Commentaries:Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Revelation 6:15
kings . . . hid themselves—Where was now the spirit of those whom the world has so greatly feared? [BENGEL].
great men—statesmen and high civil officers.
rich men . . . chief captains—The three oldest manuscripts, A, B, C, transpose thus, "chief captains . . . rich men."
mighty—The three oldest manuscripts, A, B, and C read, "strong" physically (Psalms 33:16).
in—literally "into"; ran into, so as to hide themselves in.
dens—"caves."
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Revelation 6:15:
Psalms 130:3
Isaiah 2:10
Isaiah 24:2
Colossians 3:25
1 Thessalonians 5:3
Revelation 7:3
Revelation 16:20
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