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Then she said, “Please swear to me by the Lord your God that you won’t let anyone take vengeance against my son. I want no more bloodshed.” “As surely as the Lord lives,” he replied, “not a hair on your son’s head will be disturbed!”

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Let the king remember the Lord. —Having so far succeeded, the crafty woman still further leads on the king to bi…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the Lord your
God
Who is a God grac…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

We may notice here, how this widow pleads God's mercy and His clemency toward poor, guilty sinners. The state of sinners is a state of banishment f…