And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
Study Helps
Interpretation
To continue to lament for so bad a son as Absalom, was very unwise, and very unworthy. Joab censures David, but not with proper respect and deference to his sovereign.
Read with
This thought runs through 2 Samuel 19:1-5.
Glossary
- City People
- The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).