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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible — II Kings
Gill, John, 1697-1771 · 90,514 words · 402 reading sections
2 Kings 7:4
2 Kings 7:4 Ver. 4. If we say we will enter into the city,.... Contrary to the law which forbid them: then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there; not being able to obtain food to preserve life: and if we sit here, we die also; having nothing to eat to support nature: now therefore let us come, and fall …
131 wordsSECTION 1222 Kings 7:5
2 Kings 7:5 Ver. 5. And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Syrians,...., The dusk of the evening, or the evening twilight, as appears from 2Ki 7:9, and when they were come to the uttermost part of the camp of Syria; not the further part of it, but the edge or border of it nearest to them: behol…
87 wordsSECTION 1232 Kings 7:6
2 Kings 7:6 Ver. 6. For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, even the noise of a great host,.... Or of many armies, as the Targum; either in the air by the ministry of angels; or the Lord so wrought upon their imagination, that they fancied they heard such noise…
211 wordsSECTION 1242 Kings 7:7
2 Kings 7:7 Ver. 7. 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 th…
108 wordsSECTION 1252 Kings 7:8
2 Kings 7:8 Ver. 8. And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the camp, they went into one tent,.... The first they came to: and did eat and drink; which was the first thing they did, being hungry, and almost starved: and carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid it; in a place without…
114 wordsSECTION 1262 Kings 7:9
2 Kings 7:9 Ver. 9. Then they said one to another, we do not well,.... This is not right, to take this booty to ourselves; it is not doing justice to our brethren, and it may not prove well to ourselves in the issue: this day is a day of good tidings; to be delivered from the enemy, and have such plenty of provisions…
205 wordsSECTION 1272 Kings 7:10
2 Kings 7:10 Ver. 10. So they came and called to the porter of the city,.... The chief of those that had the care of the gate of it; for there were more than one, as follows: and they told them; the porter, and the watchmen with him: we came to the camp of the Syrians, and, behold, there was no man there, neither vo…
162 wordsSECTION 1282 Kings 7:11
2 Kings 7:11 Ver. 11. And he called the porters,.... The porter of the city called to the porters of the king's palace: and they told it to the king's house within; to some of his domestic servants within the palace, and they reported it to the king.…
49 wordsSECTION 1292 Kings 7:12
2 Kings 7:12 Ver. 12. And the king arose in the night,.... Upon the report made to him: and he said unto his servants, I will now show you what the Syrians have done to us; taking it to be a stratagem of theirs to decoy them: they know that we be hungry; and would be glad to come out of the city to get some food: t…
150 wordsSECTION 1302 Kings 7:13
2 Kings 7:13 Ver. 13. And one of his servants answered and said, let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city,.... Not having died through the famine as the rest: behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it; behold, I say, they are even as the multitud…
160 wordsSECTION 1312 Kings 7:14
2 Kings 7:14 Ver. 14. They took therefore two chariot horses,.... Not five, but two only, and those the best, that drew in the king's chariot perhaps, and so were better fed, and fitter for this expedition: and the king sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, go and see; whether they are fled or not.…
58 wordsSECTION 1322 Kings 7:15
2 Kings 7:15 Ver. 15. And they went after them unto Jordan,.... Not finding them in the camp, and knowing the rout they would take to their own land, they went as far as Jordan, over which they must pass: and, lo, all the way was full of garments and vessels which the Syrians had cast away in their haste; in their fr…
126 wordsSECTION 1332 Kings 7:16
2 Kings 7:16 Ver. 16. And the people went out and spoiled the tents of the Syrians,.... Of their riches, and of their provisions; of which there was such a plenty, not only for present use, but for sale, so that a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, &c. according to the word of the Lord; by Elisha, 2Ki 7:1.…
356 wordsSECTION 1342 Kings 8:1
2 Kings 8:1 INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS 8 This chapter gives an account of some advice Elisha had formerly given to the Shunammite woman, and of the success of it, 2Ki 8:1 and of the sickness of the king of Syria, who sent to Elisha, then being at Damascus, by Hazael, to know whether he should recover; by whom a message …
241 wordsSECTION 1352 Kings 8:2
2 Kings 8:2 Ver. 2. And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God,.... Whose words she had reason to believe; she having a son given to her according to his word, and this restored to life, when dead, through his intercession: and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philist…
95 wordsSECTION 1362 Kings 8:3
