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Selected Verse: 1 Kings 20:8 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Ki 20:8 |
Strong Concordance |
And all the elders [02205] and all the people [05971] said [0559] unto him, Hearken [08085] not unto him, nor consent [014]. |
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King James |
And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto him, nor consent. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| "The people" had no distinct place in the ordinary Jewish or Israelite constitution; but they were accustomed to signify their approbation or disapprobation of the decisions of the elders by acclamations or complaints (Jos 9:18; Jdg 11:11, etc.). |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Hearken not unto him - The elders had every thing at stake, and they chose rather to make a desperate defense than tamely to yield to such degrading and ruinous conditions. |
11 Then Jephthah [03316] went [03212] with the elders [02205] of Gilead [01568], and the people [05971] made [07760] him head [07218] and captain [07101] over them: and Jephthah [03316] uttered [01696] all his words [01697] before [06440] the LORD [03068] in Mizpeh [04709].
18 And the children [01121] of Israel [03478] smote [05221] them not, because the princes [05387] of the congregation [05712] had sworn [07650] unto them by the LORD [03068] God [0430] of Israel [03478]. And all the congregation [05712] murmured [03885] against the princes [05387].