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From the Blue Letter Bible
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Sa 14:17 — Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so [is] my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee.
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comfortable
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"Heb. for rest. as an angel. This is very much like the hyperbolical language which is addressed by the Hindoos to an European when they desire to obtain something from him: ""Saheb,"" say they, ""can do every thing. No one can prevent the execution of Saheb's commands. Saheb is God."" Though the expression may be imputed to the hyperbolical genius of these countries, yet there was, perhaps, more of real persuasion than we are apt to suppose. Sir John Chardin states, that having found fault with the king of Persia's valuation of a rich trinket, the grand master told him that if a Persian had dared to have done such a thing, it would have been as much as his life was worth. ""Know,"" said he, ""that the kings of Persia have a general and full knowledge of matters, as sure as it is extensive; and that, equally in the greatest and smallest things, there is nothing more just and sure than what they pronounce."" 2Sa 14:20; 2Sa 19:27; 1Sa 29:9; Pro 27:21; Pro 29:5" |
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to discern
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Heb. to hear. 1Ki 3:9,28; Job 6:30; 1Cr 2:14,15; *marg:; Hbr 5:14 |
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2Sa 14:20 |
To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord [is] wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all [things] that [are] in the earth. |
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2Sa 19:27 |
And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king [is] as an angel of God: do therefore [what is] good in thine eyes. |
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1Sa 29:9 |
And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou [art] good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle. |
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Pro 27:21 |
[As] the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so [is] a man to his praise. |
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Pro 29:5 |
A man that flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet. |
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1Ki 3:9 |
Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people? |
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1Ki 3:28 |
And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God [was] in him, to do judgment. |
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Job 6:30 |
Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste discern perverse things? |
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1Cr 2:14 |
But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned. |
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1Cr 2:15 |
But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. |
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Hbr 5:14 |
But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, [even] those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. |
Cite This Page: (explanation of citations)
Scott, Thomas. "2 Samuel 14:17," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/2Sa/14/17.html>.
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