2 Samuel 11:23 Meaning and Explanation
“And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.”
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Read Full Chapter →The messenger describes how the enemy pushed out against the army at the gate.
What Does 2 Samuel 11:23 Mean?
The messenger recounts the battle: the defenders pressed out against Israel into the open field, and the fighting surged all the way to the city gate. He gives the account of a hard and costly engagement.
The report is true as far as it goes, yet it serves a hidden lie, framing a planned death as the ordinary chaos of war. Half-truths are the favorite garment of concealed sin, accurate enough to be believed and incomplete enough to deceive. But God sees the whole, both the facts reported and the purpose behind them. Before him no partial account can stand, for he discerns not only what is said but all that is left unsaid.
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What does 2 Samuel 11:23 mean?
The messenger describes how the enemy pushed out against the army at the gate.