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2. JEHORAM, MOAB, AND ELISHA
CHAPTER 3
_ 1. Jehoram, King of Israel (2 Kings 3:1)_
2. Moab's rebellion (2 Kings 3:4)
3. Elisha's message and prediction (2 Kings 3:10)
4. The defeat of Moab ...
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REIGN OF JEHORAM. WAR WITH MOAB. The only two kings of Israel on whom
the censure pronounced is in any way qualified are Jehoram, the last
of the house of Omri, and Hoshea (2 Kings 17:2), the last kin...
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_went out of Samaria the same time_ R.V. AT THAT TIME. The time
indicated is probably the occasion of the first refusal of the tribute
to Jehoram. He might perhaps regard the former refusal, which no...
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B. THE JOINT CAMPAIGN AGAINST MOAB 3:4-27
The one major effort of Jehoram's twelve-year reign was his effort to
resubjugate Moab. In this effort Jehoram was able to enlist the
services of Jehoshaphat...
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_AND KING JEHORAM WENT OUT OF SAMARIA THE SAME TIME, AND NUMBERED ALL
ISRAEL._
King Jehoram ... numbered all Israel - made a levy from his own
subjects, and at the same time sought an alliance with J...
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JEHORAM AND ELISHA. VICTORY OVER MOAB
1. THE EIGHTEENTH YEAR OF JEHOSHAPHAT] according to 2 Kings 1:17, 'in
the second year of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat.'...
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THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH
BOOK OF 2 KINGS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 3
THE WAR AGAINST MOAB
V1 Ahab’s son Joram became the king of *Israel in Samaria. That
happened in the 18th year when...
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וַ יֵּצֵ֞א הַ מֶּ֧לֶךְ יְהֹורָ֛ם בַּ
†...
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_THE INVASION OF MOAB_
2 Kings 3:4
"What reinforcement we may gain from hope, If not, what resolution
from despair."
-MILTON, "Paradise Lost, " 1:190
AHAZIAH, as Elijah had warned him, never recove...
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AN UNWISE ALLIANCE
2 Kings 3:1
Jehoram's reign over the ten tribes was marked by some measures of
reform. He discountenanced Baal worship; though, in defiance of the
Second Commandment, he clave to J...
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At this point the history goes back and describes the beginning of the
war with Moab, to which reference was made at the opening of the book.
It was a combined movement of Israel and Judah and Edom ag...
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It is somewhat strange to find Jehoshaphat in league again after his
former escape with Israel. - 1 Kings 22:32; 1 Kings 22:32. But Reader!
how often is it the case in a spiritual sense. Alas! though...
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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...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 3 AND 4.
In the following chapter we enter into the historical part of Elisha's
ministry. Jehoram goes to war; and, although less wicked than his
father, the...
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AND KING JEHORAM WENT OUT OF SAMARIA THE SAME TIME, e.] As soon as he
came to the throne:
AND NUMBERED ALL ISRAEL who were fit to bear arms, got them together
at some certain place, and mustered them...
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And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all
Israel.
Ver. 6. _The same time._] That is, So soon as by the death of his
brother he came to the kingdom....
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_King Jehoram went out and numbered all Israel_ As soon as he was
settled in his kingdom, his first business was to raise an army to
reduce Moab to obedience, and to engage Jehoshaphat to join him as...
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1 Iehorams reigne.
4 Mesha rebelleth.
6 Iehoram, with Iehoshaphat, and the king of Edom, being distressed
for want of water, by Elisha obtaineth water, and promise of victory.
21 The Moabites decei...
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And King Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time and numbered all
Israel, he mustered all his forces for the purpose of overthrowing the
rebellion of Moab....
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THE CAMPAIGN UNDERTAKEN...
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JEHORAM, JEHOSHAPHAT AND MOAB
(vv.1-27)
Jehoram, Ahab's son, reigned, over Israel 12 years and followed the
sinful example of Jereboam, though not doing so wickedly as Ahab, for
he got rid of the i...
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6-19 The king of Israel laments their distress, and the danger they
were in. He called these kings together, yet he charges it upon
Providence. Thus the foolishness of man perverteth his way, and the...
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OUT OF SAMARIA, to some place appointed for the rendezvous of his
people. ALL ISRAEL, to wit, such as were fit for war....
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2 Kings 3:6 King H4428 Jehoram H3088 out H3318 (H8799) Samaria H8111
time H3117 mustered H6485 (H8799) Israel...
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B. MESHA OF MOAB SEEKS TO FREE MOAB FROM BEING TRIBUTARY TO ISRAEL (2
KINGS 3:4).
We know from the Moabite Stone that Moab had been tributary to Israel
from the time of Omri, but that Mesha was growin...
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1). THE REIGN OF JEHORAM KING OF ISRAEL C. 852-841 BC: WAR WITH MOAB
(2 KINGS 3:1).
The interlude of Elisha's succession to Elijah having taken place in
preparation for the future, the narrative now r...
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CONTENTS: Accession of Jehoram over Israel. Moab rebels against
Israel. Elisha's reproof of alliance between Jehoshaphat and Jehoram.
Defeat of Moabites.
CHARACTERS: God, Jehoram, Jehoshaphat, Mesha,...
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2 Kings 3:1. _Jehoram began to reign the eighteenth year of
Jehoshaphat._ There is a small difficulty here in regard to the
chronology of those times. It is said that Ahaziah began to reign the
sevent...
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2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 3:1 Like Elijah before him, Elisha becomes
involved in politics. Here, he is consulted about a military campaign
(compare 1 Kings 22:1)....
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CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
2 Kings 3:4. AN ANNUAL TRIBUTE ON MOAB—The custom is common in the
East to pay custom or taxes with the products of the land. For a
Moabitish king, with rich pastures...
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EXPOSITION
2 KINGS 3:1
THE GENERAL CHARACTER OF JEHORAM'S REIGN OVER ISRAEL; HIS WAR WITH
MOAB....
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Now chapter 3.
Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in
the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, and he reigned
for twelve years (2 Kings 3:1).
So Jehoram, t...
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1 Kings 20:27; 1 Samuel 11:8; 1 Samuel 15:4; 2 Samuel 24:1...