2 Samuel 17:12 (KJV)

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So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground and of him and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one

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in some place. 1Sa 23:23

we will light.This is a very beautiful and expressive figure. The dew in Palestine, and other warm climates, falls fast, sudden, and heavy; and it falls upon every spot of earth, so that not a blade of grass escapes it. It is therefore no inapt emblem of a numerous and active army; and it was, perhaps, for this reason that the Romans called their light armed forces {rorarii.} 1Ki 20:10 2Ki 18:23 2Ki 19:24 Isa 10:13 Isa 10:14 Ob 1:3

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