Ecclesiastes 8:4

power. might, or control. Hebrew. shilton. Occurs only here and in Ecclesiastes 8:8.

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⁴ Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

Related Commentaries of Ecclesiastes 8:4

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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Ecclesiastes 8:4