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John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 5:12

And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

Ver. 12. And the men that died not were smitten, &c.] All that were smitten with emerods died not here, as they had done at the other cities, quod petiverant ut arca restitueretur, a because they had desired that the ark might be restored.

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