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2Sa_18:30 And the king said [unto him], Turn aside, [and] stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.
Ver. 30. And he turned aside, and stood still.] Till Cushi came. Meanwhile David was held in suspense; and fearing the worst, was the better prepared to hear and bear the sad news of his son’s death. At the siege of Buda, A.D. 1541, Eckius Raschachius, a German captain, having the dead body of his son presented to him unexpectedly, was so surcharged with inward grief, that after that he had stood a while speechless, with his eyes set in his head, he suddenly fell down dead. {a}
{a} Turk. Hist.