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Verse 2 Kings 13:21. _THEY SPIED A BAND_] They saw one of these
_marauding_ _parties_; and through fear could not wait to bury their
dead, but threw the body into the grave of Elisha, which chanced t...
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THEY CAST THE MAN - Rather, “they thrust the man.” The graves of
the Jews were not pits dug in the ground, like ours, but caves or
cells excavated in the side of a rock, the mouth of the cave being
or...
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5. JEHOAHAZ AND JEHOASH OF ISRAEL, ELISHA'S DEATH
CHAPTER 13
_ 1. The reign of Jehoahaz and his death (2 Kings 13:1)_
2. Jehoash King of Israel (2 Kings 13:10)
3. Elisha and Joash (2 Kings 13:14
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THE REIGN OF JOASH OR JEHOASH OF ISRAEL. During this reign Elisha
died. He is represented, as in 2 Kings 6, as Israel's champion in the
great war with Syria, the chariots of Israel and the horsemen th...
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THEY: probably those who were evading the Moabite marauders.
HE REVIVED. he lived. The sixteenth miracle. See note on 2 Kings 2:15....
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_as they were burying a man_ i.e. Some Israelites had brought a dead
body to the burial-place. The body was carried on a bier, and was not
enclosed in a coffin (cf. Luke 7:12-14), so that when cast in...
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AND IT CAME TO PASS, &C.— The life of Elisha was one continued train
of miracles. The writer of Ecclesiasticus speaks thus concerning him:
_The spirit of Elijah rested upon Elisha; whilst he lived, he...
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B. THE FINAL PREDICTION OF ELISHA 13:14-25
The prophetic ministry of Elisha which had spanned over half a
century, came to a close in the early years of Jehoash of Israel. His
death-bed prophecy conce...
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CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
THE KINGDOMS AT HIGH TIDE
2 Kings 13:10 to 2 Kings 15:7
Help came to Israel in the midst of the Aramean oppression from an
unexpected quarter. In 802 B.C. the Assyrian king Adadni...
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REIGNS OF JEHOAHAZ AND JOASH OF ISRAEL. THE LAST PREDICTION OF ELISHA
3. All _their_ DAYS] RV 'continually,' i.e. throughout the reign of
Jehoahaz.
5 A SAVIOUR] either Jehoash (2 Kings 13:25) or Jero...
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TOUCHED] The corpse would not be placed in a coffin but swathed in
grave-clothes; and the tomb was probably an excavation in the side of
a hill, not a hole in the ground....
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THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH
BOOK OF 2 KINGS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 13
JEHOAHAZ’S RULE AS KING OF *ISRAEL
V1 Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, became the king of *Israel. That
happened in the...
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(14-21) The visit of Joash to the dying Elisha.
This section is obviously derived from another documentary source than
the preceding. What a fresh and life-like picture it presents in
contrast with th...
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AS THEY WERE BURYING. — They — _i.e._, a party of Israelites. The
story is told with vivid _definiteness._
A BAND. — Rather, _the troop_. The particular troop of Moabites
which happened to be making...
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וַ יְהִ֞י הֵ֣ם ׀ קֹבְרִ֣ים אִ֗ישׁ וְ
הִנֵּה֙
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2 Kings 13:10
THE DYNASTY OF JEHU
Jehoahaz
814-797
2 Kings 13:1
JOASH
797-781
2 Kings 13:10;...
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“THE ARROW OF THE LORD'S DELIVERANCE”
2 Kings 13:10
A good man is a great defense to his country. Mary, Queen of Scots,
dreaded the prayers of Knox more than the armies of the king of
France. Perhap...
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Under Jehoahaz the story of corruption ran on in Israel. It was the
story of continuation of evil as moral, and its consequent
continuation as punishment. Readiness of God to forgive is revealed in
th...
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And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they
spied a band [of men]; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of
Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of
E...
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CHAPTER XIII.
Eliseus. His tomb was not in the city, but in a spacious cave, the
entrance of which was secured with a stone, according to custom. This
was removed in the hurry, and the corpse thrown...
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This miracle perhaps, (for I do not presume to decide upon it
positively) had a double signification. Probably it might be intended
to imply that the doctrine Elisha had delivered, gave life to the
so...
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But not merely this. "Elisha died and they buried him" (2 Kings
13:20). Was not Elisha gone then? Not so. There was to be even a more
glorious witness in his death than in his life. In his life, no do...
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_POSTHUMOUS INFLUENCE_
‘When the man was let down, and touched the hones of Elisha, he
revived, and stood upon his feet.’
2 Kings 13:21
The miracle described in these verses—a man being revived by...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 13 THROUGH 17.
Walking in the steps of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, the house of Jehu
was no protection to Israel against Hazael. But the compassion of
Jehovah...
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AND IT CAME TO PASS, AS THEY WERE BURYING A MAN,.... That is, as they
were going to bury him; for as yet they were not come to the place
they designed to bury him at, as appears by what follows:
THAT...
