2 Kings — Chapter 16
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Verse 4
King Dauid was here abused by false information: to which he ought not so easily to haue giuen credite. chap. 19. v. 14.
Verse 10
God suffered Semei, being of his owne freewil malicious, for punishment of Dauids sinnes, to curse him: but was not the authour of his malice, for so Semei had committed no fault therin, and then he could not lawfully haue been punished for it, as he was 3. Reg. 2.
Verse 21
The people doubting lest Absalom might be reconciled to his father, were not assured vnto him, til they saw such a crime committed as seemed to make reconciliation impossible. So al rebelles and vsurpers of others right, seeke by some enormious fact to make their adherents and followers sure vnto them: but God plagueth them in the end.