When they had sent to the house of God - Rather, “And Bethel sent;” that is, the inhabitants of Bethel sent. “The house of God” is …

When they had sent ... before the Lord. —Better, Then [the people of] Bethel [such as] Sherezer and Regemmel…

On that day, the Jews had kept a fast to commemorate the terrible calamity that happened to the temple in the time of Nebuchadnezzar. Now, these pe…

There is no vision here, but the answer which Zechariah was commanded to give to the messengers of the captives, for he says that some had been sen…

When they had sent unto the house of God
It is, in the Hebrew text, "when he sent Bethel"; which some, as Kimchi obs…

If we truly desire to know the will of God in doubtful matters, we must not only consult his word and ministers, but also seek his direction throug…