before the Lord: 2 Samuel 21:6, 2 Samuel 6:17, 2 Samuel 6:21; Exodus 20:5; Numbers 35:31-34; Deuteronomy 21:1-9; 1 Samuel 15:33; 2 Kings 24:3-4
in the beginning: This happened in Judea about the vernal equinox, or 21st of March Ruth 1:22
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2 Samuel 21:9
2 Samuel 21:9
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