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A Formal, Public Setting
Commentators explain that this was not a casual meeting. The two kings sat on portable thrones in a public square at the city gate, a place typically used for official business and legal judgments. This formal, majestic setting was deliberately chosen to add weight and authority to the proceedings.
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Kings 22:10
18th Century
Theologian
Sat each on his throne - Or, “were sitting.” They had moved from the banquet (2 Chronicles 18:2) to the open area, or empty spac…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Kings 22:10
19th Century
Bishop
Each on his throne. —The description evidently implies that, having reluctantly consented to send for Micaiah, Ahab seeks to overa…
John Gill
On 1 Kings 22:10
17th Century
Pastor
And the king of Israel, and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, sat
each on his throne
In …
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Kings 22:1–14
17th Century
Minister
The same easygoing nature, which leads some godly persons into friendship with the declared enemies of religion, makes it very dangerous for them. …