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for it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of Jehovah, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

We have no details of Jezebel’s bloody deed. Some have speculated that it was Jezebel’s response to Elijah’s threat, and that the command given to …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Jezebel cut off the prophets. —The persecution referred to here, in which for the first time the royal power was placed in distinc…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the Lord ,
&c.] Or slew them, as the Targum; put them to death s…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The severest judgments, by themselves, will not humble or change the hearts of sinners; nothing, except the blood of Jesus Christ, can atone for th…

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