1 Kings 19:15
“And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria:”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the Lord said unto him, go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus,.... He is bid to go back the way he…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The answer is not a justification of the ways of God, nor a direct reproof of the prophet’s weakness and despondency,…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
To the wilderness of Damascus - He does not desire him to take a road by which he might be likely to meet Jezebel, or…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Kings 19:9-18
Here is, I. Elijah housed in a cave at Mount Horeb, which is called the mount of God, because on it God had formerly…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus It seems from what follows that the margin of the R.V. gives the…
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