And he said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand upon the bow, literally, "Let thy hand rest on the bow"; for the left hand rests upon the bow as it is drawn. And he put his hand upon it. And Elisha put his hands upon the king's hands, thus signifying that the impulse for the act came from the Lord, that it was performed in the name and by the authority of Jehovah.
ELISHA PUT HIS HANDS UPON THE KING’S HANDS - A symbolic act, indicating that the successes, which the shooting typified, were to come, not from human skill, or strength, or daring, but from the presen...
5. JEHOAHAZ AND JEHOASH OF ISRAEL, ELISHA'S DEATH CHAPTER 13 _ 1. The reign of Jehoahaz and his death (2 Kings 13:1)_ 2. Jehoash King of Israel (2 Kings 13:10) 3. Elisha and Joash (2 Kings 13:14
THE REIGN OF JOASH OR JEHOASH OF ISRAEL. During this reign Elisha died. He is represented, as in 2 Kings 6, as Israel's champion in the great war with Syria, the chariots of Israel and the horsemen th...
_and Elisha put_[R.V. LAID] _his hands upon the king's hands_ It will be seen from the marginal rendering of A.V. that the two verbs, both translated -put", are not the same. Hence the need for change...
B. THE FINAL PREDICTION OF ELISHA 13:14-25 The prophetic ministry of Elisha which had spanned over half a century, came to a close in the early years of Jehoash of Israel. His death-bed prophecy conce...
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE THE KINGDOMS AT HIGH TIDE 2 Kings 13:10 to 2 Kings 15:7 Help came to Israel in the midst of the Aramean oppression from an unexpected quarter. In 802 B.C. the Assyrian king Adadni...
_AND HE SAID TO THE KING OF ISRAEL, PUT THINE HAND UPON THE BOW. AND HE PUT HIS HAND UPON IT: AND ELISHA PUT HIS HANDS UPON THE KING'S HANDS._ No JFB commentary on these verses....
ELISHA PUT, etc.] in order to indicate that the king's destined success came from another source than his own strength....
REIGNS OF JEHOAHAZ AND JOASH OF ISRAEL. THE LAST PREDICTION OF ELISHA 3. All _their_ DAYS] RV 'continually,' i.e. throughout the reign of Jehoahaz. 5 A SAVIOUR] either Jehoash (2 Kings 13:25) or Jero...
THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 13 JEHOAHAZ’S RULE AS KING OF *ISRAEL V1 Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, became the king of *Israel. That happened in the...
PUT THINE HAND UPON THE BOW. — Rather, as margin. In drawing a bow, the left hand “rides” upon it, or closes round it, while the right grasps arrow and string. ELISHA PUT HIS HANDS UPON THE KING’S HA...
(14-21) The visit of Joash to the dying Elisha. This section is obviously derived from another documentary source than the preceding. What a fresh and life-like picture it presents in contrast with th...
וַ יֹּ֣אמֶר ׀ לְ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל הַרְכֵּ֤ב...
2 Kings 13:10 THE DYNASTY OF JEHU Jehoahaz 814-797 2 Kings 13:1 JOASH 797-781 2 Kings 13:10;...
“THE ARROW OF THE LORD'S DELIVERANCE” 2 Kings 13:10 A good man is a great defense to his country. Mary, Queen of Scots, dreaded the prayers of Knox more than the armies of the king of France. Perhap...
Under Jehoahaz the story of corruption ran on in Israel. It was the story of continuation of evil as moral, and its consequent continuation as punishment. Readiness of God to forgive is revealed in th...
The prophet, though dying, had lost nothing of his prophetical spirit, nor of his faithfulness in God's covenant promises. Like another Elijah, he gives intimations, even in death, of what should foll...
But in the eleventh chapter we have another scene of deep import and interest. There is a wicked woman and when a woman is wicked there is no wickedness like hers. "And when Athaliah, the mother of Ah...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 13 THROUGH 17. Walking in the steps of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, the house of Jehu was no protection to Israel against Hazael. But the compassion of Jehovah...
