2 Kings 25:23

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23 And all the heads of the forces hear -- they and the men -- that the king of Babylon hath appointed Gedaliah, and they come in unto Gedaliah, to Mizpah, even Ishmael son of Nethaniah, and Johanan son of Kareah, and Seraiah son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah son of the Maachathite -- they and their men;


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Par Henry MacLagan

Verse 23. But when those who are in such an obscure state, as to good and as to truth, are sensible that the love of dominion prevails, using the letter of the Word as a means of exercising authority, they apply their understandings to the letter of the Word in a state of watchfulness, even by means of natural reason which is the gift of the Lord, and natural affection, which has no power from truth, as well as by truths teaching repentance and by those teaching obedience under sorrow.