Bible Commentary

And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 1:13”

And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I [be] a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty. And Elijah answered and said unto them,…. The same as he had to the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 1:12”

Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly. 11. Again also [R.V. And again ] he sent ] Ahaziah has no regard for the lives that have been sacrificed. Josephus pictures … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 1:11”

And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I [be] a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty. 10. If I be a man of God ] The spirit of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 1:10”

Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of a hill. And he spoke unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down. 9. Then the king sent unto him ] Clearly Ahaziah’s design … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 1:9”

And they answered him, [He was] a hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It [is] Elijah the Tishbite. 8. He was a hairy man ] Literally, ‘lord, i.e. possessor, of hair’. This might equally be used of the long hair of the head and beard, or … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 1:8”

And he said unto them, What manner of man [was he] which came up to meet you, and told you these words? 7. What manner of man was he?] The Hebrew noun which is usually rendered ‘judgement’ is applied sometimes to external appearances of things. Thus Exo 26:30, ‘Thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 1:7”

And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, [Is it] not because [there is] not a God in Israel, [that] thou sendest to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 1:6”

And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back? 5. And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said ] More literally with R.V., And the messengers returned unto him and he said. The pronoun refers to the sick king in Samaria. They could only … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 1:5”

Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed. 4. And Elijah departed ] i.e. to fulfil the command which had been given him by the angel. The LXX. adds ‘and spake unto them’. The compiler of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 1:4”