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2 Kings 8:3

2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 Kings 8:3 her house and her land. Someone has taken the woman’s property in her absence—perhaps Jehoram himself, showing the same land-grabbing tendencies as his parents (see 1 Kings 21:1). In Israel the end of the seventh year was a time for restoration of property and cancellation of debt (Exodus 21:2; Deuteronomy 15:1).

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See also 2 Kings 8:3 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    During the Shunammite’s absence in Philistia, her dwelling and her grain-fields had been appropriated by some one who refused to restore them. She therefore determined to appeal to the king. Such dire...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    ELISHA AND THE SHUNAMMITE. HAZAEL, KING OF SYRIA. This chapter is somewhat varied as to composition. It opens with a short story about Elisha (2 Kings 8:1), of which we may presuppose (_a_) that it is...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _she went forth to cry unto the king_ She had reached Shunem, and found her land in other hands. It may be that some encroaching neighbour had entered on the untenanted property, or it may have been s...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    C. PREDICTION OF FAMINE IN ISRAEL 8:1-6 TRANSLATION (1) Now Elisha had spoken to the woman whose son he had revived, saying, Arise, you and your household go, and sojourn wherever you may sojourn; fo...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND IT CAME TO PASS AT THE SEVEN YEARS' END, THAT THE WOMAN RETURNED OUT OF THE LAND OF THE PHILISTINES: AND SHE WENT FORTH TO CRY UNTO THE KING FOR HER HOUSE AND FOR HER LAND._ Cry unto the king fo...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    8:3 land. (b-37) See Ruth 1:1 ....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    ELISHA AND THE SHUNAMMITE. ELISHA AND HAZAEL. REIGNS OF JEHORAM AND AHAZIAH OF JUDAH 1. Then spake Elisha] The occasion is not indicated, all the stories related of Elisha in this and the three prece...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    TO CRY UNTO THE KING] Her property, being vacant during her absence, had seemingly passed to the crown: cp. 2 Kings 4:6....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 8 THE REPORT ABOUT ELISHA’S *MIRACLES V1 Elisha had spoken to the woman whose son he had brought back to life. ‘Go aw...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    AT THE SEVEN YEARS’ END. — Omit _the._ SHE WENT FORTH. — From Shunem to Samaria. FOR HER HOUSE AND FOR HER LAND. — Literally, _with regard to her house,_ &c. She found them in the possession of stra...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ יְהִ֗י מִ קְצֵה֙ שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֔ים וַ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    THE SHUNAMMITE AND HAZAEL 2 Kings 8:1 (_ Circa_ B.C. 886) "Our acts still follow with us from afar, And what we have been makes us what we are." -GEORGE ELIOT THE next anecdote of Elisha brings u...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE POWER BEHIND THE THRONE 2 Kings 8:1 Nothing happens in our life or in the world apart from the divine appointment or permission. Behind every event and incident there is a divine providence. The...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The influence of Elisha is incidentally seen in the converse of the king with Gehazi and the restoration of the lands of the Shunammite woman for the sake of the prophet. Elisha visited Damascus, wher...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And it came to pass at the seven years' end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth (b) to cry unto the king for her house and for her land. (b) That is, to co...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Lands, which others had seized. (Du Hamel)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    The history of this Shunammite, in having her land restored to her, is very interesting. But the spiritual improvement to be made of the passage is much more so. You and I, Reader, have left our settl...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    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...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    The history of the woman [1], whose son Elisha had raised to life again, gives us a little picture of all God's dealings with Israel. During long years, as determined by Jehovah, Israel is deprived of...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND IT CAME TO PASS, AT THE SEVEN YEARS END, THAT THE WOMAN RETURNED OUT OF THE LAND OF THE PHILISTINES,.... Either hearing that the famine was over, or believing that it was, the time being expired t...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And it came to pass at the seven years' end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land. Ver. 3. _To cry unto t...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _She went to cry unto the king for her house and land_ Which, having been forsaken by her, were possessed by her kindred or others, who probably had obtained a grant of them from the king, and now int...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 The Shunammite, hauing left her countrey seuen yeeres, to auoide the forewarned famine, for Elishas miracle sake, hath her land restored by the king. 7 Hazael being sent with a present by Benhadad...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And it came to pass at the seven years' end that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines; and she went forth to cry unto the king, the chief judge, the highest court, FOR HER HOUSE AND F...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Elisha's Powerful Influence at Court...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-6 The kindness of the good Shunammite to Elisha, was rewarded by the care taken of her in famine. It is well to foresee an evil, and wisdom, when we foresee it, to hide ourselves if we lawfully may...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    Which having been forsaken by her, were possessed by her kindred, or others, who had obtained them from the king, and now intended to keep the possession of them....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    2 Kings 8:3 end H7097 seven H7651 years H8141 woman H802 returned H7725 (H8799) land H776 Philistines H6430 went...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE SHUNAMMITE, NOW A WIDOW, HAS HER LAND RESTORED TO HER BY THE KING OF ISRAEL (2 KINGS 8:1). The prophetic author has two purposes in this incident. Firstly to emphasis the miraculous powers of Eli...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Famine predicted. Jehoram restores the Shunanmite land. Reigns of Jehoram and Ahaziah of Judah and Joram of Israel. CHARACTERS: God, Elisha, Gehazi, Jehoram, Ben-hadad, Hazael, Ahaziah, Shu...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    2 Kings 8:8. _Take a present._ See on 1 Kings 14:3. 2 Kings 8:10. _Thou mayest certainly recover._ Aye, say as you all do, both physicians and courtiers. Cry aloud, for Baal is a god. This was said in...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Then spake Elisha unto the woman._ THE POTENT INFLUENCE OF A GOOD MAN I. His counsel is valuable, and gratefully acted upon. Here we see how the kindness shown by the Shunammite receives still furt...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    ELISHA IN DAMASCUS CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 8:1. THEN SPOKE ELISHA—The pluperfect tense: _Now Elisha had spoken_. This section dates prior to Chapter s 5 and 6, but is given here as...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION 2 KINGS 8:1 THE SEQUEL OF THE STORY OF THE SHUNAMMITE. THE KILLING OF BENHADAD BY HAZAEL; AND...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now Elisha spake unto the woman, whose son had been restored to life, and he said, [You better get out of here because there's going to be a seven-year famine in this area] (2 Kings 8:1). And so she l...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Kings 4:13; 2 Kings 6:26; 2 Kings 8:6; 2 Samuel 14:4; Jeremiah 22:16

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Her house — Which having been forsaken by her, were possessed by her kindred....

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