1 Kings 22:21

A spirit - “The spirit “ - which some explain as “the evil spirit” - i. e. Satan; others as simply “the spirit” who should “persuade.”

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 22:23 ; Job 1:6 ; Job 1:7 ; Job 2:1
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

A spirit — An evil spirit came, and presented himself before the throne.

²¹ And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him.

Related Commentaries of 1 Kings 22:21

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

1 Kings 22:21