KJV ORIGINAL
So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
So we will attack him wherever we find him, and we will fall on him like dew covers the ground completely. Not one of his men will be left alive—not even one.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is recording Hushai's deceptive military advice, describing a plan to completely overwhelm David's forces without leaving any survivors.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of Hushai's cunning counsel to Absalom during David's son's rebellion against his father. Hushai, secretly loyal to David, was giving deliberately bad advice to buy David time to escape and regroup. The imagery of dew falling reflects how thoroughly they claimed they would cover and defeat David's army.
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