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- Revelation
- Chapter 19
- Verse 16
And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
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Gill's Exposition
And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written,.... This name, afterwards expressed, is said to be written on his vesture, in allusion to the custom of persons of note and eminence having…
Barnes' Notes
And he hath on his vesture - That is, this name was conspicuously written on his garment - probably his military robe. And on his thigh - The robe or military cloak may be conceived of as open and…
Adam Clarke
On his vesture and on his thigh a name written - Dr. Dodd has well observed on this passage, that "it appears to have been an ancient custom among several nations to adorn the images of their deities,…
No sooner was the marriage solemnized between Christ and his church by the conversion of the Jews than the glorious head and husband of the church is called out to a new expedition, which seems to be…
Cambridge Bible
on his vesture and on his thigh i.e, probably, beginning on the lower part of the cloak, and continued where the thigh projected from it as He rode whether this continuation was on the bare flesh, or…
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