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John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Kings 17:12

For they served idols, whereof the LORD had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing.

Ver. 12. Whereof the Lord had said, Ye shall not.] But they did it the rather; taking occasion by the law, that their sin might appear to be exceeding sinful. Rom 7:13 Such is the canker of our vile natures, that the more God forbids a thing, the more we bid for it. Nitimur in vetitum semper petimusque negata.

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

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  • KJV Original Language Details

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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