Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
2 Kings 1:6
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS I. ELIJAH's FINAL MINISTRY AND TRANSLATION 1. Elijah and Ahaziah CHAPTER 1 _ 1. Moab's rebellion (2 Kings 1:1)_ 2. The illness of Ahaziah (2 Kings 1:2) 3. Elijah's messa...
2 KINGS 1:1 TO 2 KINGS 2:25. LAST DAYS AND ASCENSION OF ELIJAH: ELISHA ESTABLISHED AS HIS SUCCESSOR. Here we have perhaps a third Elijah narrative, in which the prophet is represented as playing a par...
MAN. Hebrew. _'ish_. App-14....
_There came a man up to meet_ The R.V. puts -up" before -a man", because the Hebrew verb signifies -to come up". So in A.V. in the next verse. It would appear as though the prophet had met the messeng...
B. THE ILLNESS OF AHAZIAH (2 Kings 1:1-8) TRANSLATION (1) Now Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. (2) And Ahaziah fell through a lattice in his upper chamber which was in Samaria, a...
_AND THEY SAID UNTO HIM, THERE CAME A MAN UP TO MEET US, AND SAID UNTO US, GO, TURN AGAIN UNTO THE KING THAT SENT YOU, AND SAY UNTO HIM, THUS SAITH THE LORD, IS IT NOT BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A GOD IN IS...
ELIJAH CALLS DOWN FIRE FROM HEAVEN 1. Moab.. Ahab] Moab had been conquered by David (2 Samuel 8:2), and at the revolt of the Ten Tribes had. passed under the authority of the northern kingdom. The rev...
THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ ABOUT THE BOOKS OF 1 KINGS AND 2 KINGS The Books of 1 Kings and 2 Kings used to be one book. That book continued the account o...
THOU SENDEST. — _Art sending_. Elijah had said, _ye are going_, in his question to the messengers (2 Kings 1:3). (See Note on 2 Kings 1:4.) Bähr is wrong in supposing the servants anxious to shift the...
וַ יֹּאמְר֨וּ אֵלָ֜יו אִ֣ישׁ ׀ עָלָ֣ה לִ קְרָ
AHAZIAH BEN-AHAB OF ISRAEL 2 Kings 1:1 B.C. 855-854 "Ye know not of what spirit are ye." - Luke 9:55 "He is the mediator of a better covenant, which hath been enacted upon better promises." - He...
A MESSAGE FROM THE TRUE GOD 2 Kings 1:1 The king's accident was probably due to the giving way of the balustrade that surrounded the roof of his palace. The Law expressly provided that this lattice-w...
The history of the second Book of Kings is a continuation of that contained in the first Book. There everything ended with the dark days immediately following the death of Ahab and the passing into co...
And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, (d) [Is it] not because [there is] not a Go...
It is somewhat remarkable that the prophet Elijah, and John the Baptist, should have been as much alike in dress as they were in their commission. Our dear Lord pointed to John as the Elias of the gos...
It has been already remarked that the mission, or, at any rate, the proper ministry of Elijah closed with his own complaint against the children of Israel. God took him at his word. He pleaded against...
If God has shewn that He took notice of His servant's fault, and did not pass it lightly over, He did not fail towards him in either tenderness or faithfulness. He acted towards him as towards a belov...
AND THEY SAID UNTO HIM, THERE CAME A MAN UP TO MEET US, AND SAID UNTO US, GO, TURN AGAIN UNTO THE KING THAT SENT YOU,.... King Ahaziah: AND SAY UNTO HIM; and then they repeated all that is said by th...
And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, [Is it] not because [there is] not a God in...
_There came a man up to meet us_ Elijah was a man of such a venerable presence, and spake to them with such authority, in the name of the Lord, that they were overawed thereby, and induced to obey him...
[AHAZIAH SICKE.] 1 Moab rebelleth. 2 Ahaziah, sending to Baalzebub, hath his iudgement by Eliiah. 5 Eliiah twise bringeth fire from heauen vpon them whom Ahaziah sent to apprehend him. 13 He pitie...
And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, a man unknown to the messengers, AND SAID UNTO US, GO, TURN AGAIN UNTO THE KING THAT SENT YOU, AND SAY UNTO HIM, THUS SAITH THE LORD, IS IT NOT...
Elijah Prophesies Ahaziah's Death...
AHAZIAH'S FALL AND DEATH (Ch.1:1-18) Verse 1 reports that after Ahab's death Moab rebelled against Israel. As to this, Chapter s 3 and 4:27 give us a full account. Ahaziah, king of Israel, suffered...
1-8 When Ahaziah rebelled against the Lord, Moab revolted from him. Sin weakens and impoverishes us. Man's revolt from God is often punished by the rebellion of those who owe subjection to him. Ahazi...
2 Kings 1:6 said H559 (H8799) man H376 up H5927 (H8804) meet H7125 (H8800) said H559 ...
AHAZIAH'S ACCIDENT AND HIS INTENTION OF CONSULTING THE OCCULT INSTEAD OF YHWH WHICH IS THWARTED BY ELIJAH (2 KINGS 1:2). 2 Kings 1:2 ‘ And Ahaziah fell down through the lattice in his upper chamber w...
THE REIGN OF AHAZIAH KING OF ISRAEL C. 853-852 BC (1 KINGS 22:51 - 2 KINGS 1:18). Ahaziah, Ahab's son and king of Israel, only had a short reign of a few months (two part years) but he amply succeeded...
CONTENTS: Elijah's message to Ahaziah. Elijah's deliverance. CHARACTERS: God, angel (Jesus), Elijah, Ahaziah. CONCLUSION: Those who will not inquire of the Word of God for their comfort will be made...
2 Kings 1:2. _Go, enquire of Baal-zebub, whether I shall recover._ בעל זבוב _Baal-zebub,_ the god of Ekron. The LXX read Βααλ μυιαν, the lord of flies, because they swarmed about his bloody temple; bu...
_And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice._ WORLDLY ROYALTY AND PERSONAL GODLINESS I. Worldly royalty in a humiliating condition. 1. A king in mortal suffering. 2. A king in mental distress. 3. A...
2 KINGS 1:1 The Death of Ahaziah. King Ahaziah, Ahab’s son, has been injured. He wants to know whether he will live. Elijah obeys God and delivers a message to the king. ⇐...
THE SICKNESS AND DEATH OF AHAZIAH CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 1:1. THEN MOAB REBELLED—Since the time of David the Moabites had been tributary to Israel (2 Samuel 8:2; 2 Samuel 23:20) On...
EXPOSITION 2 KINGS 1:1 THE REVOLT OF MOAB. THE ILLNESS, IMPIETY, AND DEATH OF AHAZIAH The narrative of the Second Book of Kings follows on that of the First Book in the closest po
By Chuck Smith Now as we finish First Kings, we were dealing with basically the northern kingdom under Ahab with his wicked wife Jezebel who had brought the northern kingdom of Israel into its lowest...
1 Chronicles 10:13; 1 Chronicles 10:14; 2 Kings 1:3; 2 Kings 1:4;...