2Sa_19:12 Ye [are] my brethren, ye [are] my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?
Ver. 12. Ye are my brethren.] Which only title is sufficient to stint all strife, if well considered.
Ye are my bones and my flesh.] Now, "no man ever hated his own flesh," (hurt his own bones), "but nourisheth and cherisheth it." {Eph_5:29} We may likewise promise ourselves all good from Christ our brother, upon this account.