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And the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou devised such a thing against the people of God? for in speaking this word the king is as one that is guilty, in that the king doth not fetch home again his banished one.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Against the people of God. —This phrase, according to constant usage, can only mean Israel. The woman finds that the time…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Wherefore then have you thought such a thing against the
people of God ?
&c.] That th…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

We may notice here, how this widow pleads God's mercy and His clemency toward poor, guilty sinners. The state of sinners is a state of banishment f…

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