a captain of the[R.V. a] third fifty The LXX. omits the number -third", and the grammar in the Hebrew is not quite regular.
came and fell on his knees He utters no command, but as a suppliant recognises the power of which Elijah was the representative. Josephus makes him admit that he has only come because the king commanded it.
be precious in thy sight A common phrase about a life that is spared. Cf. 1 Samuel 26:21; Psalms 72:14.
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...
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...
LIFE. soul. Hebrew. _nephesh_. App-13....
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...
_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....
1:13 life, (b-46) life (b-49) Lit. 'soul,' 'souls.'...
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...
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...
A CAPTAIN OF THE THIRD FIFTY. — Literally, _a captain of a third fifty._ But 2 Kings 1:11, “another captain of fifty,” and the phrase which follows here, “the third captain of fifty,” indicate the rig...
וַ יָּ֗שָׁב וַ יִּשְׁלַ֛ח שַׂר ־חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים ש
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Again. This third captain is commonly supposed to be Abdias, (3 Kings xviii. 3.) though without much reason. (Calmet) --- John of Jerus, (c. 15) says he left the court, and became a disciple of Elias,...
How lovely doth this third captain appear, in thus intreating for mercy! He comes to Elijah because it was the king's command! But he comes to sue for favor. Reader! when the sinner, humbled under a s...
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...
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...
AND HE SENT AGAIN A CAPTAIN OF THE THIRD FIFTY WITH HIS FIFTY,.... Which was most daring and insolent, and showed him to be dreadfully hardened, to persist in his messages after such rebuffs: and the...
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,...
_And fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him_ Expressing both reverence for his person, and a dread of God's judgments, being struck with the fate of the two other captains and their fifties...
[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...
And he, the king, still determined to carry out his will, SENT AGAIN A CAPTAIN OF THE THIRD FIFTY WITH HIS FIFTY. AND THE THIRD CAPTAIN OF FIFTY WENT UP, but in an entirely different spirit, so far as...
The Punishment of Ahaziah's Servants and his Death...
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...
FELL: _ Heb._ bowed...
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...
FELL ON HIS KNEES, AND BESOUGHT HIM; expressing both reverence to his person, and a belief of his power, and a dread of God's judgments....
2 Kings 1:13 Again H7725 (H8799) sent H7971 (H8799) third H7992 captain H8269 fifty H2572 fifty H2572 third...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_Let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants be precious in thy sight._ THE PRECIOUSNESS OF LIFE Question naturally arises, Is life precious? How does God value it? And how should His serv...
_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...
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. ⇐...
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 1:13 THIRD CAPTAIN. This man shows Elijah respect as a prophet of the Lord. Ahaziah has his desired meeting with Elijah, but it changes nothing: the king dies. His brother JEHO...
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...
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
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...
1 Kings 13:6; Ecclesiastes 9:3; Exodus 11:8; Isaiah 1:5; Isaiah 60:14;...
Besought — Expressing both reverence to his person, and a dread of God's judgments. There is nothing to be got by contending with God: if we would prevail with him, it must be by supplication. And tho...