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1 Kings 19
21 verses with commentary
Elijah Flees to Horeb
And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.
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<strong>And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the broader narrative of elijah flees to horeb, within the book's focus on prophetic ministry of Elijah confronting Baalism. The prophetic office represents God's faithful witness even in apostasy, calling His people back to covenant faithfu...
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(1, 2) There is a certain grandeur of fearlessness and ruthlessness in the message of Jezebel, which marks her character throughout, and places it in striking contrast with the vacillating impressibility of Ahab, whom she treats with natural scorn. (See 21:7.) Ahab, as before, remains passive; he has no courage, perhaps no wish, to attack Elijah, before whom he had quailed; but he cares not, or da...
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**15-24. this is the reason of the levy--**A levy refers both to men and money, and the necessity for Solomon making it arose from the many gigantic works he undertook to erect.
**Millo--**part of the fort of Jerusalem on Mount Zion (2Sa 5:9; 1Ch 11:8), or a row of stone bastions around Mount Zion, Millo being the great corner tower of that fortified wall (1Ki 11:27; 2Ch 32:5).
**the wall of J...
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Chapter 19
Chapter Outline
Joab causes David to cease mourning.(1-8)
David returns to Jordan.(9-15)
He pardons Shimei.(16-23)
Mephibosheth excused.(24-30)
David's parting with Barzillai.(31-39)
Israel quarrels with Judah.(40-43)
**Verses 1-8**
To continue to lament for so bad a son as Absalom, was very unwise, and very unworthy. Joab censures David, but not with p...
Read full commentary →Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.
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<strong>Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me, and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the broader narrative of elijah flees to horeb, within the book's focus on prophetic ministry of Elijah confronting Baalism. The prophetic office represents God's faithful witnes...
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**15-24. this is the reason of the levy--**A levy refers both to men and money, and the necessity for Solomon making it arose from the many gigantic works he undertook to erect.
**Millo--**part of the fort of Jerusalem on Mount Zion (2Sa 5:9; 1Ch 11:8), or a row of stone bastions around Mount Zion, Millo being the great corner tower of that fortified wall (1Ki 11:27; 2Ch 32:5).
**the wall of J...
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Chapter 19
Chapter Outline
Joab causes David to cease mourning.(1-8)
David returns to Jordan.(9-15)
He pardons Shimei.(16-23)
Mephibosheth excused.(24-30)
David's parting with Barzillai.(31-39)
Israel quarrels with Judah.(40-43)
**Verses 1-8**
To continue to lament for so bad a son as Absalom, was very unwise, and very unworthy. Joab censures David, but not with p...
Read full commentary →And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.
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<strong>And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the broader narrative of elijah flees to horeb, within the book's focus on prophetic ministry of Elijah confronting Baalism. <br><br>The Hebrew text reveals nuances important for understanding this passage's contribut...
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(3) **He arose, and went for his life.**—The sudden reaction of disappointment and despondency, strange as it seems to superficial observation, is eminently characteristic of an impulsive and vehement nature. His blow had been struck, as he thought, triumphantly. Now the power of cool unrelenting antagonism makes itself felt, unshaken and only embittered by all that had passed. On Ahab and the peo...
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**26. Ezion-geber, which is beside Eloth--**These were neighboring ports at the head of the eastern or Elanitic branch of the Red Sea. Tyrian ship carpenters and sailors were sent there for Solomon's vessels (see on 2Ch 8:17, 18).
**Ezion-geber--**that is, "the giant's backbone"; so called from a reef of rocks at the entrance of the harbor.
**Eloth--**Elim or Elath; that is, "the trees"; a gro...
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Chapter 19
Chapter Outline
Joab causes David to cease mourning.(1-8)
David returns to Jordan.(9-15)
He pardons Shimei.(16-23)
Mephibosheth excused.(24-30)
David's parting with Barzillai.(31-39)
Israel quarrels with Judah.(40-43)
**Verses 1-8**
To continue to lament for so bad a son as Absalom, was very unwise, and very unworthy. Joab censures David, but not with p...
Read full commentary →But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers. for himself: Heb. for his life
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<strong>But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life; for I am not better than my fathers.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the broader narrative of elijah flees to horeb, within the book's focus on prophetic ministry of Elijah conf...
