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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on 1 Samuel 23:9

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither the ephod--The consultation was made, and the prayer uttered, by means of the priest. The alternative conditions here described have often been referred to as illustrating the doctrine of God's foreknowledge and preordination of events.
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