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Barnes' Notes on 2 Samuel 8:6

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Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · 19th-century historical commentary
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Garrisons - The word is used for officers in 1 Kings 4:5, 1 Kings 4:19, and some think that that is its meaning here. Perhaps, however, it is best to take it with the King James Version in the same sense as in 1 Samuel 10:5; 1 Samuel 13:3. Brought gifts - Rather, “tribute” (and in 2 Samuel 8:2); meaning they became subject and tributary. return to 'Top of Page'
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