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Barnes' Notes on 2 Samuel 11:21

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Who smote Abimelech ... - This reference indicates the existence in David’s time of the national annals of that period in an accessible form, and the king’s habit of reading, or having read to him, the history of his country. (Compare Esther 6:1.) return to 'Top of Page'
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