2 Samuel 20:6

⁶ And David said to Abishai , "Now Sheba the son of Bichri will do us more harm than Absalom ; take your lord's servants and pursue him, so that he does not find for himself fortified cities and escape from our sight ."

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Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 20:6

Commentary on 2 Samuel 20:4-13

(Read 2 Samuel 20:4-13)

Joab barbarously murdered Amasa. The more plot there is in a sin, the worse it is. Joab contentedly sacrificed the interest both of the king and the kingdom to his personal revenge. But one would wonder with what face a murderer could pursue a traitor; and how, under such a load of guilt, he had courage to enter upon danger: his conscience was seared.