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2 Kings 3:16

2 Kings 3:16
And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And ye shall smite every fenced city and every choice city,.... That is, the inhabitants of them with the sword, and…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Ditches - Or “pits” Jer 14:3. They were to dig pits in the broad valley or wady, wherein the water might remain, instead…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

Make this valley full of ditches - The word נחל nachal may be translated brook, as it is by the Vulgate and Septuagint.…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Kings 3:6-19

Jehoram has no sooner got the sceptre into his hand than he takes the sword into his hand, to reduce Moab. Crowns bring…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

Make this valley full of ditches R.V. trenches. The valley was a torrent bed which in the time of rain would become…