Ezekiel 14:1
Then certain of the elders of Israel came to me, and sat before me.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
In Context
2And the word of LORD came to me, saying,
Cross References
Isaiah 21:12The watchman said, The morning comes, and also the night. If ye will inquire, inquire ye; turn ye back, come.
Ezekiel 8:1And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth [month], in the fifth [day] of the month, as I sat in my house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of lord LORD fell there upon me.
Ezekiel 20:3Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and say to them, Thus says lord LORD: Is it to inquire of me that ye have come? As I live, says lord LORD, I will not be inquired of by you.
Luke 10:39And she was sister to this woman called Mary, who also, having sat at Jesus' feet, was listening to his word.
Acts 4:8Then Peter being filled with Holy Spirit, said to them, Rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 14:1
Hearing the word, and prayer, are two great ordinances of God, in which we are to give honour to him and may hope to find favour and acceptance with him; and yet in this chapter, to our great surprise, we find some waiting upon God in the one and some in the other and yet not meeting with success as they expected. I. The elders of Israel come to hear the word, and enquire of the prophet, but, because they are not duly qualified, they meet with a rebuke instead of acceptance ( ver. 1-5 ) and are called upon to… Read the whole commentary →