Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on 2 Samuel 16:23

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as if: Num 27:21; Sa1 30:8; Psa 28:2; Pe1 4:11 oracle of God: Heb. word of God, Psa 19:7 so was: The first counsel of this sagacious but wicked man to Absalom was more like an oracle of Satan, both for subtlety and atrocity. He advised the shameless measure just detailed, in order to establish Absalom, and to preclude the possibility of a reconciliation with David. The wives of a conquered king were always the property of the conqueror; and in possessing these he appeared to possess the right to the kingdom. all the counsel: Sa2 17:14, Sa2 17:23; Job 5:12, Job 28:28; Jer 4:22, Jer 8:9; Mat 11:25; Luk 16:8; Rom 1:22; Co1 3:19, Co1 3:20; Jam 3:13-18 both: Sa2 15:12; Ecc 10:1 Next: 2 Kings (2 Samuel) Chapter 17

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