Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. Ver. 1. _Then Moab._] Who, being subdued by David, had hitherto served Israel, and paid the yearly tribute of a hundred thousand rams, and a hundred thousand lambs, with their wool. 2Ki 3:4-5 _ Rebelled against Israel._] Which was no small... [ Continue Reading ]
And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that [was] in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease. Ver. 2. _And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice._] So the Suffragan of Do... [ Continue Reading ]
_But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, [Is it] not because [there is] not a God in Israel, [that] ye go to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron?_ Ver. 3. _Is it not because there is not a God in Israel,... [ Continue Reading ]
Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed. Ver. 4. _Thou shalt surely die._] _Tempore non tuo_ Ecc 7:17 then, when it were better for thee to do anything else than to die. _ And Elijah departed._]... [ Continue Reading ]
And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back? Ver. 5. _Why are ye now turned back?_] _Re infecta,_ as he thought; but they returned unto him with heavy tidings, as 1 Kings 14:6. "An evil man seeketh only rebellion, therefore a cruel messenger shall be... [ Continue Reading ]
And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, [Is it] not because [there is] not a God in Israel, [that] thou sendest to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come... [ Continue Reading ]
And he said unto them, What manner of man [was he] which came up to meet you, and told you these words? Ver. 7. _What manner of man was he?_] What was his stature, habit, and shape?... [ Continue Reading ]
And they answered him, [He was] an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It [is] Elijah the Tishbite. Ver. 8. _He was a hairy man._] _Hispidus et hirsutus._ Either because Elijah had much hair on his head and face, or because, as a prophet, he wore a rough garme... [ Continue Reading ]
Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down. Ver. 9. _Then the king sent._] Stirred up thereto, likely, by his wicked mother Jezebel, who was hi... [ Continue Reading ]
And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I [be] a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty. Ver. 10. _Then let fire come down from heaven._] This he spake by a motion of God'... [ Continue Reading ]
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._] This fellow was more impudent and obstinate than the former; he is therefore worthily made an exam... [ Continue Reading ]
_And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I [be] a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty._ Ver. 12. _And Elijah answered._] See on 2 Kings 1:10 .... [ Continue Reading ]
And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight. Ver.... [ Continue Reading ]
Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight. Ver. 14. _Therefore let my life be precious in thy sight._] Say we the same to Almighty God, when we see so many fall on every hand o... [ Continue Reading ]
And the angel of the LORD said unto Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the king. Ver. 15. _Be not afraid of him._] See 2 Kings 1:9. _Cur timeat hominem homo in sinu Dei positus?_... [ Continue Reading ]
_And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron, [is it] not because [there is] no God in Israel to enquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die._ Ver.... [ Continue Reading ]
So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son. Ver. 17. _So he died._] Some wicked men live long, that they may aggravate their judgment: others die soo... [ Continue Reading ]