5And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.
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After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of Ophel.
And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:
For it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will break his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him: …
Thus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck,
Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-32)The best way to know how to divide this chapter is to observe how the work was divided among the undertakers, that every one might know what he had to do, and mind it accordingly with a holy emulation, and desire to excel, yet without any contention, animosity, or separate interest. No strife appears among them but which should do most for the public good. Several things are observable in the acco…
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