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they are gone over the pass; they have taken up their lodging at Geba; Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul is fled.
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A Terrifying Advance
Commentators explain that this verse is a poetic and dramatic 'play-by-play' of the Assyrian army's march. By rapidly naming towns progressively closer to Jerusalem—Geba, Ramah, Gibeah—the prophet creates a palpable sense of speed, panic, and impending doom, showing how terror spread before the advancing enemy.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
They are gone over the passage - The word “passage” (מעברה ma‛ebîrâh) may refer to any passage or ford of a stream, a shal…
16th Century
Protestant
They have crossed the ford. Some understand by this the passage of the Jordan, but I do not know if it could be crossed by a …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
They are gone over the passage Or "from the passage" {b}; not of Jordan, as the Targum; but rather of Michmash, ([Re…
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13th Century
Catholic
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