JONAH’S DISOBEDIENCE AND PUNISHMENT.
(1) Now... — More strictly, And; but the English quite adequately represents the Hebrew style of beginning a narrative, whether it formed a book by itself, or merely continued an historical account. (See the opening of Exodus, Leviticus, and other historical books; Ezekiel 1:1; and comp. 1 Kings 17:1, &c.)
Jonah the son of Amittai. — See Introduction.