Adam Clarke Commentary - 2 Samuel 2:18

Adam Clarke Commentary - 2 Samuel 2:18 - 2:18

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Adam Clarke Commentary - 2 Samuel 2:18 - 2:18

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2:1 - 2:1
2:4 - 2:4
2:5 - 2:5
2:7 - 2:7
2:8 - 2:8
2:9 - 2:9
2:10 - 2:10
2:14 - 2:14
2:16 - 2:16
2:18 - 2:18
2:21 - 2:21
2:27 - 2:27
2:29 - 2:29

Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe - To be swift of foot was deemed a great accomplishment in the heroes of antiquity; ποδας ωκυς Αχιλλευς, the swift-footed Achilles, is an epithet which Homer gives to that hero no less than thirty times in the course of the Ilias. It has a qualification also among the Roman soldiers; they were taught both to run swiftly, and to swim well.