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Introduction
Overview
2 Samuel 17 . 1 , Ahithophel’s counsel is overthrown by Hushai’s , according to God’s appointment; 2 Samuel 17 . 15 , Secret intelligence is sent unto David; 2 Samuel 17 . 23 , Ahithophel hangs himself; 2 Samuel 17 . 25 , Amasa is made captain; 2 Samuel 17 . 27 , David at Mahanaim is furnished with provisions.
I will arise . Proverbs 1 . 16 , Proverbs 4 . 16 , Isaiah 59 . 7 , Isaiah 59 . 8
this night . Psalm 3 . 3-5 , Psalm 4 . 8 , Psalm 109 . 2-4
Reciprocal . 2 Samuel 3 . 3 . Absalom 2 Samuel 13 . 5 . Lay thee 2 Samuel 15 . 28 . General 2 Samuel 16 . 11 . seeketh 2 Samuel 17 . 21 . thus hath Ahithophel 2 Samuel 18 . 5 . Deal gently Esther 5 . 14 . the thing Psalm 31 . 13 . while Psalm 38 . 12 . lay snares Psalm 43 . 1 . the deceitful Psalm 55 . 9 . divide Psalm 55 . 10 . Day Psalm 71 . 4 . out of the Psalm 71 . 10 . take Psalm 86 . 14 . assemblies Psalm 109 . 16 . he remembered Psalm 118 . 13 . General Psalm 119 . 95 . wicked Psalm 144 . 11 . and deliver me Proverbs 12 . 6 . words Matthew 10 . 21 . the children 2 Corinthians 12 . 15 . though 1 Timothy 1 . 9 . murderers James 3 . 6 . a world
weary . 2 Samuel 16 . 14 , Deuteronomy 25 . 18
I will smite . 1 Kings 22 . 31 , Zechariah 13 . 7 , Matthew 21 . 38 , Matthew 26 . 31 , John 11 . 50 , John 18 . 4-8
Reciprocal . 2 Samuel 4 . 1 . his hands 2 Samuel 17 . 29 . to eat 2 Samuel 18 . 3 . if we flee 2 Samuel 20 . 21 . his head Nehemiah 4 . 11 . They shall not Psalm 25 . 19 . Consider Psalm 35 . 8 . into Psalm 55 . 10 . Day Psalm 64 . 2 . secret Psalm 71 . 4 . out of the Psalm 109 . 16 . he remembered Psalm 124 . 7 . Our soul James 3 . 6 . a world
I will bring . 2 Samuel 3 . 21
shall be . Isaiah 48 . 22 , Isaiah 57 . 21 , 1 Thessalonians 5 . 3
Reciprocal . Judges 4 . 22 . and I will 2 Samuel 20 . 21 . his head
the saying . 1 Samuel 18 . 20 , 1 Samuel 18 . 21 , 1 Samuel 23 . 21 , Esther 5 . 14 , Romans 1 . 32
pleased Absalom well . Heb. was right in the eyes of Absalom , 2 Chronicles 30 . 4 , Esther 1 . 21
Reciprocal . 1 Samuel 20 . 7 . It is well Esther 2 . 4 . the thing Isaiah 8 . 10 . counsel
Hushai . 2 Samuel 15 . 32-37 , 2 Samuel 16 . 16-19
he saith . Heb. is in his mouth
Reciprocal . 2 Samuel 15 . 34 . then mayest 1 Kings 12 . 6 . consulted 1 Kings 12 . 9 . General 2 Chronicles 10 . 6 . What counsel 2 Chronicles 10 . 9 . What advice
saying . Heb. word , 2 Samuel 17 . 6
Reciprocal . 1 Kings 12 . 9 . General 2 Chronicles 10 . 6 . What counsel 2 Chronicles 10 . 9 . What advice
given . Heb. counselled
not good . Proverbs 31 . 8
Reciprocal . 1 Kings 12 . 10 . Thus shalt thou 2 Chronicles 10 . 10 . Thus shalt Proverbs 27 . 14 . He that
mighty men . 2 Samuel 15 . 18 , 2 Samuel 21 . 18-22 , 2 Samuel 23 . 8 , 2 Samuel 23 . 9 , 2 Samuel 23 . 16 , 2 Samuel 23 . 18 , 2 Samuel 23 . 20-22 , 1 Samuel 16 . 18 , 1 Samuel 17 . 34-36 , 1 Samuel 17 . 50 , 1 Chronicles 11 . 25-47 , Hebrews 11 . 32-34
chafed in their minds . Heb. bitter of soul , Judges 18 . 25
as a bear . 2 Kings 2 . 24 , Proverbs 17 . 12 , Proverbs 28 . 15 , Daniel 7 . 5 , Hosea 13 . 8