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(4) **Juniper tree.**—A sort of broom, found abundantly in the desert. It has been noted that its roots were much prized for charcoal, the “coal” of 1Kings 19:6.
**I am not better than my fathers.**—The exclamation is characteristic. Evidently he had hoped that he himself was “better than his fathers” as a servant of God—singled out beyond all those that went before him, to be the victorious champ...
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Chapter 19
Chapter Outline
Joab causes David to cease mourning.(1-8)
David returns to Jordan.(9-15)
He pardons Shimei.(16-23)
Mephibosheth excused.(24-30)
David's parting with Barzillai.(31-39)
Israel quarrels with Judah.(40-43)
**Verses 1-8**
To continue to lament for so bad a son as Absalom, was very unwise, and very unworthy. Joab censures David, but not with p...
Read full commentary →And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.
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<strong>And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the broader narrative of elijah flees to horeb, within the book's focus on prophetic ministry of Elijah confronting Baalism. <br><br>The Hebrew text reveals nuances important for understanding this passage's contribution to 1 Kings' th...
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(5)**An angel touched him.**—The word may signify simply “a messenger,” human or super-human; but the context suggests a miraculous ministration of some unearthly food. It is notable that, except as ministers of God in the physical sphere (as in 2Samuel 24:16-17; 2Kings 19:35), the angels, whose appearances are so often recorded in earlier days, hardly appear during the prophetic period, as though...
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**28. Ophir--**a general name, like the East or West Indies with us, for all the southern regions lying on the African, Arabian, or Indian seas, in so far as at that time known [Heeren].
**gold, four hundred and twenty talents--**(See on 2Ch 8:18). At 125 pounds Troy, or 1500 ounces to the talent, and about £4 to the ounce, this would make £2,604,000.
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Chapter 19
Chapter Outline
Joab causes David to cease mourning.(1-8)
David returns to Jordan.(9-15)
He pardons Shimei.(16-23)
Mephibosheth excused.(24-30)
David's parting with Barzillai.(31-39)
Israel quarrels with Judah.(40-43)
**Verses 1-8**
To continue to lament for so bad a son as Absalom, was very unwise, and very unworthy. Joab censures David, but not with p...
Read full commentary →And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again. head: Heb. bolster
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<strong>And he looked, and, behold, there was a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the broader narrative of elijah flees to horeb, within the book's focus on prophetic ministry of Elijah confronting Baalism. <br><br>The Hebrew text reveals nuances important for understanding this pa...
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(6) **And laid him down.**—There is a pathetic touch in the description of the prophet, wearied and disheartened, as caring not to eat sufficiently, and glad, after a morsel eaten, to forget himself again in sleep.
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Chapter 19
Chapter Outline
Joab causes David to cease mourning.(1-8)
David returns to Jordan.(9-15)
He pardons Shimei.(16-23)
Mephibosheth excused.(24-30)
David's parting with Barzillai.(31-39)
Israel quarrels with Judah.(40-43)
**Verses 1-8**
To continue to lament for so bad a son as Absalom, was very unwise, and very unworthy. Joab censures David, but not with p...
Read full commentary →And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee.
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<strong>And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat; because the journey is too great for thee.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the broader narrative of elijah flees to horeb, within the book's focus on prophetic ministry of Elijah confronting Baalism. <br><br>The Hebrew text reveals nuances important for understanding this passage's con...
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CHAPTER 10
1Ki 10:1-13. The Queen of Sheba Admires the Wisdom of Solomon.
**1. the queen of Sheba--**Some think her country was the Sabean kingdom of Yemen, of which the capital was Saba, in Arabia-Felix; others, that it was in African Ethiopia, that is, Abyssinia, towards the south of the Red Sea. The opinions preponderate in favor of the former. This view harmonizes with the language of our ...
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Chapter 19
Chapter Outline
Joab causes David to cease mourning.(1-8)
David returns to Jordan.(9-15)
He pardons Shimei.(16-23)
Mephibosheth excused.(24-30)
David's parting with Barzillai.(31-39)
Israel quarrels with Judah.(40-43)
**Verses 1-8**
To continue to lament for so bad a son as Absalom, was very unwise, and very unworthy. Joab censures David, but not with p...
Read full commentary →And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.
