Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me. Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me - These probably came to tempt him, or get him to say something that would embroil him with the government. They were bad men, as we shall see in the third verse.
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Ezekiel 14:1
1 Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.