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John Gill's Exposition on 2 Chronicles 20:11

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Behold, I say, how they reward us, etc.] Evil for good: to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit; the land of Canaan was their inheritance, an inheritance given them by God, their covenant God and Father, who had a right to dispose of it; and yet so given, that it was still his possession, he was the Lord and Proprietor, they but tenants under him; all which, as they were so many aggravations of the guilt of their enemies, so they were so many arguments with the Lord to protect them.
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