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Verse 2 Kings 1:17. _AND JEHORAM REIGNED IN HIS STEAD_] The
_Vulgate,_ _Septuagint_, and _Syriac_ say, _Jehoram HIS BROTHER
reigned in his_ _stead, in the second year of Jehoram_. There were two
_Jeh...
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The similarity of names in the two royal houses of Israel and Judah at
this time, and at no other, seems to be the consequence of the close
ties which united the two reigning families, and is well not...
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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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_So he died_ The whole narrative bears marks of extreme simplicity.
Nothing but the barest facts are given, and no attempt made to explain
or account for any part of the history. The touches which Jos...
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AND JEHORAM REIGNED IN HIS STEAD, IN THE SECOND YEAR OF JEHORAM THE
SON OF JEHOSHAPHAT— His brother Jehoram reigned in his stead,
because he had no son. To avoid confusion, the reader should take
noti...
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_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._
In...
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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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IN THE SECOND YEAR OF JEHORAM] The calculation here arrived at seems
to follow upon what is stated in 1 Kings 16:23, where Omri begins to
reign in Asa's thirty-first year (Omri's 12 + Ahab's 22 + Ahaz...
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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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AND JEHORAM. — LXX. (Alex.), Syriac, and Vulgate add “his
brother,” an expression which has fallen out of the Hebrew text,
owing to its resemblance to the next (_tahtâw,_ “in his stead”).
(Comp. 2 Kin...
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Concluding remarks added by the compiler....
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וַ יָּ֜מָת כִּ דְבַ֥ר יְהוָ֣ה ׀ אֲשֶׁר
־דִּבּ
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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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So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken.
And (n) Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the
son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.
(n...
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The second year of Joram, &c., counted from the time that he was
associated to the throne of his father Josaphat; (Challoner) so that
it is said that he reigned also in the 18th year of Josaphat, chap...
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Oh! how faithful is the prophet, when the Lord God of the prophets
strengthens him! And, oh! how timid is the sinner, when the hand of
God is upon him! Behold, Reader! the sure end of the ungodly: he...
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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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SO HE DIED, ACCORDING TO THE WORD OF THE LORD WHICH ELIJAH HAD
SPOKEN,.... How long or how soon after this is not said; however, he
died of the sickness, and on the bed to which he went up, as he said...
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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....
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_Jehoram reigned in his stead_ Namely, his brother, because he had no
son. _In the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat_ To avoid
confusion, the reader should take notice, that in the course...
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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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The Punishment of Ahaziah's Servants and his Death...
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So he died according to the word of the Lord which Elijah had spoken.
And Jehoram, his brother, REIGNED IN HIS STEAD, IN THE SECOND YEAR OF
JEHORAM, THE SON OF JEHOSHAPHAT, KING OF JUDAH, who was prob...
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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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JEHORAM; Ahaziah's brother, 2 KINGS 3:1, for he had no son to succeed
him, as it here follows. IN THE SECOND YEAR OF JEHORAM THE SON OF
JEHOSHAPHAT: other passages of Scripture seem to clash with this...
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ELIJAH CONFIRMS THE DEATH SENTENCE ON AHAZIAH FOR WHAT YHWH SAW AS HIS
BLASPHEMOUS BEHAVIOUR (2 KINGS 1:16).
2 Kings 1:16
‘And he said to him, “Thus says YHWH, Forasmuch as you have sent
messengers t...
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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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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 1:13 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...
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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 Kings 22:51; 2 Kings 3:1; 2 Kings 8:16; 2 Kings 8:17...
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Jehoram — His brother. The son of Jehoshaphat — Jehoshaphat, in
his seventeenth year, when he went to Ahab, and with him to Ramoth —
Gilead, appointed his son Jehoram his vice — roy, and (in case of
h...
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When did Jehoram son of Ahab begin his reign as king of Israel?
PROBLEM: According to 2 Kings 1:17, Jehoram son of Ahab became king of
Israel in the second year of the reign of Jehoram son of Jehoshap...