And it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the fourth year, and in the fifth month, that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet, which was of Gibeon, spake unto me in the house of the LORD, in the presence of the priests and of all the people, saying,
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In the beginning ... Zedekiah - Probably a gloss put into the margin to explain “the same year,” from where it has crept into the text.
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Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
And it came to pass the same year ...— The chapter stands in immediate sequence with the one that precedes it and confirm…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
The Prophet relates here with what haughtiness, and even fury, the false prophet Hananiah came forward to deceive the people and to proclaim his de…
John Gill
JohnGill
And it came to pass the same year That the prophet was bid to make yokes and bonds, and send them to the neighbouring kin…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Hananiah spoke a false prophecy. His prophecy contained no word of good counsel urging the Jews to repent and return to God. He promises temporal m…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
Here, the author turns his attention specifically to certain false prophets. He first addresses a prophet who was telling the future to the remnant…
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