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3881 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 292.12 (Matthew Henry)
… make choice whether it shall be by war, famine, or pestilence, three sore judgments, which greatly weaken and diminish a people. God, by putting him thus to his …
3882 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 292.13 (Matthew Henry)
… his choice of the pestilence rather ( 2 Samuel 24:14 ): I am in a great strait; and well he might be when fear, and the pit, and the snare, were before him, and if he escape …
3883 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 292.14 (Matthew Henry)
… his choice; he suffers by miracle, and not by ordinary means. For the continuance of it, it lasted from morning (this very morning on which it was put to David’s …
3884 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 293.14 (Matthew Henry)
… the choice, we give our vote for Solomon, nemine contradicente—unanimously, and since we can bring nothing to pass, much less establish it, without the concurrence …
3885 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 293.15 (Matthew Henry)
… the choice, and that he was not forced upon them, but cheerfully accepted by them. The power of a prince can be little satisfaction to himself, unless he knows …
3886 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 295.8 (Matthew Henry)
… intelligent choice as this when he was asleep, and the powers of reason were least active, showed that it came purely from the grace of God, which wrought in …
3887 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 295.12 (Matthew Henry)
… this choice Solomon made it appear that he desired to be good more than great, and to serve God’s honour more than to advance his own. Those are accepted of God …
3888 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 296.4 (Matthew Henry)
… the choice of whom, no doubt, his wisdom much appeared. It is observable, 1. That several of them are the same that were in his father’s time. Zadok and Abiathar …
3889 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 296.7 (Matthew Henry)
… by choice, but over all the neighbouring kingdoms, who were his subjects by constraint. All the princes from the river Euphrates, north-east to the border of …
3890 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 304.11 (Matthew Henry)
… the choice of his ambassador as before of his counsellors. 2. Some think he was also unadvised in quitting his ground, and making so much haste to Jerusalem …
3891 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 310.19 (Matthew Henry)
… our choice whom we will serve, Joshua 24:15. If we can find one that has more right to us, or will be a better master to us, than God, we may take him at our peril. God demands …
3892 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 311.7 (Matthew Henry)
… , of choice, their advocate, but now he is necessitated to be their accuser, before God. Thus John 5:45; There is one that accuseth you, even Moses, whom you trust. Those …
3893 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 311.12 (Matthew Henry)
… of choice and not by constraint, not pressed men, but volunteers. 3. That it was a pleasant and acceptable call to him, which appears by the farewell-feast he made …
3894 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 313.12 (Matthew Henry)
… ; of choice, and as his own act and deed, he submitted to the dominion of sin. It was no excuse of his crimes that Jezebel his wife stirred him up to do wickedly, and …
3895 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 316.24 (Matthew Henry)
… the choice of Elisha: “Let us first be sure that Elijah has quite gone. Can we think Elijah thus neglected by heaven, that chosen vessel thus cast away as a vessel …
3896 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 317.17 (Matthew Henry)
… 700 choice men, and with them sallied out upon the intrenchments of the king of Edom, who, being but a mercenary in this expedition, would not, he hoped, make any …
3897 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 319.4 (Matthew Henry)
… of choice seek their masters’ good. The Jews in Babylon were to seek the peace of the land of their captivity. Jeremiah 29:7. Elisha had not cleansed any leper …
3898 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 322.6 (Matthew Henry)
… his choice of the true religion, which was the more needful now because, it should seem, he was not out of his place (for Hazael is supposed to be captain of that …
3899 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 322.20 (Matthew Henry)
… the choice of those whom they would recommend themselves to and take their measures from, and whose good opinion they value themselves by. Jehoram chose …
3900 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 323.15 (Matthew Henry)
… the choice of proper instruments to be employed in his work. But it is not much for any man’s reputation to be known by his fury. He that has rule over his own spirit …