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<strong>And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the broader narrative of elijah flees to horeb, within the book's focus on prophetic ministry of Elijah confronting Baalism. <br><br>The Hebrew text reveals nuances important for understanding this passage's contributi...
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(8) **Forty days and forty nights.**—Unless this time includes, as has been supposed by some, the whole journey to and from Horeb, and the sojourn there, it is far in excess of what would be recorded for a journey of some two hundred miles. It may, therefore, be thought to imply an interval of retirement for rest and solitary meditation, like the sojourn of Moses in Horeb, and the sojourn of our L...
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**2. she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels--**A long train of those beasts of burden forms the common way of travelling in Arabia; and the presents specified consist of the native produce of that country. Of course, a royal equipage would be larger and more imposing than an ordinary caravan.
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Chapter 19
Chapter Outline
Joab causes David to cease mourning.(1-8)
David returns to Jordan.(9-15)
He pardons Shimei.(16-23)
Mephibosheth excused.(24-30)
David's parting with Barzillai.(31-39)
Israel quarrels with Judah.(40-43)
**Verses 1-8**
To continue to lament for so bad a son as Absalom, was very unwise, and very unworthy. Joab censures David, but not with p...
Read full commentary →The Lord Appears to Elijah
And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?
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<strong>And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the broader narrative of elijah flees to horeb, within the book's focus on prophetic ministry of Elijah confronting Baalism. The prophetic office represents God's faithful witness even in apostasy, ca...
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(9) **A cave.**—This is properly, “the cave”—perhaps a reference to some cave already well known, as connected with the giving of the Law on Mount Sinai, or perhaps only an anticipatory reference to the cave which Elijah’s sojourn was to make famous.
**The word of the Lord came to him.**—The connection suggests that this message came to him in vision or dream at night. The LXX. implies this distin...
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**Verses 9-15**
God's providence, by the priests' persuasions and Amasa's interest, brought the people to resolve the recall of the king. David stirred not till he received this invitation. Our Lord Jesus will rule in those that invite him to the throne in their hearts, and not till he is invited. He first bows the heart, and makes it willing in the day of his power, then rules in the midst of...
Read full commentary →And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
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<strong>And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the broader narrative of elijah flees to horeb, within the book's focus on prophetic ministry of...
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(10) **And he said.**—The reply to the implied reproof is one of impatient self-exculpation and even remonstrance. He himself (it says) had been very jealous for the Lord; yet the Lord had not been jealous for Himself, suffering this open rebellion of the people, the slaughter of His prophets, the persecution to death of the one solitary champion left. What use is there in further striving, if he ...
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**Verses 9-15**
God's providence, by the priests' persuasions and Amasa's interest, brought the people to resolve the recall of the king. David stirred not till he received this invitation. Our Lord Jesus will rule in those that invite him to the throne in their hearts, and not till he is invited. He first bows the heart, and makes it willing in the day of his power, then rules in the midst of...
Read full commentary →And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake:
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<strong>And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; but the LORD was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the LORD was not in the earthquake:</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the broader narrative of elijah flees to horeb, w...
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(11) **And, behold.**—In the LXX., the whole of this verse, couched in the future, is made part of the “word of the Lord.” But our version is probably correct.
The whole of the vision, which is left to speak for itself, without any explanation or even allusion in the subsequent message to Elijah, is best understood by comparison with two former manifestations at Horeb, to the people and to Moses (...
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**Verses 9-15**
God's providence, by the priests' persuasions and Amasa's interest, brought the people to resolve the recall of the king. David stirred not till he received this invitation. Our Lord Jesus will rule in those that invite him to the throne in their hearts, and not till he is invited. He first bows the heart, and makes it willing in the day of his power, then rules in the midst of...
Read full commentary →And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.
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<strong>And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the broader narrative of elijah flees to horeb, within the book's focus on prophetic ministry of Elijah confronting Baalism. <br><br>The Hebrew text reveals nuances important for understanding this passage's contribution to 1 Kings' theologica...
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**6. It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom--**The proofs she obtained of Solomon's wisdom--not from his conversation only, but also from his works; the splendor of his palace; the economy of his kitchen and table; the order of his court; the gradations and gorgeous costume of his servants; above all, the arched viaduct that led from his palace to the temp...
