Matthew Poole Commentary - 2 Samuel 15:34 - 15:34

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Matthew Poole Commentary - 2 Samuel 15:34 - 15:34


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i.e. I will be as faithful to thee as I have been to thy father; which he neither was nor ought to be; and therefore the profession of this was great dissimulation. And David’s suggesting this crafty counsel may be reckoned amongst his errors; which, proceeding from a violent temptation, and his present and pressing straits, God was pleased mercifully to pardon, and to direct this evil advice to a good end.