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“The LORD has made you priest in the place of Jehoiada the priest, that there may be officers in the LORD’s house, for every man who is crazy and makes himself a prophet, that you should put him in the stocks and in shackles.
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Verse 26. Joiada, whose zeal had been conspicuous long before, under Joas, in persuading him to destroy the false prophets. 4 Kennicott. 11:17. Sophonias is exhorted to imitate him, by treating Jeremias in like manner. Calmet.—Thou. Hebrew “ye should be officers.” Prot. Bible.—There were many chief priests.—Raveth. Hebrew “is possessed, and counterfeits the prophet.” Such were to be slain, being confined till sentence had been passed. Deuteronomy 18:20. Calmet.
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