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Chafe

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ISBE 19151 verse reference

ISBE 1915

chaf (mar, "bitter"; hence, bitter of soul, deadly, destructive, ferocious, "as a bear robbed of her whelps"): Occurs only in 2Sa 17:8; used by Hushai to characterize David's supposedly fierce mood at the time of Absalom's armed rebellion.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain

In Scripture

2 Samuel 17:8
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