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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Jeremiah 49:27

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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palaces of Ben-hadad--that palace from which so many evils and such cruelty to Israel emanated; thus implying the cause of Damascus' overthrow. Not the Ben-hadad of Kg2 13:3; Amo 1:4; it was a common name of the Syrian kings (compare Kg1 15:18; meaning "son of Hadad," the idol).
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