Hawker's Poor man's commentary
2 Kings 9:1
CONTENTS
This chapter contains the anointing of Jehu: his slaughter of Joram: the death of Jezebel, and the relation of her being eaten by dogs.
CONTENTS
This chapter contains the anointing of Jehu: his slaughter of Joram: the death of Jezebel, and the relation of her being eaten by dogs.
CHAPTER IX _Elisha sends one of the disciples of the prophets to_ _Ramoth-gilead, to anoint Jehu king of Israel_, 1-3. _He acts according to his orders, and informs Jehu that he is_ _to cut off th...
BOX - Rather, “flask,” or “vial” 1 Samuel 10:1. Oil and ointment were commonly kept in open-mouthed jars, vases, or bottles made of glass, alabaster, or earthen-ware. Many such vessels have been found...
8. THE ANOINTING OF JEHU CHAPTER 9:1-10 _ 1. The commission (2 Kings 9:1)_ 2. Jehu anointed (2 Kings 9:4) The hour of judgment for the house of Ahab has come. The instrument for it, mentioned long...
2 KINGS 9:1 TO 2 KINGS 10:31. THE REVOLUTION AND OVERTHROW OF THE BAAL WORSHIP. This spirited narrative is probably derived from the same source as 1 Kings 20, 22; and, if we strike out the short Deut...
CHILDREN. sons. BOX OF OIL. oil flask. OIL. For its use in consecration see 1 Samuel 10:1; 1 Samuel 16:13. RAMOTH-GILEAD. Israelite army on guard here. Compare 2 Kings 9:14....
2 Kings 9:1-10. Elisha sends one of the sons of the prophets to anoint Jehu, and give him his commission (Not in Chronicles) _And Elisha the prophet called one of the children_[R.V. SONS] _of the prop...
ELISHA—CALLED ONE OF THE CHILDREN OF THE PROPHETS— Some of the Jewish doctors have been of opinion, that this messenger was the prophet Jonah, who, upon this supposition, must have been a very young m...
I. THE ANOINTING OF JEHU 9:1-13 Jehu, the commander of the garrison at Ramoth-gilead, was selected by God to execute the divine wrath against the Omri dynasty. Quite unexpectedly, Jehu was thrust into...
_AND ELISHA THE PROPHET CALLED ONE OF THE CHILDREN OF THE PROPHETS, AND SAID UNTO HIM, GIRD UP THY LOINS, AND TAKE THIS BOX OF OIL IN THINE HAND, AND GO TO RAMOTH-GILEAD:_ Elisha ... called one of th...
JEHU AND HIS BLOODSHED This chapter relates the anointing of Jehu by order of Elisha; and the death of Jehoram (of Israel), Ahaziah (of Judah), and Jezebel. I. BOX] RV 'VIAL.' For the use of oil in an...
THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 9 ELISHA APPOINTS JEHU AS KING OF *ISRAEL V1 Elisha called a man from the group of the *prophets. He said this to the...
IX. JEHU ANOINTED BY ELISHA’S MESSENGER AS KING OF ISRAEL. HE SLAYS JEHORAM. AHAZIAH AND JEZEBEL. (Comp. 2 Chronicles 22:7.) (1) AND ELISHA THE PROPHET CALLED. — Rather, _meanwhile Elisha had called...
וֶ אֱלִישָׁע֙ הַ נָּבִ֔יא קָרָ֕א לְ אַחַ֖ד
THE REVOLT OF JEHU 2 Kings 9:1 B.C. 842 " _ Te semper anteit saeva Necessitas, Clavos trabales et cuneos manu, Gestans ahena._ " - HORAT., " _ Od.,_ " I 35:17 A LONG period had elapsed since Elija...
THE AVENGER OF BLOOD ANOINTED 2 Kings 9:1 Youth is always being called upon to gird up its loins, and dare to fulfill its commissions without fear of man. We are not to tarry to hear what men say of...
The hour had come to carry out the sentence of God on the house of Ahab. The prophet sent one of the sons of the prophets to anoint Jehu. This Jehu, as his history reveals, was a fitting instrument fo...
And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said unto him, (a) Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thine hand, and go to Ramothgilead: (a) Prepare yourself to go...