2 Kings 8:3 Ver. 3. And it came to pass, at the seven years end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines,.... Either hearing that the famine was over, or believing that it was, the time being expired the prophet fixed for it: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house, and for her land; …
151 wordsSECTION 1372 Kings 8:4
2 Kings 8:4 Ver. 4. And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God,.... Elisha's servant, just at the same time the woman made her application to him; so that this was before he was dismissed from the service of the prophet, and consequently before the affair of Naaman's cure, and so before the siege of…
142 wordsSECTION 1382 Kings 8:5
2 Kings 8:5 Ver. 5. And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life,.... Which was the Shunammite's son: that, behold, the woman whose son he had restored to life cried to the king for her house, and for her land; came and presented her petition to the king at that very instant…
93 wordsSECTION 1392 Kings 8:6
2 Kings 8:6 Ver. 6. And when the king asked the woman, she told him,.... The whole affair; how that she had a son according to the word of Elisha, when she had been barren, and her husband old; that this child was struck with sickness, and died; and that the prophet, through his prayers, restored it to life: so the k…
154 wordsSECTION 1402 Kings 8:7
2 Kings 8:7 Ver. 7. And Elisha came to Damascus,.... On what account, and when, is not certain, whether to convert Gehazi, as say the Jews {d}; or to confirm Naaman in the true religion he professed, for which he might be dismissed from his office, since another man was made general of the Syrian army; or on account o…
166 wordsSECTION 1412 Kings 8:8
2 Kings 8:8 Ver. 8. And the king said to Hazael,.... The captain general of his army: take a present in thine hand, and go and meet the man of God, who, perhaps, was not as yet come into the city, only into the region of Damascus: or rather "with thee"; so the Vulgate Latin and Arabic versions; and which Noldius {f} …
130 wordsSECTION 1422 Kings 8:9
2 Kings 8:9 Ver. 9. So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him,.... As was usual when a prophet or seer was consulted, see 1Sa 9:7 even of every good thing of Damascus; which was a very fruitful place, and had abundance of gardens and orchards in it, which yielded excellent fruit, and of such it is proba…
177 wordsSECTION 1432 Kings 8:10
2 Kings 8:10 Ver. 10. And Elisha said unto him, go, say unto him, thou mayest certainly recover,.... That is, of the disease; and there was not only a probability that he might recover of it, it not being a mortal one, but a certainty that he should not die of it, as he did not, but die a violent death, which the prop…
196 wordsSECTION 1442 Kings 8:11
2 Kings 8:11 Ver. 11. And he settled his countenance steadfastly,.... Refrained himself as much as possible, that he might not weep, as some Jewish writers interpret it; or, as others, he turned his face on one side, and covered it with his hands, that Hazael might not see him weep; or rather he set his face on Hazael…
111 wordsSECTION 1452 Kings 8:12
2 Kings 8:12 Ver. 12. And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord?.... Imagining it was for the death of Benhadad he had predicted, for which he could see no reason; of the title, "my lord", see 1Ki 18:7 and he answered, because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel; which he foresaw by a spirit of p…
190 wordsSECTION 1462 Kings 8:13
2 Kings 8:13 Ver. 13. And Hazael said, but what, [is] thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing?.... What dost thou take me to be, a vile, impudent, fierce, and cruel creature, as a dog, to be guilty of so great inhumanity and barbarity as this? or what is thy servant? a dog, a mean abject creature, of no …
133 wordsSECTION 1472 Kings 8:14
2 Kings 8:14 Ver. 14. So he departed from Elisha, and came to his master,.... Benhadad king of Syria: who said to him, what said Elisha to thee? concerning his recovery, which was the thing uppermost in his mind, and he was eagerly desirous to know how it would be: and he answered, he told me that thou shouldest sur…
101 wordsSECTION 1482 Kings 8:15
2 Kings 8:15 Ver. 15. And it came to pass on the morrow,.... In such haste was Hazael to be king, as the prophet said he would be: that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died; not that Benhadad took or ordered such a cloth to be dipped and laid on his own face, to al…
200 wordsSECTION 1492 Kings 8:16
2 Kings 8:16 Ver. 16. And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel,.... Who began his reign in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat, 2Ki 3:1. Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah; as he continued to be two years more; for this must be in the twenty third year of his reign, and he reigned twenty five ye…
168 wordsSECTION 1502 Kings 8:17
2 Kings 8:17 Ver. 17. Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign,.... The second time, in the lifetime of his father: and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem; which ended in the twelfth year of Joram king of Israel, 2Ki 8:25.…
