And one of his servants answered and said, “Please, let several men take five of the remaining horses which are left in the city. Look, they may either become like all the multitude of Israel that are left in it; or indeed, I say, they may become like all the multitude of Israel left from those who are consumed; so let us send them and see.”
Commentaries
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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…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes