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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on 2 Kings 7:10

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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horses tied, and asses tied, and the tents as they were--The uniform arrangement of encampments in the East is to place the tents in the center, while the cattle are picketed all around, as an outer wall of defense; and hence the lepers describe the cattle as the first objects they saw.
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