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1 Kings 13:4
1 Kings 13:4
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1 Kings 13 — Overview1 Kings 13 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn the close of the foregoing chapter we left Jeroboam attending his
altar at Beth-el, and there we find him in the beginning of this, when
he received a testimony from God against his idolatry and apostasy.…1 Kings 13 — Overview1 Kings 13 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledge1 Kings 13:1, Jeroboam’s hand withers, 1 Kings 13:6, and at the prayer of the prophet is restored; 1 Kings 13:7, The prophet departs from Beth-el; 1 Kings 13:11, An old prophet brings him back; 1 Kings 13:20, He is…1 Kings 13 — Overview1 Kings 13 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleIn this chapter is an account of a man of God being sent to exclaim against Jeroboam's altar, and threaten its destruction, of which he gave a sign, which was accomplished, and with it the withering of the king's hand,…1 Kings 13:1-101 Kings 13:1-10 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHere is, I. A messenger sent to Jeroboam, to signify to him God's
displeasure against his idolatry, v. 1. The army of Judah that aimed to
ruin him was countermanded, and might not draw a sword against him (ch.…1 Kings 13:1-101 Kings 13:1-10 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
THE TESTIMONY OF GOD AGAINST THE CALF WORSHIP.—We have in this chapter, which some commentators consider to be derived from a different source from the narratives which precede and follow it—the expression…1 Kings 13:1-101 Kings 13:1-10 · The Pulpit Commentary2. Its definite nature (verse 2). The very name of the coming avenger is mentioned more than three hundred years before Josiah's birth. It was foretold that the priests would be sacrified on the altar at which they had…
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