1 Kings 2:30

Verse 30

30. Come forth Such criminals as Joab even the altar would not defend, but the law required that they be taken from the altar to be slain. “If a man come presumptuously on his neighbour to slay him with guile, thou shalt take him from mine altar that he may die.” Exodus 21:14.

Nay; but I will die here He knew that to leave that sacred spot was to go to certain death, and he seems to have hoped that Solomon’s reverence for the altar would prevent his being slain there. But his bloodguiltiness was, in Solomon’s mind, too great to admit him to the least compassion. Compare Numbers 35:30-33 and Deuteronomy 19:13.

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

Daniel Whedon was born in 1808 in Onondaga, N.Y. Dr. Whedon was well qualified as a commentator. He was professor of Ancient Languages in Wesleyan University, studied law and had some years of pastoral experience. He was editor of the Methodist Quarterly Review for more than twenty years. Besides many articles for religious papers he was also the author of the well-known and important work, Freedom of the Will. Dr. Whedon was noted for his incisive, vigorous style, both as preacher and writer. He died at Atlantic Highlands, N.J., June 8, 1885.Whedon was a pivotal figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism in the nineteenth-centry America. As a result of his efforts, some historians have concluded that he was responsible for a new doctrine of man that was more dependent upon philosophical principles than scripture.... Show more

Dr. Daniel D. Whedon was a central figure in the struggle between Calvinism and Arminianism. He devoted 25 years to writing the New Testament commentaries. Other authors wrote the Old Testament commentaries with Whedon serving as the editor. Study the bible online.... Show more

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Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

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