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At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him, “Because you have relied on the king of Syria, and have not relied on the LORD your God, therefore the army of the king of Syria has escaped out of your hand.
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Verse 7. Syria. It seems more natural to read Israel. Calmet.—But we must remember that Benadad was an ally of Israel; and if he had not been bribed, he would have come to the assistance of Baasa, ( Bible.) and thus both might have fallen a prey to Asa, as the much greater forces of Zara had done. Tirinus.
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