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Attributed commentary excerpt

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Kings 13:26

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Commentary on the Old Testament
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · 19th-century historical commentary
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When the old prophet at Bethel heard of this, he said, "It is the man of God, who was disobedient to the word of the Lord; the Lord hath delivered him to the lion, so that it hath torn him (שׁבר, frangere, confringere, used of a lion which tears its prey in pieces) and slain him according to the word of the Lord, which He spake to him." 3 Kings (1 Kings) 13:27
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