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Now the pit wherein Ishmael cast all the dead bodies of the men whom he had slain, by the side of Gedaliah (the same was that which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel,) Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Because of Gedaliah - By the side “of Gedaliah.” Ishmael now cast beside Gedaliah’s body those of the pilgrims.

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Because of Gedaliah. —Literally, by the hand of Gedaliah; i.e., by using his name to entrap the unsuspecting pil…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The Prophet tells us incidentally that the trench was made by King Asa when he fortified the city against Baasha's attack, as related in 2 Chronicl…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Now the pit in which Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies
Not only of those seventy men of Samaria but o…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Those who hate the worshipers of God often put on the appearance of piety so that they may more easily hurt them. As death often meets people where…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. Here, he speaks of the burial of their bodies: king Asa. In 1 Kings 15:22, it is said that Asa caused Geba of Benjam…

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