And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. UN HOMME DE DIEU EST SORTI DE JUDA. Il est impossible de déterminer qui était ce prophète. Il nomme par l'autorité divine. Cela ne pouvait être ni Iddo ni Ahija... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND HE GAVE A SIGN THE SAME DAY, SAYING, THIS IS THE SIGN WHICH THE LORD HATH SPOKEN; BEHOLD, THE ALTAR SHALL BE RENT, AND THE ASHES THAT ARE UPON IT SHALL BE POURED OUT._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward. LE ROI A DIT ... VENEZ À LA MAISON AVEC MOI ET RAFRAÎCHISSEZ-VOUS. Jéroboam était astucieux, a invité le prophète à la table royale, pour ne pas lui faire honneur, ou montrer sa gratitude... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND THE MAN OF GOD SAID UNTO THE KING, IF THOU WILT GIVE ME HALF THINE HOUSE, I WILL NOT GO IN WITH THEE, NEITHER WILL I EAT BREAD NOR DRINK WATER IN THIS PLACE:_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Now there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethel: the words which he had spoken unto the king, them they told also to their father. MAINTENANT, IL Y AVAIT UN VIEUX PROPHÈTE À BETH-EL. Si c'était un vrai prophète... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND THEIR FATHER SAID UNTO THEM, WHAT WAY WENT HE? FOR HIS SONS HAD SEEN WHAT WAY THE MAN OF GOD WENT, WHICH CAME FROM JUDAH._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak: and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I am. JE SUIS ALLÉ À LA RECHERCHE DE L'HOMME DE DIEU ET JE L'AI TROUVÉ ASSIS SOUS UN CHÊNE , [Septante: hupo drun; mais les versions syriaque, ara... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_THEN HE SAID UNTO HIM, COME HOME WITH ME, AND EAT BREAD._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him. UN ANGE M'A PARLÉ PAR LA PAROLE DU SEIGNEUR. Cette façon détournée de parler, au l... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_SO HE WENT BACK WITH HIM, AND DID EAT BREAD IN HIS HOUSE, AND DRANK WATER._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the LORD, and hast not kept the commandment which the LORD thy God commanded thee, IL A CRIÉ À L'HOMME DE DIEU VENU DE JUDA - plutôt, 'il a pleuré;' i: e., la parole d... [ Continuer la lecture ]
But camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place, of the which the Lord did say to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy carcase shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers. VOTRE CADAVRE NE VIENDRA PAS AU SÉPULCRE DE VOS PÈRES. Voici un exemple de sa possession de l... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND IT CAME TO PASS, AFTER HE HAD EATEN BREAD, AND AFTER HE HAD DRUNK, THAT HE SADDLED FOR HIM THE ASS, TO WIT, FOR THE PROPHET WHOM HE HAD BROUGHT BACK._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcase. UN LION L'A RENCONTRÉ AU PASSAGE ET L'A TUÉ. Il y avait un bois près de Beth-el infesté de lions (2 Rois 2:24). Cette triste catastrophe é... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND, BEHOLD, MEN PASSED BY, AND SAW THE CARCASE CAST IN THE WAY, AND THE LION STANDING BY THE CARCASE: AND THEY CAME AND TOLD IT IN THE CITY WHERE THE OLD PROPHET DWELT._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones: ENTERREZ-MOI DANS LE SÉPULCRE OÙ L'HOMME DE DIEU EST ENTERRÉ. Son motif en faisant cette demande était s... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_FOR THE SAYING WHICH HE CRIED BY THE WORD OF THE LORD AGAINST THE ALTAR IN BETHEL, AND AGAINST ALL THE HOUSES OF THE HIGH PLACES WHICH ARE IN THE CITIES OF SAMARIA, SHALL SURELY COME TO PASS._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places. JÉROBOAM ... FAIT À NOUVEAU DU PLUS PETIT DES PRÊTRES DU PEUPLE - (voir les n... [ Continuer la lecture ]