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and honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of the herd, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people are hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Cheese of cows - Or, as others suggest, “milch cows,” which is more in accordance with the context, being paired with “sheep,” and is somewh…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Cheese of kine. —A word occurring only here, and of uncertain meaning. The English version follows the Chaldee, Syriac, and Rabbin…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And honey and butter
Honey was much in use with the ancients; Homer F2 speaks of it as a part of the prov…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Ahithophel hanged himself out of frustration that his counsel was not followed. That which will break a proud man's heart will not break a humble m…

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