2 SAMUEL 17:13 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not one small stone found there.”
Moreover, if he has withdrawn into a city, then all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we shall drag it into the valley, until not even a pebble is to be found there — Hushai extends the image of overwhelming force to siege warfare: if David retreats to a fortified city, all Israel will gather siege equipment and demolish the city entirely. The phrase
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