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John Gill's Exposition on 2 Samuel 19:36

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Thy servant will go a little way over Jordan with the king, etc.] That is, go a little way after he was over Jordan with him, and then return to his own city: and why should the king recompense it with such a reward? the sense is, why should the king recompense so trifling a thing as I have done, and which was but my duty, with such a reward, as to maintain me in so grand a manner at his court?
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