drew a bow with his full strength: Heb. filled his hand with a bow
smote: 1 Kings 22:34; Job 20:23-25; Psalms 50:22; Proverbs 21:30; Ecclesiastes 8:12-13; 1 Thessalonians 5:3
sunk: Heb. bowed
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2 Kings 9:24
2 Kings 9:24
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