- into an inner chamber:
- or, from chamber to chamber, Heb. into a chamber in a chamber. "In one of the halls of the seraglio at Constantinople," says Deut. Lam. Motraye, "the eunuch made us pass by several little chambers, with doors shut, like the cells of monks or nuns, as far as I could judge by one that another eunuch opened." This exactly corresponds with the idea of a "chamber within a chamber;" and it would appear that Micaiah predicted that Zedekiah should fly for shelter to a Harem, which we have seen was deemed inviolate. (See note on "And when the messengersª were come in,ª° behold,¹ [there was] an imageª in¹ the bed,ª with a pillowª of goats'ª [hair] for his bolster.ª" {1Sm 19:16}.) "But the restª° fledª° to Aphek,ª into¹ the city;ª and [there] a wallª fellª° upon¹ twentyª and sevenª thousandª of the menª [that were] left.ª° And Benhadadª fled,ª° and cameª° into¹ the city,ª into an inner² chamber.ª" {1Kg 20:30} + "Come,²°¹ my people,ª enterª° thou into thy chambers,ª and shutª° thy doorsª about¹ thee: hideª° thyself as it were for a littleª moment,ª until¹ the indignationª be overpast.ª°" {Isa 26:20}
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