15. kings . . . hid themselves--Where was now the
spirit of those whom the world has so greatly feared? [BENGEL].
great men--statesmen and high civil officers.
rich men . . . chief captains--The three oldest
manuscripts, A, B, C, transpose thus, "chief captains . . .
rich men."
mighty--The three oldest manuscripts, A, B, and C read, "strong"
physically
(Ps 33:16).
in--literally "into"; ran into, so as to hide
themselves in.
dens--"caves."
JFB.
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