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I went to the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabel, who was shut in at his home; and he said, “Let us meet together in God’s house, within the temple, and let’s shut the doors of the temple; for they will come to kill you. Yes, in the night they will come to kill you.”
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ExplanationCommentary
Verse 10. Went, being invited. Tirinus.—Semaia, of the twenty-third course of priests. 1 Chronicles 24:18. Menochius.—Privately. Hebrew “who was shut up,” like a recluse, ( Bible.) to deceive the people, by the appearance of superior sanctity, and by an imitation of the true prophets. Calmet.—Some translate hatsur, “bound by vow,” (1 Kennicott. 21:7) to protect the governor; (Malvenda) but this seems too far-fetched. Calmet.
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