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CHAPTER IX
_Elisha sends one of the disciples of the prophets to_
_Ramoth-gilead, to anoint Jehu king of Israel_, 1-3.
_He acts according to his orders, and informs Jehu that he is_
_to cut off th...
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BOX - Rather, “flask,” or “vial” 1 Samuel 10:1. Oil and
ointment were commonly kept in open-mouthed jars, vases, or bottles
made of glass, alabaster, or earthen-ware. Many such vessels have been
found...
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8. THE ANOINTING OF JEHU
CHAPTER 9:1-10
_ 1. The commission (2 Kings 9:1)_
2. Jehu anointed (2 Kings 9:4)
The hour of judgment for the house of Ahab has come. The instrument
for it, mentioned long...
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2 KINGS 9:1 TO 2 KINGS 10:31. THE REVOLUTION AND OVERTHROW OF THE BAAL
WORSHIP. This spirited narrative is probably derived from the same
source as 1 Kings 20, 22; and, if we strike out the short Deut...
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CHILDREN. sons.
BOX OF OIL. oil flask.
OIL. For its use in consecration see 1 Samuel 10:1; 1 Samuel 16:13.
RAMOTH-GILEAD. Israelite army on guard here. Compare 2 Kings 9:14....
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2 Kings 9:1-10. Elisha sends one of the sons of the prophets to anoint
Jehu, and give him his commission (Not in Chronicles)
_And Elisha the prophet called one of the children_[R.V. SONS] _of the
prop...
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ELISHA—CALLED ONE OF THE CHILDREN OF THE PROPHETS— Some of the
Jewish doctors have been of opinion, that this messenger was the
prophet Jonah, who, upon this supposition, must have been a very young
m...
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I. THE ANOINTING OF JEHU 9:1-13
Jehu, the commander of the garrison at Ramoth-gilead, was selected by
God to execute the divine wrath against the Omri dynasty. Quite
unexpectedly, Jehu was thrust into...
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_AND ELISHA THE PROPHET CALLED ONE OF THE CHILDREN OF THE PROPHETS,
AND SAID UNTO HIM, GIRD UP THY LOINS, AND TAKE THIS BOX OF OIL IN
THINE HAND, AND GO TO RAMOTH-GILEAD:_
Elisha ... called one of th...
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JEHU AND HIS BLOODSHED
This chapter relates the anointing of Jehu by order of Elisha; and the
death of Jehoram (of Israel), Ahaziah (of Judah), and Jezebel.
I. BOX] RV 'VIAL.' For the use of oil in an...
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THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH
BOOK OF 2 KINGS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 9
ELISHA APPOINTS JEHU AS KING OF *ISRAEL
V1 Elisha called a man from the group of the *prophets. He said this
to the...
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IX.
JEHU ANOINTED BY ELISHA’S MESSENGER AS KING OF ISRAEL. HE SLAYS
JEHORAM. AHAZIAH AND JEZEBEL. (Comp. 2 Chronicles 22:7.)
(1) AND ELISHA THE PROPHET CALLED. — Rather, _meanwhile Elisha had
called...
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וֶ אֱלִישָׁע֙ הַ נָּבִ֔יא קָרָ֕א לְ
אַחַ֖ד
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THE REVOLT OF JEHU
2 Kings 9:1
B.C. 842
" _ Te semper anteit saeva Necessitas, Clavos trabales et cuneos manu,
Gestans ahena._ "
- HORAT., " _ Od.,_ " I 35:17
A LONG period had elapsed since Elija...
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THE AVENGER OF BLOOD ANOINTED
2 Kings 9:1
Youth is always being called upon to gird up its loins, and dare to
fulfill its commissions without fear of man. We are not to tarry to
hear what men say of...
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The hour had come to carry out the sentence of God on the house of
Ahab. The prophet sent one of the sons of the prophets to anoint Jehu.
This Jehu, as his history reveals, was a fitting instrument fo...
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And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and
said unto him, (a) Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in
thine hand, and go to Ramothgilead:
(a) Prepare yourself to go...
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_One. The Rabbins say Jonas; who at this rate, must have been very
young, as he prophesied 50 years afterwards, under Jeroboam II.
(Calmet) --- Eliseus did not go himself, to avoid giving umbrage, and...
