Verse | Translation | Text |
2Sa 20:6 | Strong Concordance | And David [01732] said [0559] to Abishai [052], Now shall Sheba [07652] the son [01121] of Bichri [01075] do us more harm [03415] than did Absalom [053]: take [03947] thou thy lord's [0113] servants [05650], and pursue [07291] after [0310] him, lest he get [04672] him fenced [01219] cities [05892], and escape [05337] us [05869]. |
King James | And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm than did Absalom: take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us. |
Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
To Abishai - Probably, as the king was on bad terms with Joab, and wished to deprive him of his post as Captain of the host, he gave his orders to Abishai, and weakly connived at the execution of them by Joab, which was inevitable. |