2 Samuel 17:10 meaning and explanation

Then even the most valiant soldier with the heart of a lion will melt with fear, because all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man who has valiant men with him.

2 Samuel 17:10, Berean Standard Bible

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Hushai the Archite, secretly loyal to David, is answering Absalom's request for a second opinion on Ahithophel's plan to strike David that night. In verse 10 he warns that if even a few of Absalom's men fall in such a raid, the report will spread and demoralize the whole army.

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