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1 Samuel 4:16

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain

And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army,.... It is very probable that the people Eli inquired of told him there was a messenger come from the army, though they did not choose to relate to him the news he brought:and I fled today out of the army; so that as he was an eyewitness of what was done in the army, the account he brought was the earliest that could be had, in bringing which he had made great dispatch, having ran perhaps all the way:and he said, what is there done, my son?

has a battle been fought? on which side is the victory? is Israel beaten, or have they conquered? how do things go?

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