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Barnes' Notes on 1 Kings 8:50

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Compassion ... - Not merely such compassion as Evil-Merodach showed toward Jehoiachin 2 Kings 25:27-30; Jeremiah 52:31-34, but such as Cyrus and Artaxerxes showed in allowing the captive Jews to return to their own land Ezra 1:3; Nehemiah 2:6. return to 'Top of Page'
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