among which Jehu might be one : and theſe were here littiag with him ;. cither, to ieceive comfort and counſel from him in rhis di- {rrefſed time ; or rather, to ſfollicite kim to uſe his Power with G d, tor their relief : which according'y he doth, and in compli- ance with them, nor out of any fear of the King, ( from which he very well knew by frequent experience,and certain aſſurance, that God both could and would deliver him ), he gives the foilowing aniwer, chap.7-+, y Or, one of them who ſtood before his face,one of his Guaid,or tome other Officer, to rake away his head as it follows. z Bcing admoniſhed by God of his danger. a The genuine Son of that wicked 4hab tie Murderer of the Lords Prophets, i King 18. 4 and 21 9. whoſe ſon he is not by Birth only, but alto by his man- ners & bjoody ditpuſirion. Compare 50þ.8.44.This expreſſion may feem very harth and unfit ; nor is it to be drawn into imitation by others ; bur it muſt be conſidered, that he was an extraordinary Prophet, intruſted with a power in ſome ſort ſuperior to that of Joram,and had Authority to controle and rebuke him in the Name of the King of kings. 6 To kill me,before he hear what I have ro ſay. c Nor to the King. but the Meſſenger. who was laſt men- rioned ; that he may not break it upon me,and take away my Life, before the King comes. & You ſhall nor necd to hold him long
"or the King is juſt at his heels coming, as is probable ; either ro reCal his rain and furious 1tenrence ; or, at leaſt to debate the mat- rer with the Prophet, and to procure relief.
33 And while he yet taiked with them, behold, the meitenger came down unto him e; and he faid f, Be- 10id this evil g is of the LORD 65, what ſhould 1 waic tor the LORD any longer z ?
my ſon to morrow. |
29 So * we boiled my ſon,and did eat him o : and ] ſaid unto her on the F next day,Give thy ſon, that we may ear him : and ſhe hath hid her ſon p.
o Adreadful Judgment threatned to them in caſe of their Apoſta Cy,Deut.28.56,57- in which they were now deeply plunged. Com- pare Ez-k 5-10. p Either,that ſhe might eat him alone; or rather,thar tbe mighr ſave him from Death, her Bowels yerning towards him, and her hunger being in great meaſure ſatisfied.
30 © Andit came to paſs, when the king heard the words of the woman,thar he rent his clothes q, and he paſſed by upon the wall, and the people r looked, and behold, be had ſackcloth within upon his fleſh /
q Partly. in Grief for ſuch an horrid Fatt : and partly, through
was held taſt, thar he could not come at the Propher till the King came, as the Prophet had commanded them to do. f Either, 1. Te Meſſenger in the Kings name & word- Or,Second!ly, The King hims {clf, who, though nor here named,may be preſumed ro be preſent
both by the Prophets prediction of his ſpeedy coming,and by the preſence of the Lord,on whoſe hand the king leaned, chap. 7.2: g This dreadful Famine, which is now ſo extream, that Women are for- ced to eat their own Children.h He hath inflicted it,and {for onchr
that I ſee) he will not remove it. Thus he lays all the blame upon
God, not, as he ought,upon his own, and his M thers wickedneſs,
which provoked God, who doth nor willingly afflift, ro ſend this
heavy Judgment upon him. 7 Thou bids me wai! upon God for
help : but I perceive I may wait long enough before deliverance
come ; I am weary with waiting,I can wait no longer.
CHAP. VIE
Eliſhs proph:ſieth incredible Plenty in Samaria : Aud the death of a zreat Lord, who would not believe the Propheſie, 1, v. Four Lepers wiſe: the Camp of the Syrians, ani bring tidings of their flight, being haſted away by God.z —11. The king ſindeth Spizsr, who confirm this Report : And he [poileth their Tents ; Great Plenty : the Lord, on whoſe Hand the King leaned, 1s troden upon by the Pecple, and dieth, 12 ——=—— 20
Yen Eliſha ſaid a, Hear ye the word of theLORD, Thus ſaith the LORD 5b, To morrow abnut this time ſhall a meaſure c of fine flour be /old for a ſhekel d, and two meaſures of barley for a ſhekel, in the gate of Samaria.
a Either,to the Meſſenger,to be reported to the King : or rather, ro the King, being then come to him, as it is exprefſcd, wer-18.and
Indignation at the Prophet, ver» 34 7 Who were in great numbers
to bis Courtiers, who were come wath him, vr. 2. þ The Lord
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whom vou have ſo highly offended, and at preſent deſpiſe and refuſe to wait upon, of his own meer Grace and Bounty hath ſent you the glad ridings of your deliverance. c Heb. Seab, a meaſure containing f fix Cabs, or 144 Egg-ſhelis, or about a Peck and a Pottle of our, Mcature, 4 Compare this with chap: 6e 25. | 2 Then + a lord on whole hand the king leaned e, | anſwered the man of GOD, and faid, Behold, if the:
thing be? And he ſaid, behold, thou ſhale ſee jt with thine eyes, but ſhalt not eat thereof yg.
e When he walked. See Chap. 5, 18, f Through which he could Rain down Corn, as once he did Manna. g A juſt puniſhment for ſuch peremptory unbelief, whereby he m:de not only the Propaer, but even God himſelf ( in whoſe Name it was evident Elijha faid and did this and other things ) a Iyar»
2 T And there were four leprous men at the entring in of the gate h : and they ſaid one to another, Why fit we here until we die ?
h To wit. of the City ; out of which they were ſhut by vertue of Gods Law, Lev. 13. 46. and 14+ 3. either, the dwelling place of the Lepers, was near the Gate : or, they were come very near the Gate, tor fear of the Syrians.
4 If we ſay, we will enter into the city, then the Fa- mine zs in the city, and we ſhall die there : and if we fir ſtill here, we die alſo» Now therefore come, and ler us fall unto the hoſt of the Syrians: ifthey fave us alive, we ſhall live; and if they kill us, we ſhall bur die.
5 And they roſe up in the ewilight i co go unto the camp of the Syriins : and when they were come to the uttermo{t parc of the camp of Syria, behold, there 2945 noe man there.
; In the Evening twilight, as appears from v. 9. and 12.