2 Kings 7:11

The porters; either his fellow porters of the city; or rather, the porters or guards of the gate of the king's house.

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

he called the porters. The Septuagint, and. special reading called Sevir (App-34), read "the porters called".
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And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's house within.
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's house within. No JFB commentary on this verse.
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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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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 Biblical Illustrator

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And he called the porters, all the members of the guard; and they told it to the king's house within, they made the report required in such cases....
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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¹¹ And he called the porters; and they told it to the king's house within.

Related Commentaries of 2 Kings 7:11

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 7:11