- gave their hands:
- They bound themselves in the most solemn manner to do as the rest of the delinquents had done, and make and acknowledgment to God of their iniquity, by offering each a ram for a trespass offering. "And when he was departed²°¹ thence,¹¹ he lighted²° on¹¹ Jehonadabª the sonª of Rechabª [coming] to meet²°¹ him: and he salutedª° him, and saidª° to¹ him, Isª¹ thine heartª right,ª as¹ my heartª [is] with¹ thy heart?ª And Jehonadabª answered,ª° It is.ª If it be,¹ giveª° [me]¹ thine hand.ª And he gaveª° [him] his hand;ª and he took him upª° to¹ him into¹ the chariot.ª" {2Kg 10:15} + "And all¹ the princes,ª and the mighty men,ª and all¹ the sonsª likewise¹ of kingª David,ª submitted¹¹ themselves²°²² unto¹ Solomonª the king.ª" {1Ch 29:24} + "Now¹ be ye not stiffnecked,ªª°¹ as your fathersª [were, but] yieldª°¹ yourselves² unto the LORD,ª and enterª° into his sanctuary,ª which¹ he hath sanctifiedª° for ever:ª and serveª°¹ the LORDª your God,ª that the fiercenessª of his wrathª may turn awayª° from¹ you." {2Ch 30:8} *marg. "We have givenª° the handª [to] the Egyptians,ª [and to] the Assyrians,ª to be satisfiedª° with bread.ª" {Lam 5:6} + "Andª when James,ªª Cephas,ª andª John,ª who² seemedª° to beª° pillars,ª perceivedª° the¹ graceª that was givenª° unto me,ª they gaveª° to meª andª Barnabasª the right handsª of fellowship;ª thatª weª [should go] untoª the¹ heathen,ª andª theyª untoª the¹ circumcision.ª" {Gal 2:9}
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