And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?
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Gill's Exposition
And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there,.... This cave, some travellers say (u), is to be seen at this day, not far from a church dedicated to the prophet Elijah, and that the cave itself…
Barnes' Notes
A cave - Rather, “the cave.” Some well-known cave must be intended - perhaps the “cliff of the rock” Exo 33:22. The traditional “cave of Elijah” which is shown in the secluded plain immediately below…
Adam Clarke
He came thither unto a cave - Conjectured by some to be the same cave in which God put Moses that he might give him a glimpse of his glory. See Exo 33:22.
What doest thou here, Elijah? - Is this a…
Here is, I. Elijah housed in a cave at Mount Horeb, which is called the mount of God, because on it God had formerly manifested his glory. And perhaps this was the same cave, or cleft of a rock, in…
Cambridge Bible
God's revelation and direction to Elijah (Not in Chronicles)
9. unto a cave The Hebrew has the article, and this is represented in the LXX. by τὸ σπήλαιον -the cave." It is very likely that by…
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