Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the grove that was by it.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The men of the city said to Joash. —It is difficult to conceive that these could have been Israelites .

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Then the men of the city said to Joash
The principal inhabitants of the place met together, and in a body went to Jo…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

See the power of God's grace, that he could raise up a reformer; and the kindness of his grace, that he would raise up a deliverer, from the family…

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