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Barnes' Notes on 2 Kings 13:16

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Elisha put his hands upon the king’s hands - A symbolic act, indicating that the successes, which the shooting typified, were to come, not from human skill, or strength, or daring, but from the presence and the power of God. return to 'Top of Page'
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