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Judges 8:21

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Rise thou: It was disgraceful to fall by the hands of a child; and death by the blows of such a person must be much more lingering and tormenting. Some have employed children to dispatch captives. Judges 9:54; 1 Samuel 31:3, 1 Samuel 31:5; Revelation 9:6

slew: Psalms 83:1

ornaments: or, ornaments like the moon, Isaiah 3:18

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