ferocity. Cp. Pro…
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