Keil and Delitzsch Commentary - 2 Samuel 18:4 - 18:4

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Keil and Delitzsch Commentary - 2 Samuel 18:4 - 18:4


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The king gave his consent to these proposals, and went to the side of the gate, whilst the people went out by hundreds and thousands; but in the hearing of all he commanded the principal generals, “Mildly for me (i.e., deal gently for my sake) with the boy Absalom.” לְאַט is not the imperative of לָאַט, to cover over, which would not suit the connection, and could not be construed with לְ, but an adverb from אַט, as in Isa 8:6; 1Ki 21:27; Job 15:11.