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For thirty years, John MacArthur has spent nearly thirty hours a week studying the Bible, taking detailed notes, and teaching people what he learns. The result is The MacArthur Study Bible. With The MacArthur Study Bible you will have help understanding difficult passages, simplifying complex doctrines, and bridging important culture, geography, history, and language gaps. It can help bring your...

The Kingdom of David 10:3 the city. I.e., Rabbah (see note on 11:1). 10:4 shaved off half of their beards. Forced shaving was considered an insult and a sign of submission (cf. Is. 7:20). cut off their garments … at their buttocks. To those who wore long garments in that time, exposure of the buttocks was a shameful practice inflicted on prisoners of war (cf. Is. 20:4). Perhaps this was partly the concern of Michal in regard to David’s dancing (see 6:14, 20). 10:5 Jericho. The first place W of