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John Gill's Exposition on 2 Chronicles 2:16

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shall need, etc.] Both cedar and fir, (<110508>1 Kings 5:8,10), and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; a port in the Mediterranean sea, the same that Jonah went down to, (See Gill on “<110509>1 Kings 5:9”), and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem; in land carriages, about forty miles off.
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