Ahab said to Obadiah, Go through the land, to all the springs of water, and to all the brooks: peradventure we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, that we not lose all the animals.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

To all fountains of water and to all brooks - Rather, “to all springs of water and to all torrent-courses.” The former are the perennial str…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Ahab said to Obadiah, go into the land, to all
fountains of water, and to all brooks

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The severest judgments, by themselves, will not humble or change the hearts of sinners; nothing, except the blood of Jesus Christ, can atone for th…

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