2 Samuel 2:8-32 Bsb

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 2:32

32. Came to Hebron at break of day Literally, it became light to them, in Hebron. Perhaps the day after the burial of Asahel is meant, as it was sunset when the pursuit ceased. 2 Samuel 2:24. But it was not impossible for David’s men to have taken Asahel from the wilderness of Gibeon to Beth-lehem, a distance of twelve or fifteen miles, buried him, and gone on to Hebron, fourteen miles further, in the course of a single night. Joab and his hardy companions were used to long marches and... read more