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John Gill's Exposition on 1 Kings 2:43

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the Lord, etc.] Which was made by him, and in his presence, and in which he was appealed to, and so by not keeping it was guilty of perjury: and the commandment that I have charged thee with? and so guilty of disobedience to him as his sovereign; for which two reasons he ought to die.
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