The king appointed the captain on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trod on him in the gate, and he died as the man of God had said, who spoke when the king came down to him.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

( 17 ) And the king appointed. —Rather, Now the king had appointed.

The lor…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And the king appointed the lord, on whose hand he leaned, to
have the charge of the gate

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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…

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