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Barnes' Notes on 2 Samuel 14:9

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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The iniquity be on me ... - Compare the principle in Genesis 9:5-6; Numbers 35:30-34. The woman therefore says, if there is any such guilt in sparing my son, may it rest upon me and my house, not on David and his throne. Compare 2 Samuel 3:28. The cunning speech of the woman extracted a more direct promise of protection from the king 2 Samuel 14:1. return to 'Top of Page'
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