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They yielded to circumcision, partly in compliance with their young prince, whom they either loved or feared; and partly for the prospect of their own advantage, for which men are frequently willing to expose themselves to great pains and hazards.
All that went out of the gate of his city; all the citizens that went out of the gate, & c., or came in at the gate, as they are described Gen_23:10 Jer_17:20. For when the chief persons had consented, they could easily persuade or overrule others to comply with them.