John Gill's Exposition on 2 Chronicles 12:8

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Nevertheless, they shall be his servants, etc.] tributaries to the king of Egypt: that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries; the difference between them, how easy the one, which they might perform without taxes and tributes, and how hard and heavy the other, through the exactions and exorbitant demands of those to whom they became subjects. Ver. 9-11. So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, etc.] The Vulgate Latin version is, “departed from Jerusalem,” as he did, having taken it, and spoiled it of its riches, and settled a yearly tax on the inhabitants of the land; of this, and the two following verses, (See Gill on “<111426>1 Kings 14:26-28”).

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