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When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too severe for him, he took with him seven hundred men who drew sword, to break through to the king of Edom; but they could not.
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A Desperate, Calculated Risk
Facing certain defeat, the king of Moab made a strategic, yet failed, attempt to escape. Commentators explain that he specifically targeted the king of Edom's forces. He likely believed the Edomites were either the weakest point in the allied line or that, as former allies, they might secretly allow him to pass through. His calculation, however, proved disastrously wrong.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
To break through, even to the king of Edom - Either because he thought that the king of Edom would secretly allow his escape or to take veng…
19th Century
Anglican
The battle was too severe for him. —The garrison was giving way under the destructive fire of the slingers.
To break…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him The siege was so c…
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