And the king said unto Cushi, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is.
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Gill's Exposition
And the king said unto Cushi, is the young man Absalom safe?.... The same question that was put to Ahimaaz, Sa2 18:29; which shows what lay nearest his heart, and was uppermost in his mind:
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Adam Clarke
Is the young man Absalom safe? - This was the utmost of his solicitude, and it well merited the reproof which Joab gave him, Sa2 19:5.
Absalom's business is done; and we are now told,
I. How David was informed of it. He staid behind at the city of Mahanaim, some miles from the wood where the battle was, and in the utmost border of…
The news carried to David
19. hath avenged him of his enemies Lit. judged him out of the hand of his enemies: pronounced a favourable verdict in his cause and delivered him. Cp. 1Sa 24:15; Psa 43:1.
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