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2 Kings 8:1-29

Contents: Famine predicted. Jehoram restores the Shunanmite land. Reigns of Jehoram and Ahaziah of Judah and Joram of Israel.

Characters: God, Elisha, Gehazi, Jehoram, Ben-hadad, Hazael, Ahaziah, Shunanmite woman.

Conclusion: God through His ministers, calls for reformation and obedience, and if the calls be not regarded, men may expect plagues and evil days to come, for He WILL be heard. (2 Kings 8:1; 2 Kings 8:12).

Key Word: Prediction, 2 Kings 8:1; 2 Kings 8:10.

Strong Verses: 2 Kings 8:19.

Striking Facts: 2 Kings 8:13. Men often think themselves sufficiently armed against those sins by which they are afterward entirely overcome.

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See also 2 Kings 8:1-29 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    CHAPTER VIII _Account of the sojourning of the Shunammite in the land of the_ _Philistines, during the seven years famine_, 1, 2. _She returns, and solicits the king to let her have back her_ _lan...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    The famine here recorded, and the conversation of the monarch with Gehazi, must have been anterior to the events related in 2 Kings 5 since we may be sure that a king of Israel would not have entered...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    ELISHA AND THE SHUNAMMITE. HAZAEL, KING OF SYRIA. This chapter is somewhat varied as to composition. It opens with a short story about Elisha (2 Kings 8:1), of which we may presuppose (_a_) that it is...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    WHOSE SON. Compare 2 Kings 4:35. FAMINE. the famine, which had already begun. Probably the same as 2 Kings 4:38. Occasion is not determined by the text, but, 2 Kings 8:3 takes up the history at the e...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    2 Kings 8:1-6. The land of the Shunammite is restored to her by the king's order for the sake of Elisha's miracles (Not in Chronicles) 1. _Then spake Elisha_ R.V. NOW ELISHA HAD SPOKEN. It is clear fr...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    THEN SPAKE ELISHA, &C.— _Elisha had said,_ &c. So 2 Kings 8:2. _And the woman had arisen, and done,_ &c. Houbigant: who conjectures from the 4th verse, that this event happened before Gehazi was stric...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    C. PREDICTION OF FAMINE IN ISRAEL 8:1-6 TRANSLATION (1) Now Elisha had spoken to the woman whose son he had revived, saying, Arise, you and your household go, and sojourn wherever you may sojourn; fo...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _THEN SPAKE ELISHA UNTO THE WOMAN, WHOSE SON HE HAD RESTORED TO LIFE, SAYING, ARISE, AND GO THOU AND THINE HOUSEHOLD, AND SOJOURN WHERESOEVER THOU CANST SOJOURN: FOR THE LORD HATH CALLED FOR A FAMINE;...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    ELISHA AND THE SHUNAMMITE. ELISHA AND HAZAEL. REIGNS OF JEHORAM AND AHAZIAH OF JUDAH 1. Then spake Elisha] The occasion is not indicated, all the stories related of Elisha in this and the three prece...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 8 THE REPORT ABOUT ELISHA’S *MIRACLES V1 Elisha had spoken to the woman whose son he had brought back to life. ‘Go aw...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    VIII. (1-6) How the kindness of the Shunammite woman to Elisha was further rewarded through the prophet’s influence with the king. (1) THEN SPAKE ELISHA. — Rather, _Now Elisha had spoken_. The time is...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וֶ אֱלִישָׁ֡ע דִּבֶּ֣ר אֶל ־הָ אִשָּׁה֩ אֲשֶׁ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    THE SHUNAMMITE AND HAZAEL 2 Kings 8:1 (_ Circa_ B.C. 886) "Our acts still follow with us from afar, And what we have been makes us what we are." -GEORGE ELIOT THE next anecdote of Elisha brings u...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE POWER BEHIND THE THRONE 2 Kings 8:1 Nothing happens in our life or in the world apart from the divine appointment or permission. Behind every event and incident there is a divine providence. The...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The influence of Elisha is incidentally seen in the converse of the king with Gehazi and the restoration of the lands of the Shunammite woman for the sake of the prophet. Elisha visited Damascus, wher...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou (a) canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a fami...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Famine. God disposes of all things. (Calmet) --- Famine, &c., are his executioners. (Du Hamel) --- This dreadful visitation took place before the siege of Samaria, (Salien) and had even commenced whe...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    It should seem that this famine soon succeeded the siege of the enemy, which the foregoing chapter relates. A fruitful land the Lord makes barren for the wickedness of them that dwell therein. Psalms...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    CONTENTS The history of the Shunammite, which was in part given before, is prosecuted yet further in this chapter. Her land is restored to her. Here is also a short relation concerning Hazael, the Sy...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    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...

