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Albert Barnes and James Murphy wrote this 26-volume commentary on the entire Bible (KJV), verse-by-verse from Genesis through Revelation. Published in the 1800s, it is still well-loved and well-read by evangelicals who appreciate Barnes' pastoral insights into the Scripture. It is not a technical work, but provides informative observations on the text, intended to be helpful to those teaching...

each complementary to the other. Manasseh, Hezekiah’s actual son, was “carried to Babylon” (2 Chr. 33:11), but did not become a eunuch in the palace. Daniel and others, not his actual sons, but of the royal seed (Dan. 1:3), and therefore Hezekiah’s descendants, are thought by some to have literally fulfilled the latter part of the prophecy, being eunuchs in the palace of Nebuchadnezzar. 19. Good is the word, &c.] The language is, according to some, that of a true spirit of resignation and humility;
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