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**Verses 9-15**
God's providence, by the priests' persuasions and Amasa's interest, brought the people to resolve the recall of the king. David stirred not till he received this invitation. Our Lord Jesus will rule in those that invite him to the throne in their hearts, and not till he is invited. He first bows the heart, and makes it willing in the day of his power, then rules in the midst of...
Read full commentary →And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?
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<strong>And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the broader narrative of elijah flees to horeb, within the book's focus on prophetic ministry of Elijah confronting Baalism. The prophe...
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**Verses 9-15**
God's providence, by the priests' persuasions and Amasa's interest, brought the people to resolve the recall of the king. David stirred not till he received this invitation. Our Lord Jesus will rule in those that invite him to the throne in their hearts, and not till he is invited. He first bows the heart, and makes it willing in the day of his power, then rules in the midst of...
Read full commentary →And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.
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<strong>And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the broader narrative of elijah flees to horeb, within the book's focus on prophetic ministr...
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**Verses 9-15**
God's providence, by the priests' persuasions and Amasa's interest, brought the people to resolve the recall of the king. David stirred not till he received this invitation. Our Lord Jesus will rule in those that invite him to the throne in their hearts, and not till he is invited. He first bows the heart, and makes it willing in the day of his power, then rules in the midst of...
Read full commentary →And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria:
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<strong>And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria:</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the broader narrative of elijah flees to horeb, within the book's focus on prophetic ministry of Elijah confronting Baalism. <br><br>The Hebrew text reveals nuances important for understanding this passage's co...
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(15) **Go, return.**—The charge conveys indirectly a double rebuke. His cry of disappointment, “Lord . . . I am not better than my fathers,” implying that he stood out beyond all others, to meet the stern requirements of the time, is met by the charge to delegate the task of vengeance for God to others; the complaint, “I, even I alone, am left,” by the revelation of the faithful remnant—the seven ...
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**9. Blessed be the Lord thy God--**(See on 1Ki 5:7). It is quite possible, as Jewish writers say, that this queen was converted, through Solomon's influence, to the worship of the true God. But there is no record of her making any gift or offering in the temple.
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**Verses 9-15**
God's providence, by the priests' persuasions and Amasa's interest, brought the people to resolve the recall of the king. David stirred not till he received this invitation. Our Lord Jesus will rule in those that invite him to the throne in their hearts, and not till he is invited. He first bows the heart, and makes it willing in the day of his power, then rules in the midst of...
Read full commentary →And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room. Elisha: Gr. Eliseus
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<strong>And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the broader narrative of elijah flees to horeb, within the book's focus on prophetic ministry of Elijah confronting Baalism. The prophetic office represents God's faithful witness even in apo...
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(16) **And Jehu.**—Of this charge Elijah fulfilled in person but one part, in the call of Elisha: for the fulfilment of the other two parts, see 2Kings 8:8-13; 2Kings 9:1-6. This apparently imperfect correspondence of the event to the charge, is a strong indication of the historical character of the narrative.
The history, indeed, records no actual anointing of Elisha; and it is remarkable that in...
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**10. she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold--**£720,00.
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**Verses 16-23**
Those who now slight and abuse the Son of David, would be glad to make their peace when he shall come in his glory; but it will be too late. Shimei lost no time. His abuse had been personal, and with the usual right feeling of good men, David could more easily forgive it.
And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.
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<strong>And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the broader narrative of elijah flees to horeb, within the book's focus on prophetic ministry of Elijah confronting Baalism. <br><br>The Hebrew text reveals nuances important for understanding this p...
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(17) **Him that escapeth the sword of Hazael.**—The vengeance wrought by Hazael and Jehu on the faithlessness of Israel speaks for itself; it is marked in bloody letters on the history (2 Kings 10). But Elisha’s mission was obviously not one of such vengeance. He had to destroy enmity, but not to slay the enemies of God. The difficulty, such as it is, is one of the many marks of historic accuracy ...
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**11. almug trees--**Parenthetically, along with the valuable presents of the queen of Sheba, is mentioned a foreign wood, which was brought in the Ophir ships. It is thought by some to be the sandalwood; by others, to be the deodar--a species of fragrant fir, much used in India for sacred and important works. Solomon used it for stairs in his temple and palace (2Ch 9:11), but chiefly for musical ...
