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John Gill's Exposition on 2 Samuel 15:8

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, etc.] When at his grandfather’s court there: saying, if the Lord will bring me again indeed to Jerusalem; which he might be sincerely desirous of: then I will serve the Lord; but it is a question whether he ever made a vow to this purpose, or concerned himself about serving the Lord; but it rather may be, this was a lie of his, now framed in order to get leave of the king to go to Hebron.
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