‏ 2 Kings 8

2Kgs 8:1, The Shunammite, having left her country seven years, to avoid the forewarned famine, for Elisha’s miracle’s sake has her land restored by the king; 2Kgs 8:7, Hazael, being sent with a present by Ben-hadad to Elisha at Damascus, after he had heard the prophecy, kills his master, and succeeds him; 2Kgs 8:16, Jehoram’s wicked reign in Judah; 2Kgs 8:20, Edom and Libnah revolt; 2Kgs 8:23, Ahaziah succeeds Jehoram; 2Kgs 8:25, Ahaziah’s wicked reign; 2Kgs 8:28, He visits Joram, being wounded, at Jezreel.

am 3113, bc 891

whose son 2Kgs 4:18, 2Kgs 4:31-35

sojourn Gen 12:10, Gen 26:1, Gen 47:4; Ruth 1:1

the Lord Gen 41:25, Gen 41:28, Gen 41:32; Lev 26:19-20, Lev 26:26; Deut 28:22-24, Deut 28:38-40; 1Kgs 17:1, 1Kgs 18:2; Ps 105:16, Ps 107:34; Hag 1:11; Luke 21:11, Luke 21:22; Acts 11:28

called for a famine Jer 25:29

seven years Gen 41:27; 2Sam 21:1, 2Sam 24:13; Luke 4:25

with 1Tim 5:8

land Judg 3:3; 1Sam 27:1-3

am 3119, bc 885, 2Kgs 8:6, 2Kgs 4:13, 2Kgs 6:26; 2Sam 14:4; Ps 82:3-4; Jer 22:16; Luke 18:3-5

the king As it appears not likely that the king would hold conversation with a leprous man; or, that, knowing Gehazi had been dismissed with the highest disgrace from the prophet's service, he would talk with him concerning his late master; some have supposed that this happened before the cleansing of Naaman. But it agrees better with the chronology to consider it as having taken place after that event; the king, probably, having an insatiable curiosity to know the private history of a man who had done such astonishing things. As to the circumstances of Gehazi's disease, he might overlook that, and converse with him, keeping at a reasonable distance, as nothing but actual contact could defile.

Gehazi 2Kgs 5:20-27, 2Kgs 7:3, 2Kgs 7:10

Tell Matt 2:8; Luke 9:9, Luke 23:8; John 9:27; Acts 24:24

all the great 2Kgs 2:14, 2Kgs 2:20-22, 2Kgs 2:24, 2Kgs 3:14-16, 2Kgs 4:3-6, 2Kgs 4:16-17, 2Kgs 5:14, 2Kgs 5:27, 2Kgs 6:6, 2Kgs 6:9-12, 2Kgs 6:17-20, 2Kgs 6:32; 2Kgs 7:1, 2Kgs 7:16-20

he had restored 2Kgs 4:35

the woman Ruth 2:3; Esth 5:14, Esth 6:11-12; Prov 16:9; Eccl 9:11; Matt 10:29-30; Acts 8:27-40; Rom 8:31

My lord 2Kgs 6:12, 2Kgs 6:26; 1Sam 26:17; Ps 145:1

officer or, eunuch, 2Kgs 9:32; Gen 37:36; 1Chr 28:1 *marg.

Restore all Deut 22:2; Judg 11:13; 2Sam 9:7; Prov 16:7, Prov 21:1

Deut 33:1; 1Kgs 13:1

Damascus Gen 14:15; 1Kgs 11:24; Isa 7:8

Benhadad 2Kgs 6:24; 1Kgs 15:18, 1Kgs 20:1, 1Kgs 20:34

The man of God 2Kgs 1:9-10, 2Kgs 2:15, 2Kgs 6:12

is come Judg 16:2; Acts 17:6

Hazael 1Kgs 19:15

Take 2Kgs 5:5; 1Sam 9:7; 1Kgs 14:3

inquire 2Kgs 1:2, 2Kgs 1:6, 2Kgs 3:11-13; 1Kgs 14:1-4; Luke 13:23; Acts 16:30

Hazael 1Kgs 19:15

with him Heb. in his hand, 2Kgs 5:5

Thy son Benhadad 2Kgs 6:21, 2Kgs 13:14, 2Kgs 16:7; 1Sam 25:8; Phlm 1:14

Thou mayest 1Kgs 22:15

the Lord 2Kgs 8:13; Gen 41:39; Jer 38:21; Ezek 11:25; Amos 3:7, Amos 7:1, Amos 7:4, Amos 7:7, Amos 8:1; Zech 1:20; Rev 22:1

he shall surely die 2Kgs 8:15, 2Kgs 1:4, 2Kgs 1:16; Gen 2:17; Ezek 18:13

stedfastly Heb. and set it

wept Gen 45:2; Ps 119:136; Jer 4:19, Jer 9:1, Jer 9:18, Jer 13:17, Jer 14:17; Luke 19:41; John 11:35; Acts 20:19, Acts 20:31; Rom 9:2; Phil 3:18

my Lord 2Kgs 4:28; 1Kgs 18:13

the evil 2Kgs 10:32-33, 2Kgs 12:17, 2Kgs 13:3, 2Kgs 13:7; Amos 1:3-4

dash 2Kgs 15:16; Ps 137:8-9; Isa 13:16, Isa 13:18; Hos 10:14, Hos 13:16; Amos 1:3-5, Amos 1:13; Nah 3:10

