2 samuel 11:21

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2 Samuel 11:21

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”

— D.L. Moody
2 Samuel 11:21
Verse 21 of 27

Scripture focus

Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.

2 Samuel 11:21KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Samuel 11:21

Theological / Devotional

Who smote Abintelech? Abimelech had been foolish enough to approach so close to a tower that he was killed by a piece of millstone thrown by a woman (Judges 9:53). Joab anticipated that he too would be charged with folly for permitting his men to approach so close to the wall as to come within reach of the defenders.

Jerubbesheth. Jerubbaal, or Gideon (Judges 6:32; see on 2 Sam. 2:8; 9:6).

Uriah the Hittite. Joab knew that this was the news that David was anxious to hear and that it would appease David’s possible wrath, atoning for any bad military move that Joab might have made.

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