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**how he had slain:** or, all about how he had slain.
**all.** Some codices, with Septuagint, omit this word "all".

**to me.** These words in italics are read in some codices, with Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate. Compare [1 Kings 20:10](../../../kjv/1-kings/20/10) .

**he arose.** Some codices, with Aramaean Manuscript, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "And he feared and arose".
**servant** = young man.

**himself** = his soul. Hebrew. *nephesh.* App-13 .

**cake. cruse.** Elijah miraculously fed three times. See notes on [1 Kings 17:4](../../../kjv/1-kings/17/4) , [1 Kings 17:6](../../../kjv/1-kings/17/6) .

**forty.** The number of Probation. See App-10 .
**Horeb.** About 180 miles.

**lodged** = passed the night.
**What. ?** Figure of speech *Anthropopatheia* ( App-6 ), as though He did not know.

**the LORD God of hosts.** First occurrence of this title. See App-4 = *Jehovah Elohim zeb'aoth.* It occurs in [2 Samuel 5:10](../../../kjv/2-samuel/5/10) , but in narrative, not address. "The LORD ( *Jehovah* ) God ( *Elohim* ) of hosts" occurs only here in Kings and Chronicles. Often in Psalms ( 1Ki 59:6 ; 1Ki 69:6 ; 1Ki 80:4 , 1Ki 80:19 ; 1Ki 84:8 ; 1Ki 89:8 ). In [Isaiah 10:23](../../../kjv/isaiah/10/23) , [Isaiah 10:24](../../../kjv/isaiah/10/24) ; [Isaiah 22:5](../../../kjv/isaiah/22/5) , [Isaiah 22:12](../../../kjv/isaiah/22/12) , [Isaiah 22:14](../../../kjv/isaiah/22/14) , [Isaiah 22:15](../../../kjv/isaiah/22/15) ; [Isaiah 28:22](../../../kjv/isaiah/28/22) .[Jeremiah 2:19](../../../kjv/jeremiah/2/19) ; [Jeremiah 5:14](../../../kjv/jeremiah/5/14) ; [Jeremiah 15:16](../../../kjv/jeremiah/15/16) ; [Jeremiah 35:17](../../../kjv/jeremiah/35/17) ; [Jeremiah 49:5](../../../kjv/jeremiah/49/5) ; [Jeremiah 50:25](../../../kjv/jeremiah/50/25) , [Jeremiah 50:31](../../../kjv/jeremiah/50/31) .[Hosea 12:5](../../../kjv/hosea/12/5) .[Amos 5:15](../../../kjv/amos/5/15) . After the return from captivity "LORD of hosts" occurs fourteen times in Haggai; about fifty in Zechariah; and twenty-five in Malachi. But "LORD God of hosts" is not found in those books.
**children** = sons.
**thrown, &c.** Quoted in [Romans 11:2](../../../kjv/romans/11/2) , [Romans 11:3](../../../kjv/romans/11/3) .
**altars.** There were *lay* altars (local) for customary individual offerings by laymen, as well as at Jerusalem. These had no horns.
**I. I.** Figure of speech *Epizeuxis.* App-6 .

**Go forth.** Septuagint adds "to-morrow".
**wind.** Hebrew. *ruach* . App-9 .

**a still small voice** = the sound of stillness. Compare [Job 4:16](../../../kjv/job/4/16) . Septuagint = a gentle breeze, usually misquoted "the still", &c.

**wrapped:** as Moses at the bush ([Exodus 3:6](../../../kjv/exodus/3/6) ).
**said.** Some codices, with Syriac, add "unto him". Compare [1 Kings 19:9](../../../kjv/1-kings/19/9) .

**on thy way** = to thy way: i.e. out of which he had deviated.
**anoint:** i.e. cause to be anointed. Compare [2 Kings 9:1-7](../../../kjv/2-kings/9/1-7) .

**son of Nimshi.** Son put by Figure of speech *Metonymy* (of Subject), App-6 , for grandson or descendant ([2 Kings 9:2](../../../kjv/2-kings/9/2) ).
**Elisha** = El = my GOD [is] salvation.

**the sword.** Put by Figure of speech *Metonymy* (of Cause), App-6 , for judgments inflicted by it. Compare [2 Kings 9](../../../kjv/2-kings/9) and [2 Kings 10](../../../kjv/2-kings/10) . The first prophecy given to Elijah.
**Elisha slay:** i.e. declare should be slain. Hebrew idiom. See [Jeremiah 1:10](../../../kjv/jeremiah/1/10) . [Hosea 6:5](../../../kjv/hosea/6/5) .

**I have left, &c.** [Romans 11:4](../../../kjv/romans/11/4) .
**bowed.** Put by Figure of speech *Metonymy* (of Adjunct),
**kissed** . for worshipping. Compare Hos 3:12 .
**kissed him.** Hebrew kissed to him. Compare [Job 31:26](../../../kjv/job/31/26) , [Job 31:27](../../../kjv/job/31/27) .

**twelve:** seven separate ploughs following each other. Often seen to-day.
**mantle.** Compare [Zechariah 13:4](../../../kjv/zechariah/13/4) .

**what have I done. ?** Figure of speech *Erotesis* ( App-6 ), or "what is the meaning of what I did? "

**instruments** = implements. Compare [2 Samuel 24:22](../../../kjv/2-samuel/24/22) .

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