John Gill's Exposition on 2 Chronicles 17:8

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And with them he sent Levites, etc.] With the five princes he sent nine Levites: even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, Levites; of whom we nowhere else read; no doubt they were principal persons, and fit for the work they were sent about: and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests; whose lips were to keep knowledge, and at whose mouth the law was to be sought, (<390207>Malachi 2:7).

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