Adam Clarke Commentary - 2 Samuel 23:23

Adam Clarke Commentary - 2 Samuel 23:23 - 23:23

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Adam Clarke Commentary - 2 Samuel 23:23 - 23:23

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23:1 - 23:1
23:2 - 23:2
23:3 - 23:3
23:4 - 23:4
23:5 - 23:5
23:6 - 23:6
23:8 - 23:8
23:9 - 23:9
23:11 - 23:11
23:13 - 23:13
23:15 - 23:15
23:16 - 23:16
23:20 - 23:20
23:21 - 23:21
23:23 - 23:23
23:24 - 23:24
23:25 - 23:25
23:39 - 23:39

David set him over his guard - The Vulgate renders this, Fecitque eun sibi David auricularium a secreto, “David made him his privy counsellor;” or, according to the Hebrew, He put him to his ears, i.e., confided his secrets to him. Some think he made him a spy over the rest. It is supposed that the meaning of the fable which attributes to Midas very long ears, is, that this king carried the system of espionage to a great length; that he had a multitude of spies in different places.