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2 Kings Chapter
Eight
New King James Version (NKJV)
INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS 8
This
chapter gives an account of some advice Elisha had formerly given to the
Shunammite woman
and of the success of it
2 Kings 8:1 and of
the sickness of the king of Syria
who sent to Elisha
then being at Damascus
by Hazael
to know whether he should recover; by whom a message was returned
and Hazael was told by the prophet he should be king of Syria
and exercise
great cruelty in Israel
2 Kings 8:7 and of
the bad reign of Jehoram
son of Jehoshaphat
over Judah
2 Kings 8:16 and of
the reign of his son Ahaziah
2 Kings 8:25.
2 Kings 8:1 Then
Elisha spoke to the woman whose son he had restored to life
saying
“Arise and
go
you and your household
and stay wherever you can; for the Lord has called for
a famine
and furthermore
it will come upon the land for seven years.”
YLT
1And Elisha spake unto the
woman whose son he had revived
saying
`Rise and go
thou and thy household
and sojourn where thou dost sojourn
for Jehovah hath called for a famine
and
also
it is coming unto the land seven years.'
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 circumstances show:
saying
arise
and go thou and thine household
and sojourn
wheresoever thou canst sojourn; with the greatest safety to her person and
property
and with the least danger to her moral and religious character:
for the Lord hath called for a famine
and it shall also come upon
the land seven years: which Jarchi says was the famine that was in the days of Joel;
it was
undoubtedly
on account of the idolatry of Israel
and was double the
time of that in the days of Elijah.
2 Kings 8:2 2 So the woman arose and did
according to the saying of the man of God
and she went with her household and
dwelt in the land of the Philistines seven years.
YLT
2And the woman riseth
and
doth according to the word of the man of God
and goeth
she and her household
and sojourneth in the land of the Philistines seven years.
And the woman arose
and did after the saying of the man of God
.... Whose
words she had reason to believe; she having a son given to her according to his
word
and this restored to life
when dead
through his intercession:
and she went with her household
and sojourned in the land of the
Philistines; which was not far from her native place
and where there was
plenty of food
and she could have as free an exercise of her religion as in
the idolatrous kingdom of Israel.
2 Kings 8:3 3 It came to pass
at the
end of seven years
that the woman returned from the land of the Philistines;
and she went to make an appeal to the king for her house and for her land.
YLT
3And it cometh to pass
at
the end of seven years
that the woman turneth back from the land of the
Philistines
and goeth out to cry unto the king
for her house
and for her
field.
And it came to pass
at the seven years end
that the woman returned
out of the land of the Philistines
.... Either hearing that
the famine was over
or believing that it was
the time being expired the
prophet fixed for it:
and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house
and for her
land; which her nearest relations in her absence had seized upon
as
heirs to them; or those in whose hands she had intrusted them refused
upon her
return
to deliver them to her; or the king's officers had seized upon them for
him
as forfeited to the crown by her going out of the land without leave; and
now she needed a friend to speak for her to the king
which
in time past
she
had no occasion for
and thought she never should
see 2 Kings 4:13.
2 Kings 8:4 4 Then the king talked with
Gehazi
the servant of the man of God
saying
“Tell me
please
all the great
things Elisha has done.”
YLT
4And the king is speaking
unto Gehazi
servant of the man of God
saying
`Recount
I pray thee
to me
the whole of the great things that Elisha hath done.'
And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God
.... Elisha's
servant
just at the same time the woman made her application to him; so that
this was before he was dismissed from the service of the prophet
and
consequently before the affair of Naaman's cure
and so before the siege of
Samaria:
saying
tell me
I pray thee
all the great things that Elisha
hath done; the miracles he wrought
as the dividing of the waters of Jordan
and healing those near Jericho; the affair of procuring water for the armies of
the three kings in Edom he needed not to relate
since Jehoram was an
eyewitness thereof; the next was the multiplying the widow's cruse of oil
when
he in course came to those that were done for the Shunammite woman.
2 Kings 8:5 5 Now it happened
as he was
telling the king how he had restored the dead to life
that there was the woman
whose son he had restored to life
appealing to the king for her house and for
her land. And Gehazi said
“My lord
O king
this is the woman
and this
is her son whom Elisha restored to life.”
YLT
5And it cometh to pass
he
is recounting to the king how he had revived the dead
and lo
the woman whose
son he had revived is crying unto the king
for her house and for her field
and Gehazi saith
`My lord
O king
this [is] the woman
and this her son
whom
Elisha revived.'
And it came to pass
as he was telling the king how he had
restored a dead body to life
.... Which was the Shunammite's son:
that
behold
the woman whose son he had restored to life cried to
the king for her house
and for her land; came and presented her
petition to the king at that very instant:
and Gehazi said
my lord
O king
this is the woman
and this is
her son
whom Elisha restored to life; the very person I am
speaking of.
2 Kings 8:6 6 And when the king asked
the woman
she told him. So the king appointed a certain officer for her
saying
“Restore all that was hers
and all the proceeds of the field from
the day that she left the land until now.”
YLT
6And the king asketh at the
woman
and she recounteth to him
and the king appointeth to her a certain
eunuch
saying
`Give back all that she hath
and all the increase of the field
from the day of her leaving the land even till now.'
And when the king asked the woman
she told him
.... The whole
affair; how that she had a son according to the word of Elisha
when she had
been barren
and her husband old; that this child was struck with sickness
and
died; and that the prophet
through his prayers
restored it to life:
so the king appointed unto her a certain officer; the word
signifies an "eunuch": him he ordered to attend upon her
and assist
her
and see to it that she was put into the possession of her house and land:
saying
restore all that was her's
and all the fruits of the
field
since the day that she left the land
even till now; not only her
house and land
but all the rent
profits
and dues arising from thence during
the time of her absence: the Jews except the rent of her house.