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And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they
spied a band [of men]; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of
Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of
E...
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_As they were burying a man_ Carrying him to his grave; _they spied a
band of men_ A party of Moabites coming toward them, but at some
distance; _and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha_ Th...
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1 Iehoahaz his wicked reigne.
3 Iehoahaz oppressed by Hazael, is relieued by prayer.
8 Ioash succeedeth him.
10 His wicked reigne.
12 Ieroboam succeedeth him.
14 Elisha dying prophecieth to Ioash...
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JEHOASH KING OF ISRAEL...
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And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they,
who were occupied with this work, SPIED A BAND OF MEN, whom they took
to be some of the raiders; AND THEY CAST THE MAN INTO THE SEP...
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JEHOAHAZ REIGNS IN ISRAEL
(vv.10-13)
Jehoash reigned in Judah 40 years (ch.12:1), and in his 23 rd year
Jehoahaz took the throne of Israel (v.1). He reigned 17 years, so it
would appear both these...
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WAS LET DOWN:
_ Heb._ went down...
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20-25 God has many ways to chastise a provoking people. Trouble comes
sometimes from that point whence we least feared it. The mention of
this invasion on the death of Elisha, shows that the removal...
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AS THEY WERE BURYING, or, were about to bury, as that particle is oft
used in the Hebrew tongue. THEY SPIED A BAND OF MEN coming towards
them, but at some distance. THEY CAST THE MAN INTO THE SEPULCHR...
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2 Kings 13:21 burying H6912 (H8802) man H376 spied H7200 (H8804) band
H1416 put H7993 (H8686) man...
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JOASH SMITES ARAM THREE TIMES AS A RESULT OF YHWH GIVING ISRAEL NEW
STRENGTH, RAISING THEM AS IT WERE, FROM THE DEAD (2 KINGS 13:20).
The parlous state of Israel at this time is demonstrated by the fa...
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THE REIGNS OF JEROBOAM KING OF ISRAEL AND AZARIAH (UZZIAH) KING OF
JUDAH (2 KINGS 14:23 TO 2 KINGS 15:7).
The next fourteen verses very much bring out the method and aims of
the prophetic author of th...
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2 Kings 13:21
I. This narrative teaches us that the influence of faithful workers
for the kingdom of God extends beyond the grave, and that frequently a
cause for which men have laboured and spent the...
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2 Kings 13:20
We Protestants do not attach much virtue to relics in the ordinary
sense of the term, but there is a sense in which we may reasonably do
so. Relics are remains; and while we believe that...
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2 Kings 13:1. _In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of
Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over
Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years. And he did that wh...
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CONTENTS: Reign of Jehoahaz over Israel and his death. Accession of
Jehoash and his death. Elisha's death and the miracle at his tomb.
CHARACTERS: God, Elisha, Jehoahaz, Jehoash, Hazael.
CONCLUSION:...
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2 Kings 13:4. _Jehoahaz besought the Lord,_ as oppressed Israel had
done in the time of the Judges.
2 Kings 13:5. _The Lord gave Israel a Saviour._ Not Joash, as some
say, but Messiah, the Angel of hi...
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_And Elisha died, and they buried him._
THE RESURRECTION OF A MAN IN THE TOMB OF ELISHA; LIFE DERIVED FROM THE
HOLY DEAD
Death is no respecter of persons; the most illustrious, as well as the
most o...
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_Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died._
THE DEATH OF ELISHA
I. A great man dying.
II. A wicked man regretting the event.
III. A good man leaving the world interested in poste...
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2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 13:1 Jehoahaz and Jehoash. The story goes
back to the northern kingdom, Israel, and focuses on the two northern
kings who ruled during Joash of Judah’s lifetime....
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2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 13:20 GRAVE OF ELISHA. Tombs in ancient
Israel were often dug out of soft rock or located in caves (e.g.,
Genesis 23:1). They were not diff
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
2 Kings 13:20. MOABITES INVADED THE LAND AT THE COMING IN OF THE
YEAR—בָּא שָׁנָה—_lit., a year came;_ but it may be
interpreted as the Spring season, in ancient time...
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EXPOSITION
2 KINGS 13:1
REIGNS OF JEHOAHAZ, SON OF JEHU, AND JOASH, SON OF JEHOAHAZ, OVER
ISRAEL. NOTICES OF
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Now we're going to move north again to the reign of Jehoahaz over
Israel in chapter thirteen. So up in Israel, Jehu has died and his son
Jehoahaz begins to reign over Israel there in Samaria, and he r...
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2 Kings 4:35; Acts 19:12; Acts 5:15; Ezekiel 37:1; Isaiah 26:19;...
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He revived — Which miracle God wrought, to do honour to that great
prophet, and that by this seal he might confirm his doctrine, to
strengthen the faith of Joash, and of the Israelites, in this promis...