But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof Enhakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day.
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Interpretation
So little notice did the men of Judah take of their deliverer, that he was ready to perish for want of a draught of water. Thus are the greatest slights often put upon those who do the greatest services.
Glossary
- Lehi Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Khirbet es Siyyagh.
- En-hakkore Place
- Biblical special. Modern identification: Khirbet es Siyyagh.