2 Samuel 17:8 meaning and explanation
He continued, “You know your father and his men. They are mighty men, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Moreover, your father is a man of war who will not spend the night with the troops.
2 Samuel 17:8, 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. Hushai argues that David and his men are seasoned warriors, and he compares them to a bear robbed of her cubs, a picture of desperate ferocity from the Hebrew word dov, meaning bear.
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