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They beat down the cities; and on every good piece of land each man cast his stone, and filled it. They also stopped all the springs of water and cut down all the good trees, until in Kir Hareseth all they left was its stones; however the men armed with slings went around it and attacked it.
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Verse 25. Brick walls. It was the proper name of the city of the Moabites. In Hebrew, Kir-Charaseth. Challoner.—Isaiah 15 and 16:7. It was also called Ar, or Arcopolis.—Remained. Hebrew adds, “with the stones unmolested.” They laid siege to it. Bible.—Slingers. Grotius would understand those who attended the machines designed to throw stones, and so forth But the slingers kept off the enemy, while others undermined the walls. Calmet.
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