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The only observation I would detain the Reader with on this passage,
because it should seem to be of all others the most important, is the
ceremony of anointing. When we behold how this service was un...
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CONTENTS
This chapter contains the anointing of Jehu: his slaughter of Joram:
the death of Jezebel, and the relation of her being eaten by dogs....
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We now enter upon the solemn stroke of judgment which it pleased God
to execute at this time; first, within Israel, and at the hands either
of men raised up in their midst, or from without, until at l...
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_THE SONS OF THE PROPHETS_
‘One of the children of the prophets.’
2 Kings 9:1
I. THE JEWISH PROPHET WAS NOT PRIMARILY OR CHARACTERISTICALLY A
FORETELLER.—The sole power which the prophet possessed...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 9 AND 10.
In chapter 9 the judgment on Ahab's house commences. He who executes
it does not remove, in so doing, the rod which God had lifted up
against Israel...
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AND ELISHA THE PROPHET CALLED ONE OF THE CHILDREN OF THE PROPHETS,....
Who the Jews generally say k was Jonah the son of Amittai:
AND SAID, GIRD UP THY LOINS; his loose and long garments about his
lo...
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And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and
said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thine
hand, and go to Ramothgilead:
Ver. 1. _And Elisha the prophe...
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_And Elisha the prophet called_, &c. The Prophet Elijah was commanded
to anoint Jehu about twelve years before this time; but, because of
Ahab's humiliation, the execution of the judgment pronounced u...
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1 Elisha sendeth a yong Prophet with instructions to annoint Iehu at
Ramoth Gilead.
4 The Prophet hauing done his message, flieth.
11 Iehu being made king by the souldiers, killeth Ioram in the fiel...
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And Elisha, the prophet, called one of the children of the prophets, a
disciple at one of the prophet schools, AND SAID UNTO HIM, GIRD UP THY
LOINS, in preparing for a speedy journey afoot, AND TAKE T...
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The Announcement of Jehu's Elevation...
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JEHU ANOINTED KING OF ISRAEL
(vv.1-13)
Elijah had been told to anoint Jehu king of Israel (1 Kings 19:16),
but had not done it. Now later Elisha commissions one of the sons of
the prophets to anoint...
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1-10 In these and the like events, we must acknowledge the secret
working of God, disposing men to fulfil his purposes respecting them.
Jehu was anointed king over Israel, by the Lord's special choic...
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2 KINGS CHAPTER 9 Elisha sendeth a young prophet with instructions to
anoint Jehu king over Israel; whom he chargeth to destroy the house of
Ahab, and fleeth, 2 KINGS 9:1. Jehu is made king by the sol...
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2 Kings 9:1 Elisha H477 prophet H5030 called H7121 (H8804) one H259
sons H1121 prophets H5030 said H559 ...
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2 Kings 9:1
I. The Jewish prophet was not primarily or characteristically a
foreteller. The sole power which the prophet possessed of declaring
that which should be arose from his knowledge of that wh...
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2 Kings 9:1. _One of the children of the prophets._ A young man, fit
for the mission, swift of foot: a bruised reed to overthrow a throne
stained with the blood of countless martyrs.
2 Kings 9:7. _Tho...
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2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 9:1 1 Kings 19:15 tells of three men whom
God would use to bring about the end of Baal worship in Israel. Two of
those men—Elisha and Hazael—have already appeared on the scene.
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THE FALL OF THE OMRIAN DYNASTY
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
2 Kings 9:1. ELISHA CALLED ONE OF THE CHILDREN OF THE PROPHETS—A
prophet-disciple, occupying towards Elisha the same relation he
himsel...
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EXPOSITION
2 KINGS 9:1
THE ANOINTING OF JEHU. His MURDER OF JEHORAM AND AHAZIAH. THE DEATH OF
JEZEBEL....
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Chapter nine.
Elisha is an extremely colorful character. And we are coming towards
the end of the career of Elisha, a prophet to the northern kingdom of
Israel. And Elisha commanded one of the young p...
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1 Kings 1:39; 1 Kings 18:46; 1 Kings 20:35; 1 Kings 22:20; 1 Kings
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Ramoth — The kings of Israel and Judah were both absent, and Jehu,
as it seems, was left in chief command....