48 wordsSECTION 1512 Kings 8:18
2 Kings 8:18 Ver. 18. And he walked in the way of the king's of Israel, as did the house of Ahab,.... Imitated them in idolatry: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife; whose name was Athaliah, 2Ki 8:26, and by her he was drawn into idolatrous practices; of such bad consequence are marriages with idolaters; it is very…
125 wordsSECTION 1522 Kings 8:19
2 Kings 8:19 Ver. 19. Yet the Lord would not destroy Judah for David his servant's sake,.... Not for his merits, but for the mercy he assured him of: as he promised him to give to him always a light, [and] to his children; or a kingdom, as the Targum; therefore he would not utterly destroy the tribe, nor suffer the s…
77 wordsSECTION 1532 Kings 8:20
2 Kings 8:20 Ver. 20. In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah,.... Who had been tributary to Judah ever since the times of David, for the space of one hundred and fifty years:and made a king over themselves; for though they are said to have kings, those were only deputy kings, as in 1Ki 22:47 and now th…
886 wordsSECTION 1542 Kings 9:1
2 Kings 9:1 INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS 9 In this chapter we are told that one of the sons of the prophets was sent by Elisha to anoint Jehu king of Israel, and to order him to smite and destroy the whole house of Ahab, 2Ki 9:1, which being done unto him, and the order received by Jehu, he acquainted his captains with it…
199 wordsSECTION 1552 Kings 9:2
2 Kings 9:2 Ver. 2. And when thou comest thither,.... To Ramothgilead; but from whence he went is uncertain, doubtless where there was a school of the prophets, perhaps that which was erected near Jordan, on the other side of which lay Ramothgilead, 2Ki 6:1, look out there Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimsh…
172 wordsSECTION 1562 Kings 9:3
2 Kings 9:3 Ver. 3. Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head,.... When in the chamber together alone: and say, thus saith the Lord, I have anointed thee king over Israel; which was done, not with the anointing oil in the temple, which could not be come by; and with which, as Kimchi from their Rabbins says, o…
148 wordsSECTION 1572 Kings 9:4
2 Kings 9:4 Ver. 4. So the young man, even the young man the prophet, went to Ramothgilead. It is repeated, that it might be observed that it was a young man that went, who was more fit for this service than Elisha, partly because of his age, and partly because he would be less known; as also his age is remarked, this…
127 wordsSECTION 1582 Kings 9:5
2 Kings 9:5 Ver. 5. And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting,.... Either at a table, being at dinner, or at a council of war: and he said, I have an errand unto thee, O captain; looking and directing his speech to Jehu; or, "I have a word to thee" {l}; something to say to thee, intimating that …
133 wordsSECTION 1592 Kings 9:6
2 Kings 9:6 Ver. 6. And he arose, and went into the house,.... Into the inner chamber in it: and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the Lord, even over Israel; for though they were fallen into idolatry, and from the pure wo…
104 wordsSECTION 1602 Kings 9:7
2 Kings 9:7 Ver. 7. And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master,.... For Jehu was one of Ahab's captains, as he was now one of his son's, as appears from 2Ki 9:25, but this was to be no objection with him to the destroying of his house, as being an act of high treason, since he had an order for it from the King …
159 wordsSECTION 1612 Kings 9:8
2 Kings 9:8 Ver. 8. For the whole house of Ahab shall perish,.... Be cut off by death, and that in a violent manner, not one should escape: and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel; of these phrases, See Gill on "1Ki 14:10" see Gill on "1Ki 21:21"…
67 wordsSECTION 1622 Kings 9:9
2 Kings 9:9 Ver. 9. And I will make the house of Ahab, The same is threatened, See Gill on "1Ki 21:22".…
24 wordsSECTION 1632 Kings 9:10
2 Kings 9:10 Ver. 10. And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel,.... Or in the field of Jezreel; the Targum is, the inheritance of Jezreel; this is also threatened, 1Ki 21:23 and [there shall be] none to bury her; or nothing of her to bury, as Kimchi, all being eaten up but her skull, feet, and the pal…
111 wordsSECTION 1642 Kings 9:11
2 Kings 9:11 Ver. 11. Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord,.... The rest of the captains of the army, who served under Joram as he did: and one said unto him, is all well? one of the captains, the greatest of them, as Kimchi; he inquired whether he brought any ill news, since he came and went in such hast…
257 wordsSECTION 1652 Kings 9:12
2 Kings 9:12 Ver. 12. And they said, [it is] false, tell us now,.... They did not believe he spoke truth, but concealed from them the real matter; which they concluded to be of some importance, by the hastiness of the messenger, the privacy between them, the countenance of Jehu, which discovered thoughtfulness and con…
137 wordsSECTION 1662 Kings 9:13
