the young man: Hannaâr hannavee:, not as some would render, "the servant of the prophet," but, as correctly rendered by our venerable translators, "the young man, the prophet;" for δπςψ:, hannaâr:, "the young man," is not in regimine:, but in appositione:, with δπαιΰ:, hannavee:, "the prophet."
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2 Kings 9:4
2 Kings 9:4
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