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2 Samuel 18:25

The watchman called and told the king. And the king said, "If he is by himself there is good news in his mouth." And he came nearer and nearer.

New American Standard Version

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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.

Bibliographical Information
Clarke, Adam. "Commentary on 2 Samuel 18:25". "The Adam Clarke Commentary". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/acc/2-samuel-18.html. 1832.

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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://www.studylight.org/commentaries/geb/2-samuel-18.html. 1999.

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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://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jtc/2-samuel-18.html. 1865-1868.

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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.

Bibliographical Information
Poole, Matthew, "Commentary on 2 Samuel 18:25". Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible. https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/mpc/2-samuel-18.html. 1685.

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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://www.studylight.org/commentaries/whe/2-samuel-18.html. 1874-1909.

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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://www.studylight.org/commentaries/rbc/2-samuel-18.html. 1857.

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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)

Bibliographical Information
Haydock, George Leo. "Commentary on 2 Samuel 18:25". "George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/hcc/2-samuel-18.html. 1859.

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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://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bul/2-samuel-18.html. 1909-1922.

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