2 Kings 9:13 Ver. 13. Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and put it under him on the top of the stairs,.... That is, under Jehu, that he might be raised higher, and put on an eminence above them, agreeably to the high rank and dignity he was raised unto, and which they hereby acknowledged; and that he m…
244 wordsSECTION 1672 Kings 9:14
2 Kings 9:14 Ver. 14. So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram,.... He and the captains with him entered into a confederacy to depose Joram, and set him up as king: now Joram had kept Ramothgilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria; having taken it, he left his army in…
106 wordsSECTION 1682 Kings 9:15
2 Kings 9:15 Ver. 15. But King Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel,.... As is recorded, 2Ki 8:29 and here repeated for the reason above given: and Jehu said, if it be your minds; to engage one and all, and heartily, in this conspiracy, and to make me king: then let none go forth nor escape out of the city, to…
91 wordsSECTION 1692 Kings 9:16
2 Kings 9:16 Ver. 16. So Jehu rode in a chariot,.... In great pomp and majesty as a king: and went to Jezreel: set forward on a march thither with his captains, and part of his army at least, from Ramothgilead; which, according to Bunting {n}, was twenty four miles: for Jordan lay there; to be cured of his wounds, a…
84 wordsSECTION 1702 Kings 9:17
2 Kings 9:17 Ver. 17. And there stood a watchman on the tower of Jezreel,.... Who could see afar off when an enemy was coming, and his business was to give notice of it; and especially he was now on his watch tower, because the king was there, and this was necessary for his safety: and he spied the company of Jehu as…
165 wordsSECTION 1712 Kings 9:18
2 Kings 9:18 Ver. 18. So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, thus saith the king, is it peace?.... Are things well in the army, or any disturbance in the kingdom? are you come as friends or enemies? and Jehu said, what hast thou to do with peace? or to ask such a question: turn thee behind me; which h…
130 wordsSECTION 1722 Kings 9:19
2 Kings 9:19 Ver. 19. Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to them, and said,.... The same as the first messenger did, and had the same answer, and was bid to do the same as in the preceding verse.…
44 wordsSECTION 1732 Kings 9:20
2 Kings 9:20 Ver. 20. And the watchman told, saying, he came even unto them, and cometh not again,.... Was detained, as the other was: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for, coming nearer, the watchman could discern the manner of his driving: for he driveth furiously; in great haste, mak…
177 wordsSECTION 1742 Kings 9:21
2 Kings 9:21 Ver. 21. And Joram said, make ready,.... The chariot, put to the horses; bind them, as the word signifies, to the chariot: and his chariot was made ready; by his servants immediately: and Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot; not both in the same chariot, but each…
2,092 wordsSECTION 1752 Kings 10:1
2 Kings 10:1 INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS 10 This chapter gives a further account of the destruction of the house of Ahab by Jehu, or his orders, even of all his sons and relations, 2Ki 10:1, and also of the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah, 2Ki 10:12, of his taking up Jehonadab the son of Rechab into his chariot, to be …
311 wordsSECTION 1762 Kings 10:2
2 Kings 10:2 Ver. 2. Now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons are with you,.... Sons of Ahab, and some of Joram, and all either the sons or grandsons of Ahab: and there are with you chariots and horses; military ones: a fenced city also: as Samaria was, well walled and fortified, and able …
81 wordsSECTION 1772 Kings 10:3
2 Kings 10:3 Ver. 3. Look even out the best and meetest of your master's sons,.... Most fit for government, whether on account of age or proper qualifications, and wisdom, courage, &c. and set him on his father's throne; proclaim him king: and fight for your master's house; that the crown may continue in his family;…
77 wordsSECTION 1782 Kings 10:4
2 Kings 10:4 Ver. 4. But they were exceedingly afraid,.... They were intimidated at once; for they saw the purport of those letters, that should they attempt anything of this kind, he would come upon them with his forces: and said, behold, two kings stood not before him; the kings of Israel and Judah, Joram and Ahazi…
123 wordsSECTION 1792 Kings 10:5
2 Kings 10:5 Ver. 5. And he that was over the house,.... The king's palace in Samaria, who had the custody, care, and government of it: and he that was over the city; the commander and governor of it, that had the highest post in it under the king; the elders also all other subordinate officers and magistrates: and…
153 wordsSECTION 1802 Kings 10:6
2 Kings 10:6 Ver. 6. Then he wrote a letter the second time to them,.... Having gained his point by the former: saying, if ye be mine, acknowledge yourselves my subjects and servants; and if ye will hearken to my voice; obey my commands: take ye the heads of the men your master's sons; that is, take off their heads…
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