strong men: Heb. sons of strength
the Spirit: 1 Kings 18:12; Ezekiel 3:14, Ezekiel 8:3, Ezekiel 11:24, Ezekiel 40:2; Acts 8:39; 2 Corinthians 12:2-3
some mountain: Heb. one of the mountains
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2 Kings 2:16
2 Kings 2:16
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