  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

    _FAMINE—GOD’S MESSENGER_ ‘The Lord hath called for a famine.’ 2 Kings 8:1 I. WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS EXPRESSION?—Simply, the Lord hath produced it—ordered it; it is part of His Providence. ‘God...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    The history of the woman [1], whose son Elisha had raised to life again, gives us a little picture of all God's dealings with Israel. During long years, as determined by Jehovah, Israel is deprived of...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THEN SPOKE ELISHA UNTO THE WOMAN (WHOSE SON HE HAD RESTORED TO LIFE),.... His hostess at Shunem, 2 Kings 4:8 the following he said to her, not after the famine in Samaria, but before it, as some circu...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine;...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Then spake Elisha_ There is nothing in the Hebrew for this particle of time, _then._ It is literally, _And Elisha spake_, or, as Houbigant renders it, _had spoken._ So 2 Kings 8:2, _The woman had ari...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 The Shunammite, hauing left her countrey seuen yeeres, to auoide the forewarned famine, for Elishas miracle sake, hath her land restored by the king. 7 Hazael being sent with a present by Benhadad...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Then spake Elisha, more exactly, he had spoken, for this incident had happened some years before, unto the woman whose son he had restored to life, SAYING, ARISE AND GO THOU AND THINE HOUSEHOLD, AND S...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Elisha's Powerful Influence at Court...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    THE SHUNAMITE AGAIN (vv.1-6) The Shunamite woman is typical of the godly remnant of Israel. She had learned the grace of God in giving new life (ch.4:17) and further in resurrection power (ch.4:32-3...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-6 The kindness of the good Shunammite to Elisha, was rewarded by the care taken of her in famine. It is well to foresee an evil, and wisdom, when we foresee it, to hide ourselves if we lawfully may...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    2 KINGS CHAPTER 8 The Shunammite having, by Elisha's advice, left the land because of the famine, returneth home; and hath her whole estate restored to her for Elisha's sake, 2 KINGS 8:1. He cometh to...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    2 Kings 8:1 Elisha H477 spoke H1696 (H8765) woman H802 son H1121 life H2421 (H8689) saying H559 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    THE SHUNAMMITE, NOW A WIDOW, HAS HER LAND RESTORED TO HER BY THE KING OF ISRAEL (2 KINGS 8:1). The prophetic author has two purposes in this incident. Firstly to emphasis the miraculous powers of Eli...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    2 Kings 8:8. _Take a present._ See on 1 Kings 14:3. 2 Kings 8:10. _Thou mayest certainly recover._ Aye, say as you all do, both physicians and courtiers. Cry aloud, for Baal is a god. This was said in...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Then spake Elisha unto the woman._ THE POTENT INFLUENCE OF A GOOD MAN I. His counsel is valuable, and gratefully acted upon. Here we see how the kindness shown by the Shunammite receives still furt...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 8:1 After the long narrative about the siege of Samaria (2 Kings 6:24), the Shunammite woman of 2 Kin

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    ELISHA IN DAMASCUS CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 8:1. THEN SPOKE ELISHA—The pluperfect tense: _Now Elisha had spoken_. This section dates prior to Chapter s 5 and 6, but is given here as...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION 2 KINGS 8:1 THE SEQUEL OF THE STORY OF THE SHUNAMMITE. THE KILLING OF BENHADAD BY HAZAEL; AND...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now Elisha spake unto the woman, whose son had been restored to life, and he said, [You better get out of here because there's going to be a seven-year famine in this area] (2 Kings 8:1). And so she l...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Kings 17:1; 1 Kings 18:2; 2 Kings 4:18; 2 Kings 4:31; 2 Samuel 21:1

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Sojourn — In any convenient place out of the land of Israel. The Lord, &c. — Hath appointed to bring a famine. This expression intimates, that all afflictions are sent by God, and come at his call or...

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