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 (Ps 33:16).
in—literally "into"; ran into, so as to hide themselves in.
dens—"caves."