as he had said by all his servants the prophets R.V. as he spake by the hand of all his servants the prophets. These were probably more numerous, in connexion with the northern kingdom than with the kingdom of Judah, and conspicuous among them were the great figures of Elijah and Elisha. The other prophets of Israel were Ahijah the Shilonite of the land of Ephraim (1 Kings 14:4), an anonymous prophet in Beth-el (1 Kings 13:11), Micaiah the son of Imlah in Samaria (1 Kings 22:10). Elijah was a Gileadite (1 Kings 17:1), and Abel-meholah, Elisha's birthplace, was in the tribe of Issachar (1 Kings 19:16), Jonah was born at Gath-hepher in Galilee in the tribe of Zebulon (2 Kings 14:25), Nahum the Elkoshite was of Israel (Nahum 1:1), and probably Hosea also. The prophecy of Amos is concerning Israel, but he was born at Tekoah in Judah.

to Assyria unto this day See above on 2 Kings 2:22. The R.V. begins this last clause -So Israel was" &c.

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