thy father is . 1 Samuel 23 . 23
Reciprocal . 1 Samuel 1 . 10 . in bitterness of soul 1 Samuel 18 . 25 . thought 1 Samuel 22 . 2 . discontented 1 Samuel 30 . 6 . grieved Job 21 . 25 . in the bitterness
he is hid . Judges 20 . 33 , 1 Samuel 22 . 1 , 1 Samuel 24 . 3
some . Joshua 7 . 5 , Joshua 8 . 6 , Judges 20 . 32 , 1 Samuel 14 . 14 , 1 Samuel 14 . 15
over thrown . Heb. fallen
Reciprocal . Jeremiah 41 . 9 . because of Gedaliah
heart . 2 Samuel 1 . 23 , 2 Samuel 23 . 20 , Genesis 49 . 9 , Numbers 24 . 8 , Numbers 24 . 9 , Proverbs 28 . 1
utterly melt . Exodus 15 . 15 , Deuteronomy 1 . 28 , Joshua 2 . 9-11 , Isaiah 13 . 7 , Isaiah 19 . 1
thy father . 1 Samuel 18 . 17 , Hebrews 11 . 34
and they which . Song of Solomon 3 . 7
Reciprocal . Judges 4 . 22 . and I will 1 Samuel 16 . 18 . a mighty 1 Chronicles 12 . 8 . whose faces Psalm 58 . 7 . General Psalm 107 . 26 . their soul Jeremiah 49 . 23 . fainthearted Ezekiel 21 . 7 . and every
all Israel . 2 Samuel 24 . 2 , Judges 20 . 1
as the sand . Genesis 13 . 16 , Genesis 22 . 17 , Joshua 11 . 4 , 1 Kings 4 . 20 , 1 Kings 20 . 10
thou go . Heb. they face , or presence
go . etc
in thine . 2 Samuel 12 . 28 , Psalm 7 . 15 , Psalm 7 . 16 , Psalm 9 . 16
Reciprocal . Genesis 21 . 31 . Beersheba Judges 18 . 29 . Dan 1 Samuel 3 . 20 . Dan 1 Samuel 23 . 23 . I will search 2 Samuel 3 . 10 . from Dan 2 Samuel 18 . 2 . I will surely 1 Kings 4 . 25 . from Dan 1 Chronicles 21 . 2 . Beersheba Psalm 3 . 1 . how Hebrews 11 . 12 . as the sand
in some place . 1 Samuel 23 . 23
we will light . This is a very beautiful and expressive figure. The dew in Palestine , and other warm climates , falls fast , sudden , and heavy; and it falls upon every spot of earth , so that not a blade of grass escapes it. It is therefore no inapt emblem of a numerous and active army; and it was , perhaps , for this reason that the Romans called their light armed forces rorarii. 1 Kings 20 . 10 , 2 Kings 18 . 23 , 2 Kings 19 . 24 , Isaiah 10 . 13 , Isaiah 10 . 14 , Obadiah 1 . 3
Reciprocal . Psalm 71 . 4 . out of the
bring ropes . In the same manner the king of Maturan , in Java , proposed pulling down a tower which the Dutch had built , by making his people and elephants pull at a number of chains , and ropes of cocoa-nut bark , thrown around it.
one small . Matthew 24 . 2
Reciprocal . Joshua 10 . 19 . suffer them 1 Kings 20 . 10 . if the dust 2 Kings 19 . 24 . with the sole
the Lord . 2 Samuel 15 . 31 , Genesis 32 . 28 , Exodus 9 . 16 , Deuteronomy 2 . 30 , 2 Chronicles 25 . 16 , 2 Chronicles 25 . 20
appointed . Heb. commanded , Psalm 33 . 9 , Psalm 33 . 10 , Lamentations 3 . 37 , Amos 9 . 3
to defeat . 2 Samuel 15 . 34 , 2 Samuel 16 . 23 , Job 5 . 12-14 , Proverbs 19 . 21 , Proverbs 21 . 30 , Isaiah 8 . 10 , 1 Corinthians 1 . 19 , 1 Corinthians 1 . 20 , 1 Corinthians 3 . 19
good counsel . Luke 16 . 8
