John Gill's Exposition on 1 Kings 13:1

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah, etc.] Whom Josephus f322 calls Jadon, perhaps the same with Iddo, who is by the Jewish writers f323 generally thought to be this man of God, and which may seem to be countenanced by (<140929>2 Chronicles 9:29) but cannot be, because this man was quickly slain, whereas Iddo lived after Rehoboam, and wrote his acts, first and last, nay, after Ahijah his son, (<141322>2 Chronicles 13:22) and for the same reason Shemaiah cannot be the man of God, (<111222>1 Kings 12:22), though Tertullian f324 calls him Sameas, and designs Shemaiah: but, whoever he was, he came by the word of the Lord to Bethel: that is, by his command: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense; at the time he came, (<111233>1 Kings 12:33).

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