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Barnes' Notes on 2 Kings 4:31

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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There was neither voice nor hearing - Compare 1 Kings 18:29. The child is not awakened - See 2 Kings 4:20. The euphemism by which death is spoken of as a sleep was already familiar to the Jews (see 1 Kings 1:21 note). return to 'Top of Page'
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