Bible dictionaries
Schools of the Prophets
What Bible dictionaries say about “Schools of the Prophets”, one article after the other.
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
Schools of the Prophets - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)
(1 Sam. 19:18-24; 2 Kings 2:3, 5, 7, 12, 15) were instituted for the purpose of training young men for the prophetical and priestly offices. (See [553]PROPHET; [554]SAMUEL.)
Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
The article in Easton + Webster 1828International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE 1915)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2
The article in ISBE 1915