Then Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said to the children of Reuben, the children of Gad, and the children of Manasseh, “This day we perceive that the Lord is among us, because you have not committed this treachery against the Lord. Now you have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of the Lord.”
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We perceive that the Lord is among us, because you have not committed this trespass ... —The best sign of the Divine presence …
John Gill
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century
And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest
As the mouth of the deputation, and in their name:
sai…
Matthew Henry
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17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century
It was good that there was on both sides a disposition to peace, as there was a zeal for God; for quarrels about religion, due to a lack of wisdom …
Charles Ellicott
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