2 Samuel 17:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, lest the king's and people's minds change, and Ahithophel, by his deep wit and great interest, persuade the king to follow his former advice, and to pursue you speedily.

2 Samuel 17:16

16 Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.