George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
2 Kings 6:32
Murderer. Achab had slain Naboth, and Jezabel had destroyed the prophets. (Calmet)
Murderer. Achab had slain Naboth, and Jezabel had destroyed the prophets. (Calmet)
Verse 2 Kings 6:32. _THIS SON OF A MURDERER_] Jehoram, the son of Ahab and Jezebel. But Ahab is called a _murderer_ because of the murder of Naboth. _SHUT THE DOOR_] He was obliged to make use of thi...
BUT ELISHA SAT ... - Translate, “And Elisha was sitting in his house, and all the elders were sitting with him, when the king sent, etc.” The “elders,” - either “the elders of the city” or “the elders...
5. ELISHA AND THE SYRIANS CHAPTER 6 _ 1. The lost axe-head recovered (2 Kings 6:1)_ 2. Elisha makes known Ben-hadad's plans (2 Kings 6:8) 3. Elisha's arrest planned (2 Kings 6:13) 4. The blinded
2 Kings 6:24 to 2 Kings 7:20. THE SIEGE OF SAMARIA. The date and source of this episode need discussion. The name of the king of Syria, as in 1 Kings 20, was Ben-hadad; the king of Israel is not named...
AN AXEHEAD SWIMS. ELISHA AND THE SYRIANS AT DOTHAN. In several minor miracles Elisha is always represented as working them not by his word, but by some expedient. Thus he heals the miscarrying waters...
HOLD HIM FAST AT THE DOOR: or, hold the door fast against him. App-6....
2 Kings 6:32 to 2 Kings 7:2. A messenger is sent to put Elisha to death. Elisha foretells a sudden plenty in Samaria (Not in Chronicles) 32. _But Elisha sat in his house_ His counsels had been product...
BUT ELISHA SAT IN HIS HOUSE— Some suppose, that by the _house_ of Elisha, is meant the _school,_ where the sons of the prophets met to be instructed; and by the _elders,_ his chief scholars, who, unde...
II. ELISHA'S PREDICTIVE MIRACLES 6:24-8:15 Three predictive miracles of Elisha are recorded in connection with this period of Aramean invasion: He predicted (1) the deliverance of Samaria from an Aram...
_BUT ELISHA SAT IN HIS HOUSE, AND THE ELDERS SAT WITH HIM; AND THE KING SENT A MAN FROM BEFORE HIM: BUT ERE THE MESSENGER CAME TO HIM, HE SAID TO THE ELDERS, SEE YE HOW THIS SON OF A MURDERER HATH SEN...
ELISHA AND THE SIEGE OF SAMARIA 1. The place where we dwell] The mention of the Jordan (2 Kings 6:2) suggests that these sons of the prophets dwelt near Jericho: cp. 2 Kings 2:5. Probably Elisha did...
THIS SON OF A MURDERER] i.e. this murderer: cp. Isaiah 1:4. HOLD.. DOOR] RV 'hold the door fast against him.' _IS_ not.. feet] The king, after giving orders to execute Elisha, had changed his purpose,...
THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 6 THE AXE THAT THE MAN LOST V1 The group of the *prophets spoke to Elisha. ‘The place where we meet with you is too s...
BUT ELISHA SAT... WITH HIM. — Rather, _Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him._ This shows the important position which the prophet occupied at the time. The elders,...
וֶ אֱלִישָׁע֙ יֹשֵׁ֣ב בְּ בֵיתֹ֔ו וְ הַ
THE FAMINE AND THE SIEGE 2 Kings 6:24; 2 Kings 7:1 "‘Tis truly no flood plan when princes play The vulture among carrion; but when They play the carrion among vultures-that Is ten times worse....
THE DIRE STRAITS OF THOSE WHO FORSAKE GOD 2 Kings 6:24 This siege was the result of Ahab's foolish and misplaced leniency. See 1 Kings 20:42. The children are often called to suffer for the misdeeds...
