2 Samuel 15:11

11 Y fueron con Absalón doscientos hombres de Jerusalén por él convidados, los cuales iban en su integridad, sin saber nada

2 Samuel 15:11 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 15:11

And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, [that
were] called
Invited by him to go with him and partake of his peace offerings, as the payment of his vow in Hebron; part of which was made a feast of for his friends, whomsoever he should think fit to invite, as he did to the number of two hundred, and for the entertainment of whom a large provision ought to be made; the Jews ^F8 have a tradition, that he had leave of his father only to invite two to go with him, and that he asked two more unknown to the first, and so on, two after two, until they amounted to two hundred:

and they went in their simplicity;
to partake of the feast of the peace offerings, to which they were invited; being quite harmless and upright in their intentions, having no thought of disloyalty and rebellion in their breasts:

and they knew not anything;
of an intended conspiracy; howbeit, doubtless many of them were drawn into it when got thither; and as these may be supposed to be some of the principal men of Jerusalem, it was a great weakening of David's interest, and laid a considerable foundation for Absalom to begin upon.

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FOOTNOTES:

F8 Bemidbar Rabba, sect. 9. fol. 194. 4.

2 Samuel 15:11 In-Context

9 Y el rey dijo: Ve en paz. Y él se levantó, y se fue a Hebrón

10 Pero envió Absalón espías por todas las tribus de Israel, diciendo: Cuando oyereis el sonido del shofar, diréis: Absalón reina en Hebrón

11 Y fueron con Absalón doscientos hombres de Jerusalén por él convidados, los cuales iban en su integridad, sin saber nada

12 También envió Absalón por Ahitofel, el gilonita, del consejo de David, a Gilo su ciudad, mientras hacía sus sacrificios. Y fue hecha una grande conjuración, y el pueblo con Absalón se iba aumentando

13 Y vino el aviso a David, diciendo: El corazón del varón de Israel se va tras Absalón