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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. ELIJAH's FINAL MINISTRY AND TRANSLATION
1. Elijah and Ahaziah
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. Moab's rebellion (2 Kings 1:1)_
2. The illness of Ahaziah (2 Kings 1:2)
3. Elijah's messa...
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2 KINGS 1:1 TO 2 KINGS 2:25. LAST DAYS AND ASCENSION OF ELIJAH: ELISHA
ESTABLISHED AS HIS SUCCESSOR. Here we have perhaps a third Elijah
narrative, in which the prophet is represented as playing a par...
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_Again also_[R.V. AND AGAIN] _he sent_ Ahaziah has no regard for the
lives that have been sacrificed. Josephus pictures him as -exceedingly
angry when the destruction of these fifty was made known to...
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DISCOURSE: 356
ELIJAH CALLS DOWN FIRE FROM HEAVEN
2 Kings 1:11. 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...
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IF I BE A MAN OF GOD, THEN LET FIRE COME DOWN, &C.— We have before
observed, that many of these prophetical denunciations might be
rendered with equal propriety in the future; by which means they woul...
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C. AHAZIAH'S EFFORTS TO ARREST ELIJAH 1:9-15
TRANSLATION
(9) And he sent unto him a captain of fifty and his fifty, and he went
op unto him, and behold he was sitting upon the top of a hill. And he
s...
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_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._
No JFB commentary on these verses....
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ELIJAH CALLS DOWN FIRE FROM HEAVEN
1. Moab.. Ahab] Moab had been conquered by David (2 Samuel 8:2), and
at the revolt of the Ten Tribes had. passed under the authority of the
northern kingdom. The rev...
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THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH
BOOK OF 2 KINGS
_PHILIP SMITH_
ABOUT THE BOOKS OF 1 KINGS AND 2 KINGS
The Books of 1 Kings and 2 Kings used to be one book. That book
continued the account o...
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AGAIN ALSO HE SENT. — Although he had heard what had befallen his
former envoys.
HE ANSWERED. — LXX., “went up” (_way-ya’al for way-ya’an_),
as in 2 Kings 1:9; 2 Kings 1:13.
AND SAID. — Heb., _spake...
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וַ יָּ֜שָׁב וַ יִּשְׁלַ֥ח אֵלָ֛יו
שַׂר ־חֲמִש
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AHAZIAH BEN-AHAB OF ISRAEL
2 Kings 1:1
B.C. 855-854
"Ye know not of what spirit are ye."
- Luke 9:55
"He is the mediator of a better covenant, which hath been enacted upon
better promises."
- He...
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CONSUMING FIRE
2 Kings 1:9
An awful fate overtook the first two captains; but it must be noted
that they were extremely violent and arrogant in their behavior and
speech. The altered tone of the last...
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The history of the second Book of Kings is a continuation of that
contained in the first Book. There everything ended with the dark days
immediately following the death of Ahab and the passing into
co...
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Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty.
And he answered and said unto him, (h) O man of God, thus hath the
king said, Come down quickly.
(h) He spoke this in mockery, and...
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_Another, not knowing what was become of the first, or why he did not
return; as Ochozias was eager to have the prophet in his power.
(Menochius) --- If he were acquainted with his fate, (Haydock) thi...
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Had not this wretched captain with his fifty, heard what had taken
place? If the king was hardened and bound with the blindness of
iniquity! was it needful that he should follow him to his ruin? This...
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It has been already remarked that the mission, or, at any rate, the
proper ministry of Elijah closed with his own complaint against the
children of Israel. God took him at his word. He pleaded against...
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If God has shewn that He took notice of His servant's fault, and did
not pass it lightly over, He did not fail towards him in either
tenderness or faithfulness. He acted towards him as towards a belov...
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AGAIN ALSO HE SENT UNTO HIM ANOTHER CAPTAIN OF FIFTY WITH HIS
FIFTY,.... The king, not being at all terrified with the awful
judgment upon the former, sends another:
AND HE ANSWERED AND SAID UNTO HIM...
