sent to the place: To see if it were so. But the Vulgate renders, misit rex Israel ad locum, et preoccupavit eum:; "the king of Israel sent to the place, and pre-occupied it;" which is very likely, though not expressed in the Hebrew Text. 2 Kings 5:14; Exodus 9:20-21; 1 Kings 20:15; Proverbs 27:12; Matthew 24:15-17
warned him: Ezekiel 3:18-21; Matthew 2:12, Matthew 3:7; Hebrews 11:7