And it shall be as when the reaper gathers the grain, and reaps the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he that gathers ears in the valley of Rephaim.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Raphaim. Near Jerusalem, 3 Kings xxiii. 13. Septuagint, "of stones. "(Calmet)
It will be equally difficult to find any men left in the kingdom of Israel. (Haydock)