Reciprocal . Genesis 45 . 5 . God 2 Samuel 2 . 12 . Mahanaim 2 Samuel 15 . 12 . Ahithophel 2 Samuel 18 . 5 . Deal gently 1 Kings 12 . 15 . that he might 2 Chronicles 10 . 8 . he forsook Nehemiah 4 . 15 . God Job 12 . 17 . General Job 17 . 4 . General Job 18 . 7 . his own Psalm 5 . 10 . let Psalm 7 . 6 . to the Psalm 86 . 14 . assemblies Ecclesiastes 9 . 11 . that the race Isaiah 19 . 3 . and I Isaiah 30 . 28 . causing Jeremiah 18 . 18 . counsel Jeremiah 50 . 36 . dote Matthew 2 . 8 . go
Zadok . 2 Samuel 15 . 35
Reciprocal . 2 Samuel 17 . 21 . Arise 1 Chronicles 6 . 8 . Zadok 1 Chronicles 6 . 53 . Zadok
Lodge . 2 Samuel 15 . 28
but speedily . 2 Samuel 17 . 21 , 2 Samuel 17 . 22 , 2 Samuel 15 . 14 , 2 Samuel 15 . 28 , 1 Samuel 20 . 38 , Psalm 55 . 8 , Proverbs 6 . 4 , Proverbs 6 . 5 , Matthew 24 . 16-18
be swallowed . 2 Samuel 20 . 19 , 2 Samuel 20 . 20 , Psalm 35 . 25 , Psalm 56 . 2 , Psalm 57 . 3 , 1 Corinthians 15 . 54 , 2 Corinthians 5 . 4
Reciprocal . 2 Samuel 15 . 35 . thou shalt tell 2 Samuel 18 . 20 . bear tidings Psalm 119 . 87 . almost Psalm 119 . 150 . draw nigh
Jonathan . 2 Samuel 15 . 27 , 2 Samuel 15 . 36
stayed . Joshua 2 . 4-24
Enrogel . Joshua 15 . 7 , Joshua 18 . 16 , 1 Kings 1 . 9
Reciprocal . 2 Samuel 18 . 19 . Ahimaaz 1 Kings 1 . 42 . Jonathan 1 Chronicles 6 . 8 . Ahimaaz Acts 23 . 16 . he went
Bahurim . 2 Samuel 3 . 16 , 2 Samuel 16 . 5 , 2 Samuel 19 . 16
spread a covering . Joshua 2 . 4-6 , 5-24
the thing . Exodus 1 . 19
Reciprocal . Joshua 2 . 6 . hid them
They be gone . 2 Samuel 15 . 34 , Exodus 1 . 19 , Joshua 2 . 4 , Joshua 2 . 5 , 1 Samuel 19 . 14-17 , 1 Samuel 21 . 2 , 1 Samuel 27 . 11 , 1 Samuel 27 . 12
when they had sought . Joshua 2 . 22 , Joshua 2 . 23
Reciprocal . Judges 4 . 20 . Is there 1 Samuel 19 . 17 . And Michal 1 Samuel 27 . 10 . And David 1 Chronicles 6 . 8 . Ahimaaz
Arise . 2 Samuel 17 . 15 , 2 Samuel 17 . 16
thus hath Ahithophel . 2 Samuel 17 . 1-3
Reciprocal . 1 Samuel 23 . 26 . David made haste Psalm 55 . 7 . General Psalm 71 . 4 . out of the Psalm 124 . 7 . Our soul
and they passed . 2 Samuel 17 . 24 , Proverbs 27 . 12 , Matthew 10 . 16
there lacked . Numbers 31 . 49 , John 18 . 9
Reciprocal . 1 Samuel 23 . 26 . David made haste 2 Samuel 17 . 16 . but speedily Psalm 42 . 6 . from the Psalm 55 . 7 . General Psalm 124 . 7 . Our soul
saw . Proverbs 16 . 18 , Proverbs 19 . 3
followed . Heb. done
his city . 2 Samuel 15 . 12
put his household in order . Heb. gave charge concerning his house , 2 Kings 20 . 1
and hanged . 2 Samuel 15 . 31 , 1 Samuel 31 . 4 , 1 Samuel 31 . 5 , 1 Kings 16 . 18 , Job 31 . 3 , Psalm 5 . 10 , Psalm 55 . 23 , Matthew 27 . 5
Reciprocal . 2 Samuel 16 . 23 . all the counsel 2 Samuel 18 . 9 . his head 2 Samuel 21 . 6 . hang 2 Samuel 23 . 34 . Eliam 2 Kings 19 . 20 . which thou hast 1 Chronicles 10 . 4 . Saul took 1 Chronicles 27 . 33 . Ahithophel Esther 6 . 12 . hasted to his house Job 5 . 13 . taketh Job 7 . 15 . chooseth Job 12 . 17 . General Psalm 9 . 5 . destroyed Psalm 33 . 10 . The Lord Psalm 35 . 8 . into Psalm 37 . 15 . sword Psalm 55 . 15 . Let death Psalm 109 . 20 . Let this Psalm 119 . 96 . I have seen Psalm 146 . 9 . the way Proverbs 11 . 5 . direct Ecclesiastes 9 . 11 . that the race Ecclesiastes 10 . 8 . that Isaiah 8 . 10 . counsel Isaiah 19 . 3 . and I Isaiah 37 . 21 . Whereas Isaiah 38 . 1 . Set thine house in order Isaiah 44 . 25 . turneth Acts 16 . 27 . he drew 1 Corinthians 1 . 20 . hath 1 Corinthians 3 . 19 . He 2 Corinthians 7 . 10 . the sorrow Galatians 3 . 13 . for
