Behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel, &c.— It will not happen otherwise to them than to all the multitude of Israel, which now remains, or to all the multitude of Israel, which now perishes: that is to say, "Whatever happens to them, they will be in the same condition with us; for if they survive, we shall survive, but if they perish, we shall perish also." Houbigant.
Verse 2 Kings 7:13. _AND ONE OF HIS SERVANTS ANSWERED_] This is a very difficult verse, and the great variety of explanations given of it cast but little light on the subject. I am inclined to believ...
BEHOLD ... - The Septuagint and a large number of the Hebrew MSS. omit the clause, “behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it.” But the text followed by our translators, whic...
6. ELISHA'S PREDICTION AND ITS FULFILMENT CHAPTER 7 _ 1. Elisha's prediction (2 Kings 7:1)_ 2. The unbelieving lord (2 Kings 7:2) 3. The four lepers and their discovery (2 Kings 7:3) 4. The day o...
2 Kings 6:24 to 2 Kings 7:20. THE SIEGE OF SAMARIA. The date and source of this episode need discussion. The name of the king of Syria, as in 1 Kings 20, was Ben-hadad; the king of Israel is not named...
THAT ARE LEFT... ISRAELITES. These words are repeated by _Homoeoteleuton_ (instead of omitted, as is usually the case with _Homoeoteleuton)._ They are not in many codices, or Septuagint, Syriac, or Vu...
_five of the horses_ -Five" is probably used indefinitely to mean some small number. That -five" may be thus used seems likely from Genesis 43:34; Numbers 11:19. _behold, they_are _as all the multitud...
II. ELISHA'S PREDICTIVE MIRACLES 6:24-8:15 Three predictive miracles of Elisha are recorded in connection with this period of Aramean invasion: He predicted (1) the deliverance of Samaria from an Aram...
_AND ONE OF HIS SERVANTS ANSWERED AND SAID, LET SOME TAKE, I PRAY THEE, FIVE OF THE HORSES THAT REMAIN, WHICH ARE LEFT IN THE CITY, (BEHOLD, THEY ARE AS ALL THE MULTITUDE OF ISRAEL THAT ARE LEFT IN IT...
THE RELIEF OF SAMARIA 1. A measure] HEB. a _SEAH_, EQUAL to 6 cabs, and rather less than 3 gallons. IN THE GATE OF SAMARIA] The open space at the gate of an Eastern city served as a market-place!...
THEY _are_ AS, etc.] i.e. they are in danger of starvation like the rest of us, and so have no more to fear, if they are captured by the enemy, than will befall them if they remain in the city: cp. 2...
THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 7 THE *LORD RESCUES SAMARIA V1 Elisha said, ‘Listen to what the *Lord says. About this time tomorrow, a large amount...
LET SOME TAKE. — Literally, _And_ (_i.e._, then) _let them take_. (Comp. 2 Kings 2:9; 2 Kings 4:41.) FIVE. — Used as an indefinite _small_ number, like our “half a dozen.” (Comp. Leviticus 26:8;...
וַ יַּעַן֩ אֶחָ֨ד מֵ עֲבָדָ֜יו וַ יֹּ֗אמֶר
THE PROPHET'S WORD FULFILLED 2 Kings 7:12 The lepers were first in the deserted camp. The abundance was awaiting the starving populace, but only a few outcasts tasted it. So Christ's wealth and unsea...
Under these circumstances of famine and the anger of the king the calmness and strength of the prophet were again manifest. It is another revelation of how quiet and strong a man becomes who is in sec...
And one of his servants answered and said, Let [some] take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they [are] as all the (i) multitude of Israel that are lef...
Consumed, for food. (Menochius) --- Septuagint, "Let them take five of the horses left. Those which are left here, behold they are to all the remaining multitude of Israel, and let us send them." They...
With what caution and fear did the king of Israel and his poor besieged army proceed in this business! With what doubts and misgivings, do sinners, when first coming to the Lord Jesus, seek his face!...
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...
The iniquity of Israel plunges the nation again into distress; and Samaria is desolated by famine. The judgment produces indignation against Jehovah's testimony; for, although Jehoram did not worship...
AND ONE OF HIS SERVANTS ANSWERED AND SAID, LET SOME TAKE, I PRAY THEE, FIVE OF THE HORSES THAT REMAIN, WHICH ARE LEFT IN THE CITY,.... Not having died through the famine as the rest: BEHOLD, THEY ARE...
_And one of his servants answered and said, Let [some] take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city, (behold, they [are] as all the multitude of Israel that are left i...
_Let some, I pray thee, take five of the horses_, &c. The sense seems to be, We may well venture these five horses, though we have no more, because both they and we are ready to perish with hunger: le...
1 Elisha prophecieth incredible plenty in Samaria. 3 Foure Lepers venturing on the host of the Syrians, bring tydings of their flight. 22 The king finding by spies the newes to be true, spoileth the...
And one of his servants, a member of his council, ANSWERED AND SAID, LET SOME TAKE, I PRAY THEE, FIVE OF THE HORSES THAT REMAIN, WHICH ARE LEFT IN THE CITY, (BEHOLD, THEY ARE AS ALL THE MULTITUDE OF I...
THE GREAT PLENTY IN SAMARIA...
GOD INTERVENES (vv.1-20). The prophet whom Jehoram wanted to kill then gave a wonderful message of grace from God. What a response to the callous folly of the king of Israel! Elisha tells them, "Hea...
IN THE CITY: _ Heb._ in it...
12-20 Here see the wants of Israel supplied in a way they little thought of, which should encourage us to depend upon the power and goodness of God in our greatest straits. God's promise may be safel...
So the sense is, We may well venture these horses, though we have no more, because both they and we are ready to perish through hunger; and therefore let us use them whilst we may for our common good,...
2 Kings 7:13 one H259 servants H5650 answered H6030 (H8799) said H559 (H8799) take H3947 (H8799) five...
YHWH'S DELIVERANCE FROM THE SIEGE OF SAMARIA (2 KINGS 7:2). This second subsection is within an inclusio which commences with the captain's comment about the ‘windows of Heaven', followed by the warni...
CONTENTS: Jehovah's terror upon the Syrians. CHARACTERS: God, Elisha, Jehoram, captain of Israel, four lepers. CONCLUSION: Faith expects from God what is beyond all human expectation. They who canno...
2 Kings 7:3. _Four leprous men._ This is frequently called by the rabbins the Egyptian disease, and the law required that they should dwell alone. 2 Kings 7:6. _The kings of the Hittites._ Those of Ph...
_Then said Elisha, Hear ye the word of the Lord._ THE FAMINE IN SAMARIA The emphasis of the teaching of this account of the Samaritan famine should undoubtedly be placed upon the complete fulfilment...
THE FLIGHT OF THE SYRIANS CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 7:1. A MEASURE OF FINE FLOUR—This _seah_ would probably contain about three gallons of flour. IN THE GATE OF SAMARIA—_i.e._, the _m...
EXPOSITION 2 KINGS 7:1 THE SIEGE OF SAMARIA (_continued_)_: _THE DELIVERANCE. 2 KINGS 7:1,...
And Elisha said, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, Tomorrow about this time they will be selling a bushel of fine flour for sixty-five cents, and two bushels of fine of barley for sixty-...
2 Kings 5:13; 2 Kings 6:33; 2 Kings 7:4; Jeremiah 14:18; Lamentatio
Behold, &c. — The words may be rendered, Behold, they are of a truth (the Hebrew prefix, Caph, being not here a note of similitude, but an affirmation of the truth and certainty of the things, as it i...