The incident of the swimming of the iron axe head is interesting, but quite secondary. The chief value of the story lies in its revelation of the influence Elisha was exerting in the nation. The growt...
But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and [the king] sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a (q) murderer hat...
Let the Reader mark the blessed properties of distinguishing grace. Oh! how hardened was the king of Israel's heart, to have so soon, forgotten the ministry of Elisha, in bringing the Syrians by blind...
However, the next chapter (2 Kings 3:1-27) brings us at once into earthly circumstances. "Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of J...
The sons of the prophets must enlarge their dwelling-place, and Elisha, who consents to go with them, secures them from the results of their negligence by reversing the laws of nature. I know not if w...
AND ELISHA SAT IN HIS HOUSE,.... In Samaria: AND THE ELDERS SAT WITH HIM; not the elders of the city, or the magistrates thereof, but his disciples, as Josephus says p, the eldest of them, whom he ad...
But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and [the king] sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath se...
_Elisha sat in his house_ In the house where he lodged; for it is probable he had no house of his own, having forsaken all to follow Elijah. _And the elders sat with him_ Either the sons of the prophe...
1 Elisha giuing leaue to the yong Prophets to inlarge their dwellings, causeth yron to swim. 8 Hee discloseth the king of Syria his counsell. 13 The armie which was sent to Dothan to apprehend Elish...
But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders, the magistrates of the city, sat with him, probably for the purpose of asking his counsel and assistance. AND THE KING SENT A MAN FROM BEFORE HIM; BUT ERE...
THE GREAT FAMINE IN SAMARIA...
"TOO SMALL FOR US" (vv.1-7) The sons of the prophets are often spoken of in connection with Elisha's history, but when banded together, they did nothing (so far as the record goes) that indicated th...
24-33 Learn to value plenty, and to be thankful for it; see how contemptible money is, when in time of famine it is so freely parted with for any thing that is eatable! The language of Jehoram to the...
IN HIS HOUSE; in the house where he lodged; for he had no house of his own, having forsaken all when he followed Elijah, 1 KINGS 19:20,21. THE ELDERS; so they might be called, either, first, from thei...
2 Kings 6:32 Elisha H477 sitting H3427 (H8802) house H1004 elders H2205 sitting H3427 (H8802) sent H7971 ...
CONTENTS: Elisha recovers the lost axe. Seige of Samaria by Syrians. CHARACTERS: God, Elisha, Ben-hadad, Jehoram, nameless woman. CONCLUSION: The Christian on his knees can see more than the philosop...
2 Kings 6:1. _Sons of the prophets._ See on 2 Kings 2:3; 2 Kings 2:5. Their number had evidently encreased, though in evil times. Their college was a plain home-built house....
_And there was a great famine in Samaria._ FAMINE, A JUDGMENT OF GOD The language of truth, you perceive, formed the first portion of his words, and the language of despair the conclusion. I. That w...
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 6:32 THE ELDERS WERE SITTING WITH HIM. The elders of Samaria are gathered together in Elisha’s house (compare the similar situation in Ezekiel 8:1;...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 6:19. I WILL BRING YOU TO THE MAN WHOM YE SEEK—This was an evasion for a good purpose, and not an untruth, for Elisha did bring them to him, vanquished and gr...
EXPOSITION VERSE 1-7:20 FURTHER MIRACLES WROUGHT BY ELISHA. The historian relates first a (comparatively) private miracle wrought by Elisha in the vicinity of Jericho, for the benefit of one of the ...
Now Naaman was the captain of the host of Syria, he was a great man with his master, he was honorable, because the LORD had actually helped him to subdue many nations. He was a mighty man and very bra...
1 Kings 14:6; 1 Kings 18:13; 1 Kings 18:14; 1 Kings 18:4; 1 Kings 2
He said — Being admonished by God of his danger. This son — The genuine son of that wicked Ahab the murderer of the Lord's prophets. This expression may seem very harsh and unfit; nor is it to be draw...