Bible Commentary

And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the driving [is] like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously. 20. the driving is like the driving of Jehu ] It is clear from this that Jehu was well known, and the manner in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 9:20”

Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to them, and said, Thus saith the king, [Is it] peace? And Jehu answered, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to them, and said,…. The same as the first messenger … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 9:19”

So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, [Is it] peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again. 18. What hast thou to do with peace? … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 9:18”

And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take a horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, [Is it] peace? 17. And there stood a watchman ] R.V. Now the watchman … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 9:17”

So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram. 16. went to Jezreel ] After these words the LXX. has “for Joram king of Israel was being cured in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians gave him in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 9:16”

But king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said, If it be your minds, [then] let none go forth [nor] escape out of the city to go to tell [it] in Jezreel. 15. But … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 9:15”

So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram had kept Ramoth-gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria. 14. conspired against Joram ] The verb has the notion of ‘binding’. Hence it implies here that Jehu made a league with the other generals to carry … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 9:14”

Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put [it] under him on the top of the stairs, and blew with trumpets, saying, Jehu is king. 13. Then they hasted ] The LXX. gives ‘they heard it and hastened’. This action on the part of the generals shews how little they were attached … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 9:13”

And they said, [It is] false; tell us now. And he said, Thus and thus spoke he to me, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. 12. It is false ] In the bluntest way they make Jehu understand that his answer is a mere subterfuge, and that in spite … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 9:12”

Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and [one] said unto him, [Is] all well? wherefore came this mad [fellow] to thee? And he said unto them, Ye know the man, and his communication. 11 26. Jehu is proclaimed, and goes to Jezreel. Joram is slain, and his body cast into the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 9:11”