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Barnes' Notes on 1 Kings 9:25

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Three times - i. e., (see the marginal reference) the three solemn Feasts - the Feast of unleavened bread, the Feast of weeks, and the Feast of tabernacles. Did Solomon offer ... and he burnt incense - Not with his own hand, but by his priests 1Ki 8:6; 2 Chronicles 5:7-14. In sacred, as in ordinary, history, men are said to do that which they cause to be done. return to 'Top of Page'
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