The truly pious Israelites left their homes when Jeroboam made his religious changes and, going to Jerusalem, strengthened the kingdom of Rehoboam …

An old prophet in Bethel. —The narrative clearly implies—and, indeed, part of its most striking instructiveness depends on this—th…

Now there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel
The Targum is, a false prophet, so Josephus ^F2; it is hard to say what he …

The old prophet's conduct proves that he was not really a godly man. When the change took place under Jeroboam, he preferred his ease and interest …