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Selected Verse: 2 Chronicles 28:6 - King James

Verse	Translation	Text
2Ch 28:6	King James	For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
The fearful loss here described may have been due to a complete defeat followed by panic.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

The fearful loss here described may have been due to a complete defeat followed by panic.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
Forsaken - Ahaz walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and God chose the king of Israel for his scourge: it is just with God, to make them a plague to us, whom we have made our patterns, or partners in sin.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

Forsaken - Ahaz walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and God chose the king of Israel for his scourge: it is just with God, to make them a plague to us, whom we have made our patterns, or partners in sin.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
A hundred and twenty thousand - It is very probable that there is a mistake in this number. It is hardly possible that a hundred and twenty thousand men could have been slain in one day; yet all the versions and MSS. agree in this number. The whole people seem to have been given up into the hands of their enemies.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

A hundred and twenty thousand - It is very probable that there is a mistake in this number. It is hardly possible that a hundred and twenty thousand men could have been slain in one day; yet all the versions and MSS. agree in this number. The whole people seem to have been given up into the hands of their enemies.

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