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King James Bible - 2 Samuel 17:12

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 17:12

Entonces le acometeremos en cualquier lugar que pudiere hallarse, y daremos sobre él como cuando el rocío cae sobre la tierra, y ni uno dejaremos de él, y de todos los que con él están.

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 12. So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found , etc.] For such a numerous army, which would be spread abroad, could not well fail of finding him out, let him be in what lurking place he would; whereas he might lie concealed, and escape so small a number as twelve thousand men: and we will light upon him as the dew falleth upon the ground ; whose drops are innumerable, and cover all the ground where they fall; and the phrase not only expresses their numbers, but the irresistible force they should come with, and the manner, secretly, unawares, opportunely; the Romans had a sort of soldiers, called from the dew “rorarii”, who carried light armour, and fought first in the battle, from whence they had their name, because dew falls before it rains f287 : and of him, and of all the men that [are] with him, there shall not be left so much as one ; so that for the future Absalom would sit easy upon the throne, there being none left to molest him.

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 1-21 - Here was a wonderful effect of Divine Providence blinding Absalom' mind and influencing his heart, that he could not rest in Ahithophel' counsel, and that he should desire Hushai's advice. But there is n contending with that God who can arm a man against himself, and destro him by his own mistakes and passions. Ahithophel's former counsel wa followed, for God intended to correct David; but his latter counsel wa not followed, for God meant not to destroy him. He can overrule all counsels. Whatever wisdom or help any man employs or affords, the success is from God alone, who will not let his people perish.

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Original Hebrew

ובאנו 935 אליו 413 באחת 259 המקומת 4725 אשׁר 834 נמצא 4672 שׁם 8033 ונחנו 5117 עליו 5921 כאשׁר 834 יפל 5307 הטל 2919 על 5921 האדמה 127 ולא 3808 נותר 3498 בו  ובכל 3605  האנשׁים 582 אשׁר 834 אתו 854 גם 1571 אחד׃ 259