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Ben Hadad sent to him, and said, “The gods do so to me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria will be enough for handfuls for all the people who follow me.”
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Verse 10. Handfuls. Hebrew shohal. The Septuagint read “shuhal” and render it, “suffice for the foxes, for all the people, (even for) my infantry;” ( Bible.) as if his forces were so numerous as to cover the whole land, and leave no room for even foxes to occupy. The hyperbole is equally great, supposing that his soldiers could by each taking a handful, or what might stick to his feet, (Chal.) carry off all Samaria. Josephus intimates, that Benadad speaks of erecting terraces of equal height with the walls; others, that he would level the city with the ground. Ezekiel 26:4. Sanctius.
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