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**Verses 16-23**
Those who now slight and abuse the Son of David, would be glad to make their peace when he shall come in his glory; but it will be too late. Shimei lost no time. His abuse had been personal, and with the usual right feeling of good men, David could more easily forgive it.
Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him. I have: or, I will leave
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<strong>Yet I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the broader narrative of elijah flees to horeb, within the book's focus on prophetic ministry of Elijah confronting Baalism. <br><br>The Hebrew text reveals nuances important for understanding this passage's contribu...
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(18) **I have left.**—It should be “I leave, or “will leave,” through all this vengeance, the seven thousand faithful; like the faithful remnant sealed in the visions of Ezekiel and St. John in the day of God’s judgment (Ezekiel 9:4-6; Revelation 7:3-8).
**Kissed him.**—(See Job 31:26-27; Hosea 13:2.) The passage is vividly descriptive of the worshipper on the first approach bowing the knee, on ne...
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**Verses 16-23**
Those who now slight and abuse the Son of David, would be glad to make their peace when he shall come in his glory; but it will be too late. Shimei lost no time. His abuse had been personal, and with the usual right feeling of good men, David could more easily forgive it.
The Call of Elisha
So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth : and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.
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<strong>So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the broader narrative of elijah flees to horeb, within the book's focus on prophetic ministry of Elijah confronting Baalism. The prophetic office represents...
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(19) **Twelve yoke of oxen, **or (as Ewald renders it) of land, indicate some wealth in Elisha’s family, which he has to leave to follow the wandering life of Elijah. The character and mission of Elisha will appear hereafter: but the contrast between the prophets is marked in the difference of their home and origin; even the quiet simplicity of Elisha’s call stands contrasted with the sudden, myst...
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**13. King Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside--**that is, Solomon not only gave his illustrious guest all the insight and information she wanted; but, according to the Oriental fashion, he gave her ample remuneration for the presents she had brought.
1Ki 10:14-29. His Riches.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 16-23**
Those who now slight and abuse the Son of David, would be glad to make their peace when he shall come in his glory; but it will be too late. Shimei lost no time. His abuse had been personal, and with the usual right feeling of good men, David could more easily forgive it.
And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee? Go: Heb. Go return
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<strong>And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the broader narrative of elijah flees to horeb, within the book's focus on prophetic ministry of Elijah confronting Baalism. The prophetic office rep...
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(20) **Let me, I pray thee.**—It is impossible not to compare this with the similar request made to our Lord (Luke 9:61-62) by one who declared readiness to follow Him. The comparison suggests that the answer of Elijah is one of half-ironical rebuke of what seemed hesitation—“Go back, if thou wilt; what have I done to constrain thee?” In both cases we have the stern but necessary rejection of half...
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**14-15. Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year--**666 talents, equal to £3,996,000. The sources whence this was derived are not mentioned; nor was it the full amount of his revenue; for this was "Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffic of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country." The great encouragement he gave to...
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**Verses 16-23**
Those who now slight and abuse the Son of David, would be glad to make their peace when he shall come in his glory; but it will be too late. Shimei lost no time. His abuse had been personal, and with the usual right feeling of good men, David could more easily forgive it.
And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.
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<strong>And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.</strong><br><br>This verse contributes to the broader narrative of elijah flees to horeb, within the book's focus on prophetic ministry of Elijah confronting...
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(21) **And he returned.**—Like Matthew in Luke 9:27-29, Elisha, probably after sacrifice, makes a feast of farewell to his home, and of homage to his new master. The hasty preparation is made by the use of the wooden implements for fuel, as in the sacrifice at the threshing-floor of Araunah (2Samuel 24:22). Henceforth from a master he became a servant, ministering to Elijah, and willing to be know...
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**14-15. Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year--**666 talents, equal to £3,996,000. The sources whence this was derived are not mentioned; nor was it the full amount of his revenue; for this was "Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffic of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country." The great encouragement he gave to...
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**Verses 16-23**
Those who now slight and abuse the Son of David, would be glad to make their peace when he shall come in his glory; but it will be too late. Shimei lost no time. His abuse had been personal, and with the usual right feeling of good men, David could more easily forgive it.