2 Kings 7:9
“Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then they said one to another, we do not well,.... This is not right, to take this booty to ourselves; it is not doing…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The lepers began to think that if they kept this important matter secret during the whole night for their own private…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Kings 7:3-11
We are here told,
I. How the siege of Samaria was raised in the evening, at the edge of night (Kg2 7:6, Kg2 7:7), not by…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
We do not well Although by the law of Moses these lepers were excluded from the city, they yet had in their degree the…
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