- smote them:
- "Thou shalt surely²° smiteª°¹ the inhabitantsª° of that¹ cityª with the edgeª of the sword,ª destroying it utterly,ª°¹ and all¹ that¹ [is] therein, and the cattleª thereof, with the edgeª of the sword.ª ... And there shall cleaveª° noughtª¹ of¹ the cursed thingª to thine hand:ª that¹ the LORDª may turnª° from the fiercenessª¹ of his anger,ª and shewª° thee mercy,ª and have compassionª° upon thee, and multiplyª° thee, as¹ he hath swornª° unto thy fathers;ª" {Deu 13:15-17} + "But the soldiersª of the armyª which¹ Amaziahª sent back,ª° that they should not go²°¹¹ with¹ him to battle,ª fell²° upon¹ the citiesª of Judah,ª from Samariaª¹ even unto¹ Bethhoron,ª and smoteª° threeª thousandª of¹ them, and tookª° muchª spoil.ª" {2Ch 25:13} + "For Pekahª the sonª of Remaliahª slewª° in Judahª an hundredª and twentyª thousandª in oneª day,ª [which were] all¹ valiant² men;ª¹ because they had forsakenª°¹ the LORDª Godª of their fathers.ª ... But a prophetª of the LORDª was¹ there,¹ whose nameª [was] Oded:ª and he went outª° beforeª the hostª that cameª° to Samaria,ª and saidª° unto them, Behold,¹ because the LORDª Godª of your fathersª was wrothª with¹ Judah,ª he hath deliveredª° them into your hand,ª and ye have slainª° them in a rageª [that] reacheth upª° unto¹ heaven.ª" {2Ch 28:6-9} + "A brotherª offendedª° [is harder to be won] than a strongª city:ª¹ and [their] contentionsª°² [are] like the barsª of a castle.ª" {Prv 18:19}
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