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1 Samuel 18:25

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dowry: Genesis 29:18, Genesis 34:12; Exodus 22:16-17

but an hundred: That is, Thou shalt slay one hundred Philistines, and thou shalt produce their foreskins as a proof, not only that thou hast killed one hundred men, but that these are of the uncircumcised Philistines.

foreskins: 1 Samuel 17:26, 1 Samuel 17:36; Genesis 17:11-14; Joshua 5:3

to be avenged: 1 Samuel 14:24

thought: 1 Samuel 18:17; 2 Samuel 17:8-11

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