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And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king`s house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

This is the only distinct mention of “hostages” in the Old Testament. It would seem that Eastern conquerors generally regarded the terror of their …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

That were found. — This expression seems to hint that there was not much treasure to carry off (Compare to [Reference 2 Kings 13:1…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he took all the gold and silver, and all the ve els that
were found in the house of the Lord

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

For some time after the division of the kingdoms, Judah suffered much from the enmity of Israel. After Asa's time, it suffered more by the friendsh…

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