Kane Dane “There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.” (Deuteronomy 23:17, KJV) Cult prostitute? The word translated “whore” is the noun “קדשׁה (kedeshah)” and the word translated “sodomite” is the noun “קדשׁ (kadesh)”. The first is the female form of the word and the second is … Read more
We all know that David killed Goliath. 1 Chronicles 20:5 in all translations says Elhanan killed the brother of Goliath. The problem is with 2 Samuel 21:19. The KJV correctly says Elhanan killed the brother of Goliath, but many translations, such as the NASB, ESV and NIV 1984, say Elhanan killed Goliath: KJV: “And there was … Read more
“24 And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him. 25 Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me. 26 So … Read more
6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. 7 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. (Psalm 12:6-7, KJV) Psalm 12:6-7 offers a wonderful promise that God will preserve his words forever. Yet this promise … Read more
“Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel.” (2 Kings 8:26, KJV) “Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. … Read more