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2Sa_13:30 And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that tidings came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king’s sons, and there is not one of them left.
Ver. 30. Absalom hath slain all the king’s sons.] Rumour is a loud liar, like a snowball that gathereth as it goeth,
“ Mobilitate viget, viresque acquirit eundo. ” - Virgil.
Thales the Milesian being asked how far truth differeth from a lie, answered, As far as the eyes are distant from the ears: intimating, that there is little trust to be given to tales and reports, further than a man is an eye-witness of what he hath by hearsay. Meanwhile David, as he took on more than needed, so by this false report he was the better prepared to bear the loss of Amnon only, seeing the rest of his sons were in safety.
And there is not one of them left.] Heavy news to so tender a father. Mauritius the emperor cried out in like case, ‘Righteous art thou, O Lord, and just are thy judgments,’ taking up David’s words but whether at this time he said so, it appeareth not.