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1 Chronicles 12:2

1 Chronicles 12:2
They were armed with bows, and could use both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows out of a bow, even of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

They were armed with bows,.... Much used in war in those times:

and could use both the right hand and the left, in…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

The skill of the Benjamites as archers is noted in 1Ch 8:40, and 2Ch 14:8. Their proficiency in using the left hand…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Chronicles 12:1-22

We have here an account of those that appeared and acted as David's friends, upon the death of Saul, to bring about the…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

both the right hand and the left On the occasion described in Judges 20 the Benjamites are said to have had seven…

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