John Gill's Exposition on 2 Kings 8:21

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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So Joram went over to Zair, etc.] A city in Edom, the same with the Zaara of Ptolemy f107; some take it to be the same with Seir, the mountain or country of that name: and all the chariots with him; all the chariots of war he had: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about; who came out of their cities in great numbers, and surrounded him, he having entered into their country in an hostile way, to subdue them: and the captains of the chariots: which belonged to the Edomites; those he smote, (<142109>2 Chronicles 21:9) and the people fled into their tents; the army being routed.

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