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- Adam Clarke Commentary
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- John Trapp Complete Commentary
- Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible
- Whedon's Commentary on the Bible
- Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments
- George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary
- E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
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Adam Clarke Commentary
If he be alone, there is tidings - That is, good tidings. For if the battle had been lost men would have been running in different directions through the country.
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Clarke, Adam. "Commentary on 2 Samuel 18:25". "The Adam Clarke Commentary". https:/
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible
And the watchman cried and told the king,.... Called with a loud voice from the roof of the watchtower to the king, sitting between the gates, and informed him what he saw:
and the king said, if he be alone there is tidings in his mouth; for if the army was routed and fled, and were pursued, there would be more in company, or several running one after another; but being but one, it was highly improbable that he was sent express:
and he came apace, and drew near; which was another sign of his being a messenger, the haste he made towards the city.
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Gill, John. "Commentary on 2 Samuel 18:25". "The New John Gill Exposition of the Entire Bible". https:/
John Trapp Complete Commentary
2 Samuel 18:25 And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he [be] alone, [there is] tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.
Ver. 25. If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth.] Tidings of victory likely; for if an army be beaten they flee by troops; and it is seldom seen that the newsbearer hath cause to say, "I only am escaped alone to tell thee," as Job 1:15-16.
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Trapp, John. "Commentary on 2 Samuel 18:25". John Trapp Complete Commentary. https:/
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible
There is tidings in his mouth; he is sent with some special message; which was a very probable conjecture; for if he had run or fled from the enemy, many others would have followed him.
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Poole, Matthew, "Commentary on 2 Samuel 18:25". Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible. https:/
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible
25.If he be alone, there is tidings — For if many had been running together it would have indicated a flight.
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Whedon, Daniel. "Commentary on 2 Samuel 18:25". "Whedon's Commentary on the Bible". https:/
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments
2 Samuel 18:25. If he be alone, there are tidings in his mouth — He is sent with some special message, which was a very probable conjecture, and that he brought good news; for if he had run, or fled from the enemy, many others would have followed him.
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Benson, Joseph. "Commentary on 2 Samuel 18:25". Joseph Benson's Commentary. https:/
George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary
Mouth. If the army had been routed, all would have been in confusion. (Calmet) --- Now they are employed in plundering the vanquished. (Menochius)
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Haydock, George Leo. "Commentary on 2 Samuel 18:25". "George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary". https:/
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
If he be alone. Otherwise it would be flight.
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Bullinger, Ethelbert William. "Commentary on 2 Samuel 18:25". "E.W. Bullinger's Companion bible Notes". https:/
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