_One. The Rabbins say Jonas; who at this rate, must have been very young, as he prophesied 50 years afterwards, under Jeroboam II. (Calmet) --- Eliseus did not go himself, to avoid giving umbrage, and...
We now enter upon the solemn stroke of judgment which it pleased God to execute at this time; first, within Israel, and at the hands either of men raised up in their midst, or from without, until at l...
_THE SONS OF THE PROPHETS_ ‘One of the children of the prophets.’ 2 Kings 9:1 I. THE JEWISH PROPHET WAS NOT PRIMARILY OR CHARACTERISTICALLY A FORETELLER.—The sole power which the prophet possessed...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 9 AND 10. In chapter 9 the judgment on Ahab's house commences. He who executes it does not remove, in so doing, the rod which God had lifted up against Israel...
AND ELISHA THE PROPHET CALLED ONE OF THE CHILDREN OF THE PROPHETS,.... Who the Jews generally say k was Jonah the son of Amittai: AND SAID, GIRD UP THY LOINS; his loose and long garments about his lo...
And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thine hand, and go to Ramothgilead: Ver. 1. _And Elisha the prophe...
_And Elisha the prophet called_, &c. The Prophet Elijah was commanded to anoint Jehu about twelve years before this time; but, because of Ahab's humiliation, the execution of the judgment pronounced u...
1 Elisha sendeth a yong Prophet with instructions to annoint Iehu at Ramoth Gilead. 4 The Prophet hauing done his message, flieth. 11 Iehu being made king by the souldiers, killeth Ioram in the fiel...
The Announcement of Jehu's Elevation...
And Elisha, the prophet, called one of the children of the prophets, a disciple at one of the prophet schools, AND SAID UNTO HIM, GIRD UP THY LOINS, in preparing for a speedy journey afoot, AND TAKE T...
JEHU ANOINTED KING OF ISRAEL (vv.1-13) Elijah had been told to anoint Jehu king of Israel (1 Kings 19:16), but had not done it. Now later Elisha commissions one of the sons of the prophets to anoint...
1-10 In these and the like events, we must acknowledge the secret working of God, disposing men to fulfil his purposes respecting them. Jehu was anointed king over Israel, by the Lord's special choic...
2 KINGS CHAPTER 9 Elisha sendeth a young prophet with instructions to anoint Jehu king over Israel; whom he chargeth to destroy the house of Ahab, and fleeth, 2 KINGS 9:1. Jehu is made king by the sol...
2 Kings 9:1 Elisha H477 prophet H5030 called H7121 (H8804) one H259 sons H1121 prophets H5030 said H559 ...
2 Kings 9:1 I. The Jewish prophet was not primarily or characteristically a foreteller. The sole power which the prophet possessed of declaring that which should be arose from his knowledge of that wh...
CONTENTS: Jehu annointed king of Israel. Slays Jehoram, Ahaziah and Jezebel. CHARACTERS: God, Elisha, a prophet, Jehu, Jezebel, Jehoram, Ahaziah, Ahab. CONCLUSION: God doesn't always pay up for sin...
2 Kings 9:1. _One of the children of the prophets._ A young man, fit for the mission, swift of foot: a bruised reed to overthrow a throne stained with the blood of countless martyrs. 2 Kings 9:7. _Tho...
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 9:1 1 Kings 19:15 tells of three men whom God would use to bring about the end of Baal worship in Israel. Two of those men—Elisha and Hazael—have already appeared on the scene.
THE FALL OF THE OMRIAN DYNASTY CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 9:1. ELISHA CALLED ONE OF THE CHILDREN OF THE PROPHETS—A prophet-disciple, occupying towards Elisha the same relation he himsel...
EXPOSITION 2 KINGS 9:1 THE ANOINTING OF JEHU. His MURDER OF JEHORAM AND AHAZIAH. THE DEATH OF JEZEBEL....
Chapter nine. Elisha is an extremely colorful character. And we are coming towards the end of the career of Elisha, a prophet to the northern kingdom of Israel. And Elisha commanded one of the young p...
1 Kings 1:39; 1 Kings 18:46; 1 Kings 20:35; 1 Kings 22:20; 1 Kings
Ramoth — The kings of Israel and Judah were both absent, and Jehu, as it seems, was left in chief command....