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Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on 2 Samuel 4:12

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2 Samuel4:12

12. slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet--as the instruments in perpetrating their crime. The exposure of the mutilated remains was intended as not only a punishment of their crime, but also the attestation of David's abhorrence.

Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 2 Samuel 4:12. Public domain.

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