Destroy — Destroy them by dividing. Tongues — Their speech, as thou didst at Babel, Genesis 11:9, their votes, and opinions, and counsels. Which was eminently done among Absalom's followers, 2 Samuel 17:23. Strife — Injustice and fraud, oppression and contention rule here, instead of that public justice and peace which I established. City — In Jerusalem; which in Absalom's time was a sink of all sins.
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Psalms 55:9
9 Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.