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131 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 321.2 (Matthew Henry)
… within twenty-four hours they shall have plenty, 2 Kings 7:1. The king of Israel despaired of it and grew weary of waiting: then Elisha foretold it, when things …
132 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 362.4 (Matthew Henry)
… in twenty-four courses. Perhaps while the temple was in building some of these were employed to set forward that work, to assist the builders, at least to quicken …
133 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 363.3 (Matthew Henry)
… the twenty-four courses of Levites (and about so many are here named), who were to attend the twenty-four courses of the priests: they are therefore said to cast …
134 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 798.4 (Matthew Henry)
… the twenty-third year of Nebuchadnezzar, four years after the destruction of Jerusalem ( Jeremiah 52:30 ): Then Nebuzaradan came, and carried away 745 Jews; it …
135 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1172.7 (Matthew Henry)
… saw four-and-twenty seats round about the throne, not empty, but filled with four-and-twenty elders, presbyters, representing, very probably, the whole church …
136 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1172.10 (Matthew Henry)
II. He heard the adorations of the four-and-twenty elders, that is, of the Christian people represented by them; the ministers led, and the people followed, in the praises of God, Revelation 4:10, 4:11. Here observe,
137 Matthew Henry's Complete Bible Commentary, p. 1173.9 (Matthew Henry)
… ), the four living creatures, and the four-and-twenty elders, the Christian people, under their minister, lead up the chorus. Here observe, (1.) The object of their …
138 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Sanhedrim.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
… the twenty-four priestly courses ( 1 Chronicles 24 ), (2) the scribes, and (3) the elders. As the highest court of judicature, “in all causes and over all persons, ecclesiastical …
139 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Temple, the Second.2 (Matthew G. Easton)
… the elders, however, declined all such cooperation: Judah must build the temple without help. Immediately evil reports were spread regarding the Jews. The …
140 Smith's Bible Dictionary, p. Ezeki-el.2 (William Smith)
… than twenty-two years. We learn from an incidental allusion, Ezekiel 24:18, that he was married, and had a house, Ezekiel 8:1, in his place of exile, and lost his wife …