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John Gill's Exposition on 1 Kings 15:34

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, etc.] As Nadab did, whom he slew: and walked in the way of Jeroboam; whose family he destroyed: and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin; in worshipping the golden calves; so that it was not out of dislike to idolatry, but out of malice and ambition, that he slew the family of Jeroboam.
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