a dog 1Sam 17:43; 2Sam 9:8; Ps 22:16, Ps 22:20; Isa 56:10-11; Matt 7:6; Phil 3:2; Rev 22:15

he should do Jer 17:9; Matt 26:33-35

The Lord 2Kgs 8:10; 1Kgs 19:15; Mic 2:1

He told me 2Kgs 8:10, 2Kgs 5:25; Matt 26:16

And it came 2Kgs 8:13; 1Sam 16:12-13, 1Sam 24:4-7, 1Sam 24:13, 1Sam 26:9-11; 1Kgs 11:26-37

on the morrow Ps 36:4; Mic 2:1

that he took a thick cloth There is a considerable degree of ambiguity in this passage. The pronoun he is generally referred to Hazael; but Dr. Geddes and others are decidedly of the opinion, that we should understand by it Ben-hadad; who, encouraged by the favourable answer of Elisha, as reported by Hazael, adopted a violent remedy to allay the heat of his fever, and put over his face the keever, or fly-net. (See note on 1Sam 19:13), dipped in water, which suddenly checked the perspiration, and occasioned his death.

so that he died 2Kgs 9:24, 2Kgs 15:10-14, 2Kgs 15:25, 2Kgs 15:30; 1Kgs 15:28, 1Kgs 16:10, 1Kgs 16:18; Isa 33:1

Hazael 2Kgs 8:13; 1Kgs 19:15

am 3112, bc 892

Jehoram 2Kgs 1:17; 1Kgs 22:50; 2Chr 21:1-20

began to reign Heb. reigned, "Began to reign in concert with his father."

am 3112-3119, bc 892-885, 2Kgs 8:17

in the way 2Kgs 3:2-3; 1Kgs 22:52-53

the house 2Kgs 9:7-8, 2Kgs 21:3, 2Kgs 21:13; 2Chr 21:13; Mic 6:16

the daughter 2Kgs 8:26; 1Kgs 21:25; 2Chr 18:1, 2Chr 19:2, 2Chr 21:6, 2Chr 22:1-4

his wife Gen 6:1-5; Deut 7:3-4; 1Kgs 11:1-5; Neh 13:25-26

for David 2Kgs 19:34; 2Sam 7:12-13, 2Sam 7:15; 1Kgs 11:36, 1Kgs 15:4-5; 2Chr 21:7; Isa 7:14, Isa 37:35; Jer 33:25-26; Hos 11:9; Luke 1:32-33

light Heb. candle, or lamp, 1Kgs 11:36

Edom 2Kgs 8:22, 2Kgs 3:9, 2Kgs 3:27; Gen 27:40; 2Chr 21:8-10

made a king 2Sam 8:14; 1Kgs 22:47

Zair Zair is supposed by Calmet and others to be the same as Seir, the country of Seir the Horite, inhabited by the Edomites or Idumeans. Probably the former was a dialectical pronunciation of the latter. 2Kgs 8:21

Yet "And so fulfilled. Gen 27:40." 2Kgs 8:20

Libnah 2Kgs 19:8; Josh 21:13; 2Chr 21:10

2Kgs 15:6, 2Kgs 15:36; 1Kgs 11:41, 1Kgs 14:29, 1Kgs 15:23; 2Chr 21:11-20

slept 1Kgs 2:10, 1Kgs 11:43, 1Kgs 14:20, 1Kgs 14:31

Ahaziah 1Chr 3:11; 2Chr 21:1, 2Chr 21:17, 2Chr 25:23, Jehoahaz, 2Chr 22:1, 2Chr 22:6, Azariah

am 3119-3120, bc 885-884, 2Kgs 8:16-17, 2Kgs 9:29; 2Chr 21:20

Two and twenty In the parallel passage of Chronicles, it is said, "forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign;" but this is evidently a mistake, as it makes the son two years older than his own father! For his father began to reign when he was thirty-two years old, and reigned eight years, and so died, being forty years old. See note on 2Kgs 8:17, and see note on 2Chr 22:2.

one year 2Kgs 9:21-27; 2Chr 22:5-8

Athaliah 2Kgs 11:1, 2Kgs 11:13-16

daughter or, grand-daughter, 2Kgs 8:18

he walked 2Kgs 8:18

the son in law 2Kgs 8:18; 2Chr 22:3-4; Eccl 7:26; 2Cor 6:14-17

am 3120, bc 884

he went 2Kgs 3:7, 2Kgs 9:15; 1Kgs 22:4; 2Chr 18:2-3, 2Chr 18:31, 2Chr 19:2, 2Chr 22:5

Hazael 2Kgs 8:12-13; 1Kgs 19:17

Ramothgilead Josh 21:38; 1Kgs 4:13, 1Kgs 22:3

Joram 2Kgs 9:15

which the Syrians had given Heb. wherewith the Syrians had wounded

Ramah Called "Ramoth," 2Kgs 9:28.

Ahaziah 2Kgs 9:16; 2Chr 22:6-7

sick Heb. wounded, 1Kgs 22:34