1 Kings 11:30

rent it. Symbolic act. Compare 1 Kings 22:11.Isaiah 20:2, &c. Jeremiah 19:1-13.Ezekiel 12:1-20; Zechariah 11:7; Zechariah 11:10; Zechariah 11:14.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The first instance of the “acted parable.” Generally this mode was adopted upon express divine command (see Jeremiah 13:1-11 ; Ezekiel 3:1-3 ). A...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

And Ahijah caught the new garment that [was] on him, and (p) rent it [in] twelve pieces: (p) By these visible signs the prophets would more deeply p...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces: And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent...
Dummelow's Commentary on the 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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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Ahijah caught the new garment that [was] on him, and rent it [in] twelve pieces: Ver. 30. And rent it. ] This he did for a sign. See 1 Kings...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Peter Pett'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

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, he took hold of it with a firm grasp, and rent it in twelve pieces.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 15:27 ; 1 Samuel 15:28 ; 1 Samuel 24:4 ; 1 Samuel 24:5

³⁰ And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:

Related Commentaries of 1 Kings 11:30

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 11:30