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Verse 2 Kings 1:8. HE WAS _A HAIRY MAN_] That is, he wore a _rough
garment_, either made of camels' hair, as his successor John Baptist's
was, or he wore a skin _dressed with the hair on_. Some think...
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AN HAIRY MAN - Either in allusion to his shaggy cloak of untanned
skin; or, more probably, an expression descriptive of the prophet’s
person, of his long flowing locks, abundant beard, and general
pro...
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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...
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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...
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HAIRY. clad in. garment consisting of. skin. Prophets wore coarse
clothing (Zechariah 13:4.Matthew 3:4; Matthew 3:4).
GIRDLE OF LEATHER. Worn by Palestine peasants to-day....
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He was _a hairy man_ Literally, -lord, i.e. possessor, of hair". This
might equally be used of the long hair of the head and beard, or of
the shaggy cloak of hair worn as a garment. But when we know o...
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HE WAS AN HAIRY MAN— Elijah being a _hairy man_ may either denote
his wearing long hair on his head and his beard, according to the
manner of the ancient Greek philosophers, or it may denote his habit...
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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...
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_AND THEY ANSWERED HIM, HE WAS AN HAIRY MAN, AND GIRT WITH A GIRDLE OF
LEATHER ABOUT HIS LOINS. AND HE SAID, IT IS ELIJAH THE TISHBITE._
An hairy man, х_ 'IYSH_ (H376) _ BA`AL_ (H1167) _ SEE`AAR_ (H8...
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1:8 [garment], (a-13) Or 'a hairy man.'...
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AN HAIRY MAN] better, as in RM, 'a man with a garment of hair,' a
characteristic dress of the prophets: cp. Zechariah 13:4; Mark 1:6....
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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...
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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...
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ANSWERED. — Said unto.
AN HAIRY MAN. — Literally, a lord of hair. This might refer to
length of hair and beard (so LXX., δασὺς, “hirsute,”
“shaggy”); or to a hairy cloak or mantle. The second alternat...
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וַ יֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו אִ֚ישׁ בַּ֣עַל
שֵׂעָ֔ר...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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And they answered him, [He was] an (e) hairy man, and girt with a
girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It [is] Elijah the
Tishbite.
(e) Some think that this meant his garments, which were...
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_Man. Hebrew ish bahal sehar, "a man lord of hair," or all covered
with it, having a long beard, like the ancient sages, (St. Jerome, in
Ezechiel xxxv.) and clothed with a skin, (Bochart) as the first...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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AND THEY ANSWERED HIM, HE WAS AN HAIRY MAN,.... Either the hair of his
head and beard were grown very long, having been much neglected for a
great while; or he had an hairy garment on, either of goats...
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And they answered him, [He was] an hairy man, and girt with a girdle
of leather about his loins. And he said, It [is] Elijah the Tishbite.
Ver. 8. _He was a hairy man._] _Hispidus et hirsutus._ Eithe...
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_They answered, He was a hairy man_ This may either denote his wearing
long hair on his head and beard, according to the manner of the
ancient Greek philosophers, or it may signify that he was clad wi...
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[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...
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And they answered him, He was an hairy man, wearing a rough garment of
camel's hair, AND GIRT WITH A GIRDLE OF LEATHER, instead of the
customary one of linen or cotton, ABOUT HIS LOINS. His entire dre...
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Elijah Prophesies Ahaziah's Death...
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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...
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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...
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2 Kings 1:8 answered H559 (H8799) hairy H8181 man H1167 H376 wearing
H247 (H8803) leather H5785 bel
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 1:8 HE WORE A GARMENT OF HAIR. Since the
Hebrew word for “hair” could refer to either animal or human hair,
some translators have thought it was describing Elijah as being
long...
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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...
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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
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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...
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Isaiah 20:2; Luke 1:17; Matthew 11:8; Matthew 3:4; Revelation 11:3;...
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An hairy man — His garment was rough and hairy, such as were worn by
eminent persons in Greece, in ancient times; and were the proper habit
of the prophets. Girdle — As John the baptist also had. That...