KJV King James Version
Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Ezekiel 14:1
Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then some of the elders of Israel came and sat down before me.
WEB World English Bible
Then came certain of the elders of Israel to me, and sat before me.
ASV American Standard Version
Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And come in unto me do certain of the elders of Israel, and sit before me.
Surrounding context — Ezekiel 14
1 Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.
2 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
3 Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be inquired of at all by them?
4 Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to the prophet; I the LORD will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols;
Cross-references
Ezekiel 8:1And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth [month], in the fifth [day] of the month, [as] I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon me.2 Kings 6:32But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and [the king] sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: [is] not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?Ezekiel 20:1And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth [month], the tenth [day] of the month, [that] certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and sat before me.Isaiah 29:13Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near [me] with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:Ezekiel 33:31And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee [as] my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, [but] their heart goeth after their covetousness.Acts 4:5And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,Acts 4:8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,Acts 22:3I am verily a man [which am] a Jew, born in Tarsus, [a city] in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, [and] taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.Luke 10:39And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word.
HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION
Compare classic commentaries on Ezekiel 14:1
Put Matthew Henry, Adam Clarke, Calvin, Wesley, Barnes, Jamieson–Fausset–Brown, Aquinas’ Catena and other public-domain sources beside the passage.
Compare commentaries →