Barnes' Notes on 2 Samuel 1:16

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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David might well think his sentence just though severe, for he had more than once expressed the deliberate opinion that none could lift up his hand against the Lord’s anointed, and be guiltless (see 1 Samuel 24:6; 1 Samuel 26:9, 1 Samuel 26:11, 1 Samuel 26:16). return to 'Top of Page'

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