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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.
Ver. 11. _And he answered, and said._...
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_Thus hath the king said, Come down quickly_ This man was more
insolent than the former, charging the prophet to obey without delay,
and not make him stay, nor think to dally with him: in which words,...
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[AHAZIAH SICKE.]
1 Moab rebelleth.
2 Ahaziah, sending to Baalzebub, hath his iudgement by Eliiah.
5 Eliiah twise bringeth fire from heauen vpon them whom Ahaziah sent
to apprehend him.
13 He pitie...
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AHAZIAH'S FALL AND DEATH
(Ch.1:1-18)
Verse 1 reports that after Ahab's death Moab rebelled against Israel.
As to this, Chapter s 3 and 4:27 give us a full account. Ahaziah, king
of Israel, suffered...
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9-18 Elijah called for fire from heaven, to consume the haughty,
daring sinners; not to secure himself, but to prove his mission, and
to reveal the wrath of God from heaven, against the ungodliness a...
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Wherein he discovers more petulancy and impudence than the former, and
shows how little he was moved or affrighted by the former example....
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2 Kings 1:11 Then H7725 (H8799) sent H7971 (H8799) another H312
captain H8269 fifty H2572 fifty H2572 answered...
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THE KING SENDS HIS GUARDS TO ARREST ELIJAH (2 KINGS 1:9).
If fifty assassins had burst in on the king with the intention of
killing him, and they had been mown down by his guards, no one would
have ra...
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THE REIGN OF AHAZIAH KING OF ISRAEL C. 853-852 BC (1 KINGS 22:51 - 2
KINGS 1:18).
Ahaziah, Ahab's son and king of Israel, only had a short reign of a
few months (two part years) but he amply succeeded...
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CONTENTS: Elijah's message to Ahaziah. Elijah's deliverance.
CHARACTERS: God, angel (Jesus), Elijah, Ahaziah.
CONCLUSION: Those who will not inquire of the Word of God for their
comfort will be made...
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2 Kings 1:2. _Go, enquire of Baal-zebub, whether I shall recover._
בעל זבוב _Baal-zebub,_ the god of Ekron. The LXX read Βααλ
μυιαν, the lord of flies, because they swarmed about his bloody
temple; bu...
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_Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty._
THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TWO CAPTAINS WITH THEIR COMPANIES
Consider--
I. The steps which led up to this miracle.
1. Seeking help where it was not to...
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2 KINGS 1:1 The Death of Ahaziah. King Ahaziah, Ahab’s son, has been
injured. He wants to know whether he will live. Elijah obeys God and
delivers a message to the king.
⇐...
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2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 1:9 A CAPTAIN OF FIFTY MEN WITH HIS
FIFTY.... ANOTHER... WITH HIS FIFTY. A hundred soldiers die as a
result of Ahaziah’s choice to turn from God. The sins of leaders
often lead...
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THE SICKNESS AND DEATH OF AHAZIAH
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
2 Kings 1:1. THEN MOAB REBELLED—Since the time of David the Moabites
had been tributary to Israel (2 Samuel 8:2; 2 Samuel 23:20) On...
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EXPOSITION
2 KINGS 1:1
THE REVOLT OF MOAB. THE ILLNESS, IMPIETY, AND DEATH OF AHAZIAH The
narrative of the Second Book of Kings follows on that of the First
Book in the closest po
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By Chuck Smith
Now as we finish First Kings, we were dealing with basically the
northern kingdom under Ahab with his wicked wife Jezebel who had
brought the northern kingdom of Israel into its lowest...
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1 Samuel 22:17; 1 Samuel 6:9; Acts 4:16; Acts 4:17; Isaiah 26:11;...
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And said — He discovers more petulancy than the former; and shews,
how little he was moved by the former example....