He was very thirsty, and called on Yahweh, and said, You have given this great deliverance by the hand of your servant; and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

He was extremely thirsty. —It was in the heat of harvest time, and he had pursued the Philistines until he was exhausted.

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And he was sore athirst
Which Josephus F14 thinks came upon him as a rebuke unto him, for ascribing the v…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

So little notice did the men of Judah take of their deliverer, that he was ready to perish for lack of a drink of water. Thus, the greatest slights…

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