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993 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 74.4 (Matthew Henry)
… of votes, in which cause every particular justice must go according to truth, as it appeared to him upon the strictest and most impartial enquiry, though the …
994 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 231.16 (Matthew Henry)
… his vote according to his conscience. In the multitude of such counsellors there is safety.
995 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 232.5 (Matthew Henry)
… was voted, Nemine contradicente—Without a dissenting voice ( Judges 20:8 ); it was one and all; and, when it was put in execution, they were knit together as one man …
996 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 247.19 (Matthew Henry)
… no votes passed, nor, for aught that appears, so much as a motion made, for the raising of money to support the dignity of their new-elected king; if therefore he …
997 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 260.9 (Matthew Henry)
… superior vote of their council would carry it; or they might have told him they would protect him, and yet afterwards have betrayed him; but God could tell him …
998 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 266.4 (Matthew Henry)
… over-voted, and obliged to dismiss David, though he was extremely fond of him. Kings cannot always do as they would, nor have such as they would about them.
999 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 287.8 (Matthew Henry)
… a vote, nemine contradicente—unanimously, for the recall of the king, 2 Samuel 19:14. God’s providence, by the priests’ persuasions and Amasa’s interest, brought …
1000 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 293.14 (Matthew Henry)
… our vote for Solomon, nemine contradicente—unanimously, and since we can bring nothing to pass, much less establish it, without the concurrence of a propitious …