And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David [rather] sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?
Ver. 3. Thinkest thou that David, &c.?] q.d, We think otherwise: wicked men muse as they use, and measure others by their own foot. These tale bearers - besides the old quarrel Gen 3:15 compare Mat 23:13 Acts 13:10 Proverbs 29:27 1Jn 3:8 - retained a hereditary hatred against Israel. See Deuteronomy 23:3,5. And hence these evil surmises, calumnies, and sinful counsels, whereof at length themselves had the worst.
“ ηδε κακη βουλη τω βουλευσαντι κακιστη ”