All the elders and all the people said to him, “Don’t listen, and don’t consent.”
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All the elders and all the people said to him, “Don’t listen, and don’t consent.”
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And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not unto him, nor consent.
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And all the elders and all the people said unto him: 'Hearken thou not, neither consent.'
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain They thought it their duties rather to venture their…
They thought it their duties rather to venture their lives, than to grant to that thing which was not lawful, only to satisfy the lust of a tyrant.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Ki 20:8 And all the elders and all the…
1Ki 20:8 And all the elders and all the people said unto him, Hearken not [unto him], nor consent.
Ver. 8. Hearken not unto him.] Stand to the issue of a bloody war rather.
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“ Victorem a victo superari saepe videmus.
A cane non magno saepe tenetur aper. ”
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And all the elders and all the people said…
And all the elders and all the people said unto him,.... They were unanimous in their advice:
hearken not unto him, nor consent; promising, no doubt, that they would stand by him.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 8. Hearken not unto him] The elders had…
Verse 8. 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.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain “The people” had no distinct place in the ordinary…
“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.).
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 8. Hearken not unto him, nor consent] The R.V.…
8. Hearken not unto him, nor consent] The R.V. omits the needless italics and reads neither instead of nor. The shorter the form of such a decision the better and more natural.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And the elders and the people not only, i.e.…
And the elders and the people not only, i.e. , the inhabitants of Samaria (Keil), but also those who had flea thither for refuge. It is not implied that they were formally consulted, but at such a crisis, when nothing could be done, humanly speaking, without their support, it was natural that they should express their opinion said unto him Hearken not unto him nor consent. Lit., thou shalt not consent. la is the equivalent of mh, ne, and al of ouj, non. Cf. Amo_5:5, and Ewald 350 a.
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