Ezekiel 14:1
Then some of the elders of Israel came and sat down before me.
Majority Standard Bible
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 the LORD came to me, saying,
Cross References
Isaiah 21:12The watchman replies, “Morning has come, but also the night. If you would inquire, then inquire. Come back yet again.”
Ezekiel 8:1In the sixth year, on the fifth day of the sixth month, I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me; and there the hand of the Lord GOD fell upon me.
Ezekiel 20:3“Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Have you come to inquire of Me? As surely as I live, I will not be consulted by you, declares the Lord GOD.
Luke 10:39She had a sister named Mary, who sat at Jesus’ feet listening to His message.
Acts 4:8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people 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 →