that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come, and that their blood might be laid on Abimelech their brother, who killed them, and on the men of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to kill his brothers.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

That the cruelty ... might come ... upon Abimelech. — Scripture is always most emphatic in the recognition of the Divine …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

That the cruelty done to the seventy sons of Jerubbaal might come That vengeance might come on the authors of it; so thin…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Abimelech is seated on the throne his father refused. But how long does this glory last? Wait just three years, and see the bramble withered and bu…

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