2 SAMUEL 17:8 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.”
You know that your father and his men are mighty men, and they are enraged, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field — and your father is an expert in warfare; he will not spend the night with the people — Hushai reframes David not as weak and exhausted, but as mighty and dangerous. The simile of a bear robbed of her cubs suggests defensive fury: David will fight with the desperation of one protecting his family. Hushai's claim that David is an expert in warfare (*ish* *milchamot*) acknowledges David's military reputation. His assertion that David will not spend the night with the people suggests that David will move strategically to an unexpected location.
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