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Would you smite ... - It is doubtful whether this sentence is truly a question. Others translate it as, “Smite those whom you have taken cap…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
19th Century
Anglican
19th Century
You shall not.—Or, you must not.
Would you smite ... your bow? —The Hebrew orde…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
19th Century
Baptist
19th Century
And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow?
John Gill
JohnGill
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century
And he answered, you shall not smite them
For they were not his, but the prophet's captives, or rather the Lord's:
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century
What Elisha said to his servant is spoken to all the faithful servants of God, when conflicts are without and fears are within. Do not fear with th…
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Albert Barnes
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