2 Samuel 17:17 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by Enrogel; for they might not be seen to come into the city: and a wench went and told them; and they went and told king David. ”

2 Samuel 17:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

En-rogel - See the marginal reference. A wench - Hebrew “the maid servant,” namely, of the high priest, either Zadok or Abiathar, or possibly one employed in some service in the temple courts...
2 Samuel 17:17 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by Enrogel; for they might not be seen to come into the city: and a wench went and told (g) them; and they went and told king David. (g) Meaning, the message from the...
2 Samuel 17:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

David Comes to Mahanaim (J). 2 Samuel 17:15-21 . Meanwhile David was in constant communication with his agents in Jerusalem through Jonathan and Ahimaaz. But one day, apparently when the news of...
2 Samuel 17:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

En-rogel . Now the Virgin's Fount, on east side of Ophel, or Jebus, from which the Zinnor runs up to the citadel. See note on 2 Samuel 5:8 . Compare Joshua 15:7 ; Joshua 18:16 , and App-68, on...
2 Samuel 17:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by Enrogel; for they might not be seen to come into the city: and a wench went and told them; and they went and told king David. En-rogel - The fullers' well; the plac...
2 Samuel 17:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

En-rogel— Or, The fuller's fountain, a place near Jerusalem; so called, as we are told, because the fullers trod their cloth there with their feet; deriving the word rogel from רגל regel, whi...
2 Samuel 17:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by Enrogel; for they might not be seen to come into the city: and a wench went and told them; and they went and told king David. By En-rogel , х bª-`Eeyn-Rogee...
2 Samuel 17:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Fall of Ahithophel Absalom follows the advice of Hushai rather than that of Ahithophel, who thereupon hangs himself. David retreats to Mahanaim.
2 Samuel 17:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

En-rogel. — A fountain just outside the city, on the boundary between the tribes of Benjamin and Judah ( Joshua 15:7 ; Joshua 18:16 ). There are two localities which claim to represent it, each of...
2 Samuel 17:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXI. FROM JERUSALEM TO MAHANAIM. 2 Samuel 16:1-14 ; 2 Samuel 17:15-22 and 2 Samuel 17:24-26 . AS David proceeds on his painful journey, there flows from his heart a gentle current o...
2 Samuel 17:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Helpers of the King 2 Samuel 17:15-29 The two young men were narrowly watched, and had it not been for the deception practiced on Absalom's servants by the mistress of the house at Bahurim,...
2 Samuel 17:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Ahithophel counseled immediate war-like activity. As David had not gone far, and could not have gathered round him any large number of men, let a company be sent to capture him, and that immediately....
2 Samuel 17:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

(17) Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by Enrogel; for they might not be seen to come into the city: and a wench went and told them; and they went and told king David. (18) Nevertheless a lad saw them,...
2 Samuel 17:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by Enrogel ,.... Who were the sons of the priests; these did not go into the city of Jerusalem with their parents, when they were sent back by David, 2 Samuel 15:27...
2 Samuel 17:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by Enrogel; for they might not be seen to come into the city: and a wench went and told them; and they went and told king David. Ver. 17. And a wench went. ] She we...
2 Samuel 17:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Now therefore send quickly Lest Absalom's and the people's minds change, and Ahithophel persuade them to pursue you speedily. Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by En-rogel Or the fuller's fountain. B...
2 Samuel 17:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Ahithophel discerned clearly that if Absalom was to gain any victory over David he must strike quickly. Satan knows that the only way to establish the anti-christ in power is to destroy the true Chri...
2 Samuel 17:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Information Sent to David. B. C. 1023. 15 Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar...
2 Samuel 17:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

En-rogel, or, the fuller's well ; a place near Jerusalem, Joshua 15:7 , Joshua 18:16 . A wench went and told them; pretending to go thither to wash some clothes,
2 Samuel 17:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES. 2 Samuel 17:1 . “This night,” “The night following David’s flight and Absalom’s entrance into Jerusalem, as we may see very clearly from 2 Samuel 17:16 .” (Kei...
2 Samuel 17:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 17:17 . En-rogel was near Jerusalem. Joshua 15:7-8 . 2 Samuel 17:21 . Thus hath Ahithophel counselled. This disclosure of Absalom's plans saved David from being surprised, and drove...
2 Samuel 17:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

And Hushai said unto Absalom. Hushai’s advice preferred The wisest man in the world is not wise at all times: though Achitophel commonly gives successful counsel, yet, with his good leave, he h...
2 Samuel 17:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Samuel 17:1 Let me now choose out twelve thousand men. The advice of Ahithophel was such as would have made success almost certain. The rebellion had taken David by surprise,...
2 Samuel 17:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David In The Country East of Jordan
2 Samuel 17:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 1:9 ; 2 Samuel 15:27 ; 2 Samuel 15:36 ; Joshua 15:7 ; Joshua 18:16 ; Joshua 2:4-24
2 Samuel 17:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Enrogel — Or, the fullers well. A place near Jerusalem, Joshua 15:7 , Joshua 18:16 . Wench — Pretending to go thither to wash some cloaths, or to draw water.

2 Samuel 17:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 17:17 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Samuel 17:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 17:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Samuel 17:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Samuel 17:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 17:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 17:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 17:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Samuel 17:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Samuel 17:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Samuel 17:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Samuel 17:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Samuel 17:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Samuel 17:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Samuel 17:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 17:17 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Samuel 17:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 17:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Samuel 17:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Samuel 17:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Samuel 17:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Samuel 17:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Samuel 17:17 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Samuel 17:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 17:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes