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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on 2 Samuel 16:1

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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little past: Sa2 15:30, Sa2 15:32 Ziba: Sa2 9:2, Sa2 9:9-12 with a couple: Sa2 17:27-29, Sa2 19:32; Sa1 17:17, Sa1 17:18, Sa1 25:18; Ch1 12:40; Pro 18:16, Pro 29:4, Pro 29:5 summer: These were probably pumpkins, cucumbers, or water-melons; the two latter being extensively used in the East to refresh travellers in the burning heat of the summer; and probably, as Mr. Harmer supposes, called summer fruits on this very account. Jer 40:10, Jer 40:12; Amo 8:1; Mic 7:1 a bottle: Sa1 10:3, Sa1 16:20 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 16:2
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