Matthew Poole and continuators on 2 Samuel 2:13
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2 Samuel2:13
13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David, went out , and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sate down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool.
To Battel. Qu. How could or durst this one Tribe oppose all the rest? Ans. First, This Tribe was very numberous and valiant of themselves, and they had a King of extraordinary courage, and conduct, and success. Secondly, There were great numbers of the other Tribes which favoured them, as appears from 1 Chron. 12. Thirdly, They had the encouragement of special promises of God, made both to their Tribe, and to David.
i. e. Met the opposite Army, and put themselves into a Posture for Battel.
Marginal references: Heb. them together.; Jer. 41. 12.
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