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And there stood before them seventy men of the elders of the house of Israel; and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, every man with his censer in his hand; and the odor of the cloud of incense went up.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Seventy men - Compare (Exodus 24:9–10). The vision may have pointed to the contrast between the times. The number “seven” is sym…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel. —There may have been no enclosed chamber around the courts of the temple capab…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Now the Prophet is brought to another place, where another kind of abomination is shown. If an idol had been erected in some recess of the…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And there stood before them Before the pictures, as the Vulgate Latin version expresses it, praying, sacrificing, and off…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

A secret place was, so to speak, opened, where the prophet saw creatures painted on the walls, and a number of the elders of Israel worshipped befo…

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