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Selected Verse: 1 Kings 17:19 - King James

Verse	Translation	Text
1Ki 17:19	King James	And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Into a loft - Rather, "into the upper chamber;" often the best apartment in an Eastern house.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

Into a loft - Rather, "into the upper chamber;" often the best apartment in an Eastern house.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
Into a loft - A private place, where he might more freely pour out his soul to God, and use such gestures as he thought most proper.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

Into a loft - A private place, where he might more freely pour out his soul to God, and use such gestures as he thought most proper.

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