And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand of Abishai his brother, that he might put them in array against the children of Ammon.
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Interpretation
They that are at war with the Son of David, not only give the provocation, but begin the war. God has forces to send against those that set his wrath at defiance, Isa 5:19 , which will convince them that none ever hardened his heart against God, and prospered.
Glossary
- Ammon Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Amman.
- Abishai Person
- Father of (i. e., “desirous of”) a gift, the eldest son of Zeruiah, David’s sister. He was the brother of Joab and Asahel ( 2 Sam. 2:18 ; 1 Chr. 2:16 ).