19If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit: only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.
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Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread.
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 12-21)Here is, I. A law concerning murder. He had lately said, Thou shalt not kill ; here he provides, 1. For the punishing of wilful murder (Exod. 21:12): He that smiteth a man , whether upon a sudden passion or in malice prepense, so that he die , the government must take care that the murderer be put to death , according to that ancient law (Gen. 9:6), Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blo…
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