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Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Kings 5:3

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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5:3 gave him victory over all his enemies (literally put them under the soles of his feet): Ancient Near Eastern inscriptions and paintings often depict victorious kings with their feet upon the necks of vanquished foes or with enemies subdued at their feet.
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