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1 Samuel 25:22

1 Samuel 25:22

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

So and more: Nothing can justify this conduct of David, which was rash, unjust, and cruel in the extreme. David himself condemns it, and thanks God for being prevented from executing this evil (). , , , ;

if I leave:

any that pisseth: etc. This seems to have been a proverbial expression among the Israelites; and may with the utmost propriety be read "any male." , , ;

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