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John Gill's Exposition on 2 Chronicles 15:11

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And they offered unto the Lord the same time, etc.] The Targum adds, on the feast of weeks, or Pentecost: of the spoil which they had brought; from the camp of the Ethiopians, and the cities of the Philistines: seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep; partly for burnt offerings, and partly for peace offerings, by way of thankfulness to the Lord for the victory he had given them, and for a feast at the making of the following covenant with him.
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