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Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Salute him not - Compare the marginal reference. A salutation is the forerunner of conversation, and someone intent on speed would …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

If thou meet any man, salute him not. —An injunction of utmost haste. (Compare the similar words of our Saviour,…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way; if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any sa…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Then he said to Gehazi, gird up your loins His loose and long garments about him, that he might make quicker dispatch in …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Here is the sudden death of the child. All the mother's tenderness cannot keep alive a child of promise, a child of prayer, one given in love. But …

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