Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on 2 Samuel 17:13
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2 Samuel17:13
13. all Israel shall bring ropes to that city--In besieging a town, hooks or cranes were often thrown upon the walls or turrets, by which, with ropes attached to them, the besiegers, uniting all their force, pulled down the fortifications in a mass of ruins.
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