being through the help of the Lord humbled by them who in his eyes were held to be of least account, took off his glorious apparel, and passing through the country, shunning all company like a fugitive slave, arrived at Antioch, having, as he thought, had the greatest possible good fortune, though his army was destroyed.
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 35. Apparel, as a general. Calmet.—Fleeing. Greek “like a fugitive, having rendered himself destitute, he came through the midland country to Antioch above all being fortunate himself in,” and so forth Bible.—He was too happy in having escaped. The Rom. ed. and Syr. agree with us, “being very unhappy,” and so forth ( Calmet.) which is substituted by Grabe. Bible.
Greek having made himself solitary.
Or, having won the greatest possible favor by reason of the destruction of his army