2 Samuel 17:18

went down. Wells mostly dry in summer.

Related Commentaries of 2 Samuel 17:18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Bahurim - See the marginal reference. They were not all Shimeis in Bahurim.
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...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to a man's house in Bahurim, which had a well in his...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to a man's house in Bahurim, which had a well in...
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 Mahanai...
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 jour...
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...
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 com...
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...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Nevertheless, a lad saw them, and told Absalom ,.... Saw them conversing with the girl, and departing for David's army; according to Josephus o, the...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to a man's house in Bahurim, which had a well in his...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Nevertheless a lad saw them Who knew them to be favourers of David, and observed that they waited there with design to gain intelligence, and possi...
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 th...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Information Sent to David. B. C. 1023. ...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

A lad saw them, who knew them to be favourers of David, and observed them to wait there upon design, and to gain intelligence, and possibly saw the...
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...
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...
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...
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 c...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David In The Country East of Jordan
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Nevertheless, a lad saw them, and told Absalom, probably being a spy set to watch the priests; but they, finding themselves discovered, went both...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 16:5 ; 2 Samuel 19:16 ; 2 Samuel 3:16

¹⁸ Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to a man's house in Bahurim, which had a well in his court; whither they went down.

Related Commentaries of 2 Samuel 17:18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 17:18