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John Gill's Exposition on 2 Chronicles 20:23

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, etc.] Supposing that they had acted a treacherous part by them, and took on the side of their enemies: utterly to slay and destroy them; as they did: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir; so that there were none left of them: everyone helped to destroy one another; in their confusion mistook one another, either for Edomites or Jews, like the Midianites in the times of Gideon.
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