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Lo, we heard of it in Ephrathah: We found it in the field of the wood.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah—This is most probably the language of David’s contemporaries, or what they might be supposed to have…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Lo, we heard. — This verse has been called inexplicable, yet its general intention is clear. The vow in which David decla…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.

God is willing to dwell in the woods. Many a time he does so…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Lo! we heard of it at Ephratha. This verse is obscure, and we need not wonder at the difficulty which interpreters have felt in ascertaini…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah
Either of the ark which David and others had heard of, that it formerly was at Shiloh…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

David bound himself to find a place for the Lord, for the ark, the symbol of God's presence. When work is to be done for the Lord, it is good to co…

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