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There came a man from Baal-shalishah, and brought the man of God bread of the first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and fresh ears of grain in his sack. He said, Give to the people, that they may eat.
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Commentators explain that the man from Baal-shalisha brought his "firstfruits" offering to Elisha. Legally, this offering was for the priests in Jerusalem. However, since the kingdom was divided, faithful Israelites gave their offerings to God's prophets instead, demonstrating a commitment to honoring God even when official channels were unavailable.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Baal-shalisha - Fifteen Roman miles north of Lydda, in the Sharon plain to the west of the highlands of Ephraim. It was, apparently, the chi…
19th Century
Anglican
Baal-shalisha.—Probably the same as Bethshalisha, mentioned by Jerome and Eusebius, fifteen Roman miles north of Lydda-Diospolis, …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And there came a man from Baalshalisha Of which place (See Gill on 1 Samuel 9:4), the Targum is, fro…
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There was a famine of bread, but not of hearing the word of God, for Elisha had the sons of the prophets sitting before him, to hear his wisdom. El…
