Charles Ellicott Commentary Ezekiel 20:1

"And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth [month], the tenth [day] of the month, that certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of Jehovah, and sat before me." — Ezekiel 20:1 (ASV)

Came to inquire. —It does not appear that the elders actually proposed their inquiry. It undoubtedly related not to personal affairs, but to the welfare of the nation. In this prophecy, the Lord meets their unspoken question.