And Achish said, whither have ye made a road today?.... Or whither had they rushed in, or poured in and spread themselves? or where had they made their excursion to fetch in the prey and booty they now brought?
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1 Samuel 27:10
1 Samuel 27:10
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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