John Gill's Exposition on 1 Kings 16:1

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani, etc.] The seer that reproved Asa, (<141607>2 Chronicles 16:7), so that this man was the son of a prophet then living, and was a young man; for we hear of him several years after reproving Jehoshaphat, (<141902>2 Chronicles 19:2), and as a writer of history, (<142034>2 Chronicles 20:34), the prophecy that came to him from the Lord was against Baasha; king of Israel: saying; as follows.

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