Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 7:7
Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it [was], and fled for their life.
To save their lives; which they fancied to be in such present and extreme danger, that they durst not stay to take away any of their goods, but every man fled the next way before him.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight,…. Or in the dark, as the Targum; when the twilight was going off; so that the lepers came very quickly after they were gone, 2Ki 7:5
and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses; such was their fright, that they could not stay to loose their cattle, with which they might have made greater speed, but ran away on foot: and they left
even the camp as it was; took nothing away with them, either money or provisions:
and fled for their life; which they imagined to be in great danger.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(7) Wherefore (and) they arose.The verse gives a vivid picture of a wild flight, in which everything was forgotten except personal safety.
As it was.Camp is feminine here and in Gen. 32:9 only.
For their life.1Ki. 19:3.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2Ki 7:7 Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it [was], and fled for their life.
Ver. 7. Wherefore they arose and fled. ] Upon the forementioned imagination of theirs, which themselves, likely, made public, so that other nations took notice of it.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
they arose: Job 18:11, Psa 48:4-6, Psa 68:12, Pro 21:1, Pro 28:1, Jer 48:8, Jer 48:9
their horses: Psa 20:7, Psa 20:8, Psa 33:17, Amo 2:14-16
and fled for their life: Num 35:11, Num 35:12, Pro 6:5, Isa 2:20, Mat 24:16-18, Heb 6:18
Reciprocal: Lev 26:36 – I will send Deu 2:25 – General Jdg 7:14 – into his hand Jdg 7:21 – all the host 1Sa 14:15 – there was trembling 1Sa 17:53 – they spoiled 1Ki 20:20 – the Syrians 2Ki 7:10 – no man there 2Ch 14:14 – exceeding Psa 48:5 – were Psa 53:5 – There Isa 7:2 – And his heart Jer 46:5 – fled apace Jer 49:5 – I will Eze 7:19 – shall cast Amo 4:3 – them into the palace
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Ki 7:7. Wherefore they arose and fled And that with incredible precipitation, as for their lives, leaving their camp as it was, and even their horses, which, if they had taken them, might have expedited their flight. None of them had so much sense as to send scouts to discover the supposed enemy, much less courage enough to face them. God can, when he pleases, dispirit the boldest, and make the stoutest hearts to tremble. They that will not fear God, he can make them fear at the shaking of a leaf. Perhaps Gehazi was one of these lepers, which might occasion his being taken notice of by the king, chap. 2Ki 8:4.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
7:7 Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it [was], and {g} fled for their life.
(g) The wicked need no greater enemy than their own conscience to pursue them.