Mahanaim . 2 Samuel 2 . 8 , Genesis 32 . 2 , Joshua 13 . 26
Reciprocal . Joshua 21 . 38 . Mahanaim 2 Samuel 17 . 22 . and they passed 2 Samuel 19 . 3 . into the city 1 Kings 4 . 14 . Mahanaim 1 Chronicles 6 . 80 . Mahanaim
Amasa . 2 Samuel 19 . 13 , 2 Samuel 20 . 4 , 2 Samuel 20 . 9-12
Ithra . 1 Chronicles 2 . 16 , 1 Chronicles 2 . 17 , Jether the Ishmaelite
Abigail . Heb. Abigal
Nahash . or , Jesse. 1 Chronicles 2 . 13 , 1 Chronicles 2 . 16
Reciprocal . 2 Samuel 20 . 12 . General 1 Kings 2 . 5 . Jether 1 Kings 2 . 32 . Jether 1 Chronicles 12 . 18 . came upon Amasai
land of the Gilead , Numbers 32 . 1-42 , Deuteronomy 3 . 15 , Joshua 17 . 1
Reciprocal . Genesis 32 . 2 . the name 2 Samuel 2 . 8 . Mahanaim
the son of Nahash . 2 Samuel 10 . 1 , 2 Samuel 10 . 2 , 2 Samuel 12 . 29 , 2 Samuel 12 . 30 , 1 Samuel 11 . 1
Machir . 2 Samuel 9 . 4
Barzillai . 2 Samuel 19 . 31 , 2 Samuel 19 . 32 , 1 Kings 2 . 7 , Ezra 2 . 61
Reciprocal . Genesis 32 . 2 . the name Joshua 13 . 26 . Mahanaim 2 Samuel 2 . 8 . Mahanaim 2 Samuel 16 . 1 . with a couple 1 Kings 4 . 14 . Mahanaim 1 Chronicles 6 . 80 . Mahanaim 1 Chronicles 12 . 40 . brought 1 Chronicles 20 . 1 . Rabbah Nehemiah 7 . 63 . Barzillai Psalm 42 . 6 . from the Proverbs 18 . 24 . that hath
beds . These no doubt consisted of skins of beasts , mats , carpets , and such like. 2 Samuel 16 . 1 , 2 Samuel 16 . 2 , 1 Samuel 25 . 18 , Isaiah 32 . 8
basins . or , cups , Sappoth , probably wooden bowls , such as the Arabs still eat out of , and knead their bread in.
earthen vessels . Keley yotzair , literally , "vessels of the potter." So when Dr. Perry visited the temple of Luxor in Egypt , he says , "We were entertained by the Caliph here with great civility and favour; he sent us , in return of our presents , several sheep , a good quantity of eggs , bardacks ," etc. The bardacks , he informs us , were earthen vessels , used "to cool and refresh their water in , by means of which it drinks very cool and pleasant in the hottest seasons of the year." See Harmer , chapter vi. Obadiah 1 . 3
wheat . Mr. Jones says , "Travellers use zumeet , tumeet , and limereece. Zumeet is flour mixed with honey , butter , and spice; tumeet is flour done up with organ oil , and limereece is flour mixed with water , for drink. This quenches thirst much better than water alone , satisfies a hungry appetite; cools and refreshes tired and weary spirits ," etc.
Reciprocal . Judges 8 . 5 . loaves Ruth 2 . 14 . parched 1 Samuel 17 . 17 . parched corn
cheese of kine . 1 Samuel 17 . 18
for David . Luke 8 . 3 , Philippians 4 . 15-19
to eat . 2 Samuel 17 . 2 , Psalm 34 . 8-10 , Psalm 84 . 11
The people . Judges 8 . 4-6 , Ecclesiastes 11 . 1 , Ecclesiastes 11 . 2 , Isaiah 21 . 14 , Isaiah 58 . 7
in the wilderness . 2 Samuel 16 . 2 , 2 Samuel 16 . 14
Reciprocal . Deuteronomy 32 . 14 . Butter Judges 8 . 5 . loaves 1 Samuel 25 . 18 . took two Job 20 . 17 . of honey Isaiah 7 . 22 . butter and honey