AND HE SAID UNTO THE KING OF ISRAEL, PUT THINE HAND UPON THE BOW, AND HE PUT HIS HAND UPON IT,.... His left hand: AND ELISHA PUT HIS HANDS UPON THE KING'S HANDS; on both his hands, which were put, th...
And he said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand upon the bow. And he put his hand [upon it]: and Elisha put his hands upon the king's hands. Ver. 16. And Elisha put his hands upon the king's hands....
_Take bow and arrows_ This was to represent the wars he was to have with the Syrians. _Elisha put his hands upon the king's hands _ To signify to him, that in all his expeditions against the Syrians,...
1 Iehoahaz his wicked reigne. 3 Iehoahaz oppressed by Hazael, is relieued by prayer. 8 Ioash succeedeth him. 10 His wicked reigne. 12 Ieroboam succeedeth him. 14 Elisha dying prophecieth to Ioash...
JEHOAHAZ REIGNS IN ISRAEL (vv.10-13) Jehoash reigned in Judah 40 years (ch.12:1), and in his 23 rd year Jehoahaz took the throne of Israel (v.1). He reigned 17 years, so it would appear both these...
PUT THINE HAND UPON: _ Heb._ make thine hand to ride...
10-19 Jehoash, the king, came to Elisha, to receive his dying counsel and blessing. It may turn much to our spiritual advantage, to attend the sick-beds and death-beds of good men, that we may be enc...
No text from Poole on this verse....
2 Kings 13:16 said H559 (H8799) king H4428 Israel H3478 Put H7392 (H8685) hand H3027 bow H7198 put...
THE DEATH BED OF ELISHA (2 KINGS 13:14 A). As we have seen, in a similar way to chapter 2 this passage is deliberately put outside the regnal formulae, with Jehoash's death coming before it and the co...
THE REIGNS OF JEROBOAM KING OF ISRAEL AND AZARIAH (UZZIAH) KING OF JUDAH (2 KINGS 14:23 TO 2 KINGS 15:7). The next fourteen verses very much bring out the method and aims of the prophetic author of th...
2 Kings 13:1. _In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years. And he did that wh...
CONTENTS: Reign of Jehoahaz over Israel and his death. Accession of Jehoash and his death. Elisha's death and the miracle at his tomb. CHARACTERS: God, Elisha, Jehoahaz, Jehoash, Hazael. CONCLUSION:...
2 Kings 13:4. _Jehoahaz besought the Lord,_ as oppressed Israel had done in the time of the Judges. 2 Kings 13:5. _The Lord gave Israel a Saviour._ Not Joash, as some say, but Messiah, the Angel of hi...
_And Elisha put his hands upon the king’s hands._ THE SPIRIT OF POWER This is part of one of the strangest narratives in the Old Testament. Elisha is on his death bed, “sick of the sickness” wherewit...
_And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows._ THE KING’S ARROWS Elisha was lying ill on his deathbed. His long career of usefulness and blessing was drawing to a close. He was held in great honour...
_Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died._ THE DEATH OF ELISHA I. A great man dying. II. A wicked man regretting the event. III. A good man leaving the world interested in poste...
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 13:1 Jehoahaz and Jehoash. The story goes back to the northern kingdom, Israel, and focuses on the two northern kings who ruled during Joash of Judah’s lifetime....
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 13:14 JOASH (Jehoash of Israel) weeps because he thinks he is on the verge of defeat, lacking CHARIOTS and HORSEMEN (v....
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 13:14. ELISHA WAS FALLEN SICK—The prophet’s presence was felt by Joash to be a guarantee of the safety of his kingdom, and he dreaded to lose him, fearing that...
EXPOSITION 2 KINGS 13:1 REIGNS OF JEHOAHAZ, SON OF JEHU, AND JOASH, SON OF JEHOAHAZ, OVER ISRAEL. NOTICES OF
Now we're going to move north again to the reign of Jehoahaz over Israel in chapter thirteen. So up in Israel, Jehu has died and his son Jehoahaz begins to reign over Israel there in Samaria, and he r...
2 Kings 4:34; Genesis 49:24; Psalms 144:1...