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So Yahweh sent a pestilence on Israel from the morning even to the time appointed; and there died of the people from Dan even to Beersheba seventy thousand men.
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A Swift and Severe Judgment
Commentators note the staggering death toll of 70,000, which Albert Barnes identifies as the most destructive plague recorded in Israel's history. While the exact duration is debated, many scholars suggest it may have lasted only a single day, from morning until the evening sacrifice, highlighting the swiftness and severity of divine judgment.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The time appointed - Perhaps “the time of the assembly,” meaning the time of the evening sacrifice, at three o’clock, when the people assemb…
19th Century
Anglican
The time appointed. —Considerable difficulty has arisen with this expression; but, if the Hebrew can support this meaning, it may …
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Reformed Baptist
So the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel Upon the land of Israel, the people of the land, directly employing an ang…
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