Ye [are] my brethren, ye [are] my bones and my flesh,.... Being of the same tribe, and therefore he should deal gently with them, as if they were parts of his body; and not be severe upon them, for the hand they had in the conspiracy, as they might fear:and wherefore then are ye the last to bring the king back?
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2 Samuel 19:12
2 Samuel 19:12
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