What does 2 Kings 3:2 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the imagea of Baal that his father had made."
Verse 2 Kings 3:2. _HE PUT AWAY THE IMAGE OF BAAL_] He abolished his worship; but he continued that of the _calves_ at Dan and Beth-el....
On the “evil” done by Ahab, see especially 1 Kings 16:30. Jehoram, warned by the fate of his brother (2 Kings 1:4 note), began his reign by a formal abolition of the Phoenician state religion introduc...
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 (2 Kin...
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...
EVIL. the evil. Hebrew. _ra a._ App-44. HIS MOTHER. Jezebel, who lived through the whole of his reign (2 Kings 9:30). IMAGE. pillar, or statue (which Ahab had made. Compare 2 Kings 10:18). 1 Kings 1...
_And he wrought evil_ R.V. AND HE DID THAT WHICH WAS EVIL. The change made frequently that the same Hebrew phrase may be regularly rendered by the same English. _but not like his father, and like his...
HE PUT AWAY THE IMAGE OF BAAL, &C.— It is a little strange, that his mother Jezebel, who brought this worship with her from the Sidonians, should suffer him to remove the image of her favourite god. S...
III. ELISHA AND KING JEHORAM 3:1-22 Chapter three opens with the standardized introduction to the reign of Ahab's second son, Jehoram (2 Kings 3:1-3). The rest of the chapter is devoted to a descript...
_AND HE WROUGHT EVIL IN THE SIGHT OF THE LORD; BUT NOT LIKE HIS FATHER, AND LIKE HIS MOTHER: FOR HE PUT AWAY THE IMAGE OF BAAL THAT HIS FATHER HAD MADE._ No JFB commentary on these verses....
3:2 column (b-24) Or perhaps 'image,' or 'statue' see 1 Kings 14:23 ....
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.'...
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...
WROUGHT EVIL. — _Did the evil in the eyes, &c., i.e._, maintained the illicit worship of the bullock at Beth-el (2 Kings 3:3). LIKE HIS MOTHER. — Jezebel lived throughout his reign (2 Kings 9:30), wh...
וַ יַּעֲשֶׂ֤ה הָ רַע֙ בְּ עֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה רַ֕ק לֹ֥א כְ אָבִ֖יו וּ כְ אִמֹּ֑ו...
_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 recov...
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...
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...
_Baal. This happened after his victory over Moab, ver. 13. (Calmet) --- Salien thinks rather that Josaphat refused to assist him, except he would destroy what had been lately introduced by his parents...
The account of Jehoram is somewhat more favourable, than that of his father. He put away the image of Baal, it should seem, from his own house and family, but not out of Israel. What a strange thing t...
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 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...
AND HE WROUGHT EVIL IN THE SIGHT OF THE LORD,.... Was guilty of idolatry: BUT NOT LIKE HIS FATHER, AND LIKE HIS MOTHER; his father Ahab, and his mother Jezebel: FOR HE PUT AWAY THE IMAGE OF BAAL THA...
And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made. Ver. 2. _But not like his father, and like his...
_He put away the image of Baal_ It was much that his mother, who had brought this worship with her from the Zidonians, should suffer him to remove this image; but she was probably a little daunted at...
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...
THE CAMPAIGN UNDERTAKEN...
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...
IMAGE: _ Heb._ statue...
1-5 Jehoram took warning by God's judgment, and put away the image of Baal, yet he maintained the worship of the calves. Those do not truly repent or reform, who only part with the sins they lose by,...
HE PUT AWAY THE IMAGE OF BAAL; not from any principle of conscience (for that would have reached the calves also); but either because he was startled at the dreadful judgments of God inflicted upon hi...
2 Kings 3:2 did H6213 (H8799) evil H7451 sight H5869 LORD H3068 father H1 mother H517 away H5493 (H8686) pillar H4676 Baal H1168 father H1 made H6213 (H8804) wrought - 2 Kings 6:31-32, 2 Kings 21:6,...
A. THE REIGN OF JEHORAM, KING OF ISRAEL, COMMENCES (2 KINGS 3:1). The introduction to the reign of Jehoram, king of Israel, follows the usual format, with the exception that he was an improvement rel...
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,...
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...
_Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign._ EVIL-THE SAME IN PRINCIPLE THOUGH NOT IN FORM Two subjects are here illustrated-- I. That whilst the forms of evil may change, the principle may contin...
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). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElement...
THE REVOLT AND DEFEAT OF MOAB CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 3:1. JEHORAM, THE SON OF AHAB—See on chap. 2 Kings 1:17. The more distinctive name of this king, together with a helpful chrono...
EXPOSITION 2 KINGS 3:1 THE GENERAL CHARACTER OF JEHORAM'S REIGN OVER ISRAEL; HIS WAR WITH MOAB. 2 KINGS 3:1 NOW JEHORAM THE SON OF AHAB BEGAN TO REIGN OVER ISRAEL IN SAMARIA THE EIGHTEENTH YEAR OF...
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...
1 Kings 16:19; 1 Kings 16:31; 1 Kings 16:32; 1 Kings 16:33; 1 Kings 21:20; 1 Kings 21:25; 1 Kings 21:5; 1 Samuel 15:19; 2 Kings 10:18;...