Lux Domini

2 Samuel  23:28

Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,

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Interpretation

David once earnestly longed for the water at the well of Bethlehem. It seems to be an instance of weakness.

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This thought runs through 2 Samuel 23:24-28.

2 Samuel 23:24 2 Samuel 23:25 2 Samuel 23:26 2 Samuel 23:27 2 Samuel 23:28

Glossary

Netophah Place
Distillation; dropping, a town in Judah, in the neighbourhood, probably, of Bethlehem ( Neh. 7:26 ; 1 Chr. 2:54 ). Two of David’s guards were Netophathites ( 1 Chr. 27:13 , 15). Modern identification: Khirbet Badd Faluh.