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8To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;
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But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes. …
And they did so, and brought forth those five kings unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, and the king of Eglon. …
And these are the kings of the country which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baalgad in the valley of Lebanon even unto the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions;
And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 6-9)The Israel of God are here represented triumphing over their enemies, which is both the matter of their praise (let them give to God the glory of those triumphs) and the recompence of their praise; those that are truly thankful to God for their tranquillity shall be blessed with victory. Or it may be taken as a further expression of their praise (Ps. 149:6): let the high praises of God be in their…
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