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Thy servant went out: this following relation is not an untruth, but a parable; a usual way of instruction in the eastern parts, and ancient times, and most fit for this occasion, wherein an obscure prophet was to speak to a great king; whose ears were tender, and impatient of a downright reproof, and exceeding partial in his own cause; who by this artifice is made to condemn himself before he was aware of it, and so forced to receive the prophet’s just sentence with more patience and moderation: compare 1Sa 12 1Sa 14.
A man turned aside; my commander or superior, as the manner of his expression here following showeth.
Then shall thy life be for his life; thou shalt die in his stead; as below, 1Ki_20:42: compare Exo_21:23.