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Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if Jehovah should make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

A lord - This should be translated as “the captain,” as in Exodus 14:7 and 1 Kings 9:22. The term itself, שׁלישׁ shâlı̂ysh

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Then a lord. — And the adjutant (shâlîsh: compare 2 Samuel 23:8; 1 Kings 9:22; [Referenc…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Then a lord, on whose hand the king leaned
Not figuratively, in whom the king confided, but literally, on whose hand…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Humanity's extremity is God's opportunity to make His own power glorious: His time to appear for His people is when their strength is gone. Unbelie…

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