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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Zephaniah 1:8

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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1:8 The leaders and princes of Judah were the tribal chieftains of Israel (Num 1:4), court officials (1 Chr 22:17), district supervisors (1 Kgs 20:14-15), city officials (Judg 8:6), military leaders (1 Kgs 2:5; 2 Kgs 1:9-14; 25:23, 26), or even religious leaders (Ezra 8:24). Their influential role put them in a position of heightened responsibility before God (cp. Jas 3:1).
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