bloody man: Heb. man of blood, 2 Samuel 3:37, 2 Samuel 11:15-17, 2 Samuel 12:9; Psalms 5:6, Psalms 51:14
man of Belial: Deuteronomy 13:13; 1 Samuel 2:12, 1 Samuel 25:17; 1 Kings 21:10, 1 Kings 21:13
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2 Samuel 16:7
2 Samuel 16:7
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