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Geneva Study Bible Commentary

2 Samuel 23:2

The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word [was] in my (b) tongue.

(b) Meaning, he spoke nothing but by the motion of God's Spirit.

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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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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