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Joseph Benson’s Bible Commentary

2 Kings 6:15

The servant said, Alas! my master Perhaps the Syrians had assured the inhabitants they intended no harm to them, but only came to take Elisha; which the young man hearing, was put into great fear: for, having probably not been long with the prophet, (being only taken into his service since Gehazi's dismission,) and having not yet seen any of his wonderful works, he gave himself and his master up for lost men. How shall we do? It is to no purpose to think either of fighting or flying, but we must unavoidably fall into their hands.

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  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THE SERVANT. attendant. HIS SERVANT. young man. Hebrew. _na'ar._...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _the servant_ The word is the same which in 2 Kings 4:43 was rendered -servitor". It is the special and more personal servant. Hence the R.V. puts -or, minister" in the margin. _a host compassed the c...

  • Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

    DISCOURSE: 368 ELISHA PROTECTED BY CHARIOTS OF FIRE 2 Kings 6:15. _And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we do? And he answered, Fear not; for they that be with us are more than t...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    B. ELISHA CAPTURES A TROOP OF SOLDIERS 6:13-23 TRANSLATION (13) And he said, Go and observe where he is, that I may send, and take him. And someone told him, Behold, in Dothan. (14) And he sent there...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _AND WHEN THE SERVANT OF THE MAN OF GOD WAS RISEN EARLY, AND GONE FORTH, BEHOLD, AN HOST COMPASSED THE CITY BOTH WITH HORSES AND CHARIOTS. AND HIS SERVANT SAID UNTO HIM, ALAS, MY MASTER! HOW SHALL WE...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    ELISHA AND THE SIEGE OF SAMARIA 1. The place where we dwell] The mention of the Jordan (2 Kings 6:2) suggests that these sons of the prophets dwelt near Jericho: cp. 2 Kings 2:5. Probably Elisha did...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 6 THE AXE THAT THE MAN LOST V1 The group of the *prophets spoke to Elisha. ‘The place where we meet with you is too s...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THE SERVANT OF THE MAN OF GOD. — _One waiting on_ (_i.e._, a minister of) _the man of God_. Not Gehazi, who is never called Elisha’s _minister_, and is usually mentioned by name. WAS RISEN EARLY. — Fo...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ֠ יַּשְׁכֵּם מְשָׁרֵ֨ת אִ֥ישׁ הָֽ אֱלֹהִים֮...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    ELISHA AND THE SYRIANS 2 Kings 6:1 "Now there was found in the city a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city." - Ecclesiastes 9:15 ELISHA, unlike his master Elijah, was, during a gr...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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

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  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Servant, Giezi; as his leprosy is placed too soon. (Salien) (Menochius)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    The dreadful alarm of Elisha's servant, and the perfect composure of Elisha himself, hold forth a precious lesson. In minds of little or no faith, the smallest events, which appears unpromising, excit...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

    The sons of the prophets must enlarge their dwelling-place, and Elisha, who consents to go with them, secures them from the results of their negligence by reversing the laws of nature. I know not if w...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND WHEN THE SERVANT OF THE MAN OF GOD WAS RISEN EARLY, AND GONE FORTH,.... Either out of his master's house, or out of the city upon some business to be done early in the morning; this was not Gehazi...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my master! how shall we d...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Elisha giuing leaue to the yong Prophets to inlarge their dwellings, causeth yron to swim. 8 Hee discloseth the king of Syria his counsell. 13 The armie which was sent to Dothan to apprehend Elish...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And when the servant of the man of God, either Gehazi or some prophet-disciple, WAS RISEN EARLY AND GONE FORTH, BEHOLD, AN HOST COMPASSED THE CITY BOTH WITH HORSES AND CHARIOTS. AND HIS SERVANT SAID U...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE BLINDNESS OF THE SYRIANS...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    "TOO SMALL FOR US" (vv.1-7) The sons of the prophets are often spoken of in connection with Elisha's history, but when banded together, they did nothing (so far as the record goes) that indicated th...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    SERVANT: Or, minister...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    13-23 What Elisha said to his servant is spoken to all the faithful servants of God, when without are fightings, and within are fears. Fear not, with that fear which has torment and amazement; for th...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THE SERVANT having been with him but a little time, even since Gehazi's dismission, had not yet seen any experiments of his great power; or if he had, his faith might easily be shaken upon so great an...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    2 Kings 6:15 servant H8334 (H8764) man H376 God H430 arose H6965 (H8800) early H7925 (H8686) out...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ISRAEL'S ONE MAN INTELLIGENCE SERVICE AND THE FAILED ATTEMPT TO ABDUCT HIM (2 KINGS 6:8). The king of Aram was puzzled because he kept raiding Israel only to discover each time that the king of Israel...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    2 Kings 6:15 I. The first remark which this incident suggests is as to the heavy pressure of outward and visible things upon us who are still in the body. The young man could see the Syrian host compa...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    2 Kings 6:1. _And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us._ It seems to have been a habit of the prophets to gather about them c...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Elisha recovers the lost axe. Seige of Samaria by Syrians. CHARACTERS: God, Elisha, Ben-hadad, Jehoram, nameless woman. CONCLUSION: The Christian on his knees can see more than the philosop...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    2 Kings 6:1. _Sons of the prophets._ See on 2 Kings 2:3; 2 Kings 2:5. Their number had evidently encreased, though in evil times. Their college was a plain home-built house....

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Then the King of Syria warred against Israel._ ELISHA AT DOTHAN Seeing the invisible! Here is the young business man. He spends his days in a close and musty counting-room, casting up interminable f...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 6:1 With the healing of Naaman, Elisha has involved himself with Syria for the first time. That involvement now occupies most of the next two chapters, as the authors prepare t...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 6:12. ELISHA … TELLETH … THE WORDS THOU SPEAKEST IN THY BEDCHAMBER—Elisha apprised king Jehoram of the designs of the Syrian king, who thereby was enabled to...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION VERSE 1-7:20 FURTHER MIRACLES WROUGHT BY ELISHA. The historian relates first a (comparatively) private miracle wrought by Elisha in the vicinity of Jericho, for the benefit of one of the ...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now Naaman was the captain of the host of Syria, he was a great man with his master, he was honorable, because the LORD had actually helped him to subdue many nations. He was a mighty man and very bra...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Kings 19:21; 2 Chronicles 20:12; 2 Kings 3:11; 2 Kings 5:20;...

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