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Gill's Exposition
And the word of the Lord came to him,.... The word of prophecy, as the Targum; this shows that by word, in the former verse, he means the word of the Lord by him:
saying; as follows.
The history of Elijah begins somewhat abruptly. Usually, when a prophet enters, we have some account of his parentage, are told whose son he was and of what tribe; but Elijah drops (so to speak) out…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
came unto him The LXX. explains that it was -unto Elijah," which could hardly be doubted from what follows.
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