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The Amorites, who lived in that hill-country, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and beat you down in Seir, even to Hormah.
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The Fury of "Bees"
Commentators highlight the powerful imagery of being chased "as bees do." This wasn't a minor skirmish; it was a chaotic, terrifying, and overwhelming rout. Scholars like John Gill note that disturbed bees attack with relentless fury, a fitting picture of the fierce consequence Israel faced for their direct disobedience to God. The vivid simile brings the reality of their defeat to life.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The Amorites - In (Numbers 14:45), it is the Amalekites and the Canaanites who are said to have defeated them. The Amor…
19th Century
Anglican
As bees do. — This should be observed as illustrating what is said of the hornet in Exodus 23:28-30, and further on in De…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the Amorites which dwelt in the mountain Elsewhere called Canaanites, being one, and a principal one of the seve…
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