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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on 2 Samuel 20:3

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · Cross-reference reference work
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ten women: Sa2 15:16, Sa2 16:21, Sa2 16:22 and put: The confinement and retired maintenance of these women was the only measure which in justice and prudence could be adopted. In China, when an emperor dies, all his women are removed to an edifice called the palace of chastity, situated within the palace, in which they are shut up for the remainder of their lives. ward: Heb. an house of ward, Gen 40:3 shut: Heb. bound living in widowhood: Heb. in widowhood of life 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 20:4
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