1Ki 13:32 | TNotes | STEP | 13:32 the message ... will certainly come true: The Lord’s swift judgment convinced the old prophet that the oracle of judgment pronounced by the man of God against Jeroboam’s altar would be fulfilled. The prophecy came true years later during Josiah’s reforms (2 Kgs 23:15-18 ). • Samaria was established as the capital city of Israel during the reign of Omri, first king of Israel’s third dynasty (1 Kgs 16:24 , 29-33 ). The name Samaria sometimes refers to the capital city and sometimes to the northern kingdom in general (2 Kgs 17:24 ; Amos 6:1 ). Samaria’s mention here reflects the perspective of an author living at a later time. Similar uses of location names elsewhere reflect editorial updating (cp. Gen 23:2 with Josh 14:15 ; Judg 1:10 ).

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‏ 1 Kings 13:32

13:32 ^a the message ... will certainly come true: The Lord’s swift judgment convinced the old prophet that the oracle of judgment pronounced by the man of God against Jeroboam’s altar would be fulfilled. The prophecy came true years later during Josiah’s reforms (2 Kgs 23:15-18 ^b).

• Samaria was established as the capital city of Israel during the reign of Omri, first king of Israel’s third dynasty (1 Kgs 16:24 ^c, 29-33 ^d). The name Samaria sometimes refers to the capital city and sometimes to the northern kingdom in general (2 Kgs 17:24 ^e; Amos 6:1 ^f). Samaria’s mention here reflects the perspective of an author living at a later time. Similar uses of location names elsewhere reflect editorial updating (cp. Gen 23:2 ^g with Josh 14:15 ^h; Judg 1:10 ⁱ).