Afterward I came to the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was a secret informer; and he said, “Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us close the doors of the temple, for they are coming to kill you; indeed, at night they will come to kill you.”
Commentaries
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Who was shut up - On account, probably, of some legal uncleanness. Compare Jeremiah 36:5.
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
I came to the house. —As a specimen of another kind of attack, through false prophets, Shemaiah’s plot is mentioned. This man—prob…
John Gill
JohnGill
Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of
Delaiah, the son of Mehetabeel, who was shut up
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
The greatest mischief our enemies can do us is to frighten us from our duty and to lead us to do what is sinful. Let us never decline a good work, …
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes