Barnes' Notes on 2 Chronicles 17:9

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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There is no reasonable doubt that this “book of the law” was the Pentateuch - nearly, if not quite, in the shape in which we now have it. Copies of the whole Law were, no doubt, scarce; and therefore Jehoshaphat’s commission took care to carry a copy with them. return to 'Top of Page'

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