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John Gill's Exposition on 2 Chronicles 29:9

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, etc.] Of the kings of Syria and Israel, even great numbers of them, (<142805>2 Chronicles 28:5:6) and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this; for this idolatry; or they were, though afterwards dismissed, (<142808>2 Chronicles 28:8,15) and some of them were still in captivity, perhaps such as were carried captive by the Edomites, (<142817>2 Chronicles 28:17).
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