And one of his servants answered and said, Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it: behold, I say, they are even as all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let us send and see.
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Behold ... - The Septuagint and a large number of Hebrew manuscripts omit the clause, “behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that …
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Let some take. —Literally, And (that is, then) let them take. (Compare to 2 Kings 2:9; [Ref…
John Gill
JohnGill
And one of his servants answered and said, let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city<…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Here we see Israel's needs supplied in a way they little expected, which should encourage us to depend upon the power and goodness of God in our gr…
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Albert Barnes
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