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12. Some place. At the present moment they did not know the exact whereabouts of David, but given time, they would discover his hiding place and make their attack. Certainty would take the place of uncertainty, and success would be assured.

As the dew falleth. The argument was that under the plan proposed by Hushai there was no possibility of failure—David would be overwhelmed by sheer weight of numbers. The forces of Absalom would be so numerous that they would fall upon the men of David and completely blot them out of existence. In Hushai’s plan there would be absolutely no risk. With the entire nation devoted to Absalom, and with only a few men still loyal to David, it would be only a question of time till complete victory had been attained. Like the innumerable drops of dew the vast numbers of Absalom’s men would descend in irresistible power upon their enemies.