an old prophet: 1 Kings 13:20-21; Numbers 23:4-5, Numbers 24:2; 1 Samuel 10:11; 2 Kings 23:18; Ezekiel 13:2, Ezekiel 13:16; Matthew 7:22; 2 Peter 2:16
sons: Heb. son
came: 1 Timothy 3:5
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1 Kings 13:11
1 Kings 13:11
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