And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones.
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Interpretation
The king of Israel laments their distress, and the danger they were in. He called these kings together, yet he charges it upon Providence.
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This thought runs through 2 Kings 3:16-19.
Glossary
- City People
- The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).