John Gill's Exposition on 1 Kings 11:21

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, etc.] Was dead and buried, as the death of princes is soon known in other countries, and especially a king of such fame as David: and that Joab the captain of the host was dead: whose name might be terrible to Hadad, because of the slaughter of men he had made in his country: Hadad said unto Pharaoh, let me depart, that I may go to mine own country; with a view and an hope to recover it, now David and Joab were dead.

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