2 Kings 8:7 7 Then Elisha went to
Damascus
and Ben-Hadad king of Syria was sick; and it was told him
saying
“The man of God has come here.”
YLT
7And Elisha cometh in to
Damascus
and Ben-Hadad king of Aram is sick
and it is declared to him
saying
`The man of God hath come hither.'
And Elisha came to Damascus
.... On what account
and
when
is not certain
whether to convert Gehazi
as say the JewsF4T.
Bab. Sotah
fol. 47. 1. ; or to confirm Naaman in the true religion he
professed
for which he might be dismissed from his office
since another man
was made general of the Syrian army; or on account of the famine; or rather it
may be to anoint
or
however
to declare that Hazael would be king of Syria; see
1 Kings 19:15
and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick; at the time
he came thither
where his palace was
and now a Mahometan temple; a very
extraordinary building
according to Benjamin the JewF5Itinerar. p.
55. :
and it was told him
saying
the man of God is come hither; the famous
prophet in Israel
Elisha
through whom Naaman his general had been cured of
his leprosy
of whom he had heard so much.
2 Kings 8:8 8 And the king said to
Hazael
“Take a present in your hand
and go to meet the man of God
and
inquire of the Lord
by him
saying
‘Shall I recover from this disease?’”
YLT
8And the king saith unto
Hazael
`Take in thy hand a present
and go to meet the man of God
and thou
hast sought Jehovah by him
saying
Do I revive from this sickness?'
And the king said to Hazael
.... The captain general
of his army:
take a present in thine hand
and go and meet the man of God
who
perhaps
was not as yet come into the city
only into the region of Damascus: or rather
"with thee"; so the Vulgate Latin and Arabic versions; and which
NoldiusF6Ebr. Concord. Part. p. 189. No. 362. approves of
since a
burden of forty camels
2 Kings 8:9 could
not be carried in the hand:
and inquire of the Lord by him
saying
shall I recover of this
disease? he did not desire him to pray the Lord that he might recover
only was curious to know whether he should or not
see 2 Kings 1:2.
2 Kings 8:9 9 So Hazael went to meet him
and took a present with him
of every good thing of Damascus
forty
camel-loads; and he came and stood before him
and said
“Your son Ben-Hadad
king of Syria has sent me to you
saying
‘Shall I recover from this disease?’”
YLT
9And Hazael goeth to meet
him
and taketh a present in his hand
even of every good thing of Damascus
a
burden of forty camels
and he cometh in and standeth before him
and saith
`Thy son Ben-Hadad
king of Aram
hath sent me unto thee
saying
Do I revive
from this sickness?'
So Hazael went to meet him
and took a present with him
.... As was
usual when a prophet or seer was consulted
see 1 Samuel 9:7.
even of every good thing of Damascus; which was a
very fruitful place
and had abundance of gardens and orchards in it
which
yielded excellent fruit
and of such it is probable the present consisted
and
which was large:
even forty camels' burden: which
as they are
strong creatures
will bear a great deal. Abarbinel thinks
bread
flesh
and
wine
and fowls
were in the present
but not gold
silver
and raiment
which
the prophet had refused to take of Naaman; the Jews have a fable
that there
was a precious stone in it
worth all the good things of Damascus:
and came and stood before him
and said
thy son Benhadad
king of
Syria
hath sent me to thee
saying
shall I recover of this disease? he calls him
his son
in veneration of the prophet as a father
as such men were called.
2 Kings 8:10 10 And Elisha said to him
“Go
say to him
‘You shall certainly recover.’ However the Lord has shown me
that he will really die.”
YLT
10And Elisha saith unto him
`Go
say
Thou dost certainly not revive
seeing Jehovah hath shewed me that he
doth surely die.'
And Elisha said unto him
go
say unto him
thou mayest certainly
recover
.... That is
of the disease; and there was not only a
probability that he might recover of it
it not being a mortal one
but a
certainty that he should not die of it
as he did not
but die a violent death
which the prophet predicts in the next clause; though some take these words not
as a command
what he should say
but as a prediction of what he would say;
that he would go and tell him he should certainly recover
because he would not
discourage him
though the prophet assures him in the next clause that he
should die: there is a various reading of these words; we follow the marginal
reading
but the textual reading is
"say
thou shall not certainly
recover"
or "in living live"; which agrees with what follows:
howbeit or "for"
the Lord hath showed me
that he shall surely die; though not of
that sickness
nor a natural death
but a violent one
and that by the hand of
this his servant
though he does not express it.
2 Kings 8:11 11 Then he set his countenance
in a stare until he was ashamed; and the man of God wept.
YLT
11And he setteth his face
yea
he setteth [it] till he is ashamed
and the man of God weepeth.
And he settled his countenance steadfastly
.... Refrained
himself as much as possible
that he might not weep
as some Jewish writers
interpret it; or
as others
he turned his face on one side
and covered it
with his hands
that Hazael might not see him weep; or rather he set his face
on Hazael
and looked at him so wistly:
until he was ashamed; that is
Hazael; the
prophet looked him out of countenance:
and the man of God wept; at the thought of what
calamities the man before him
he looked on
would be the cause of in Israel
as the following words show.
2 Kings 8:12 12 And Hazael said
“Why is
my lord weeping?” He answered
“Because I know the evil that you will do to the
children of Israel: Their strongholds you will set on fire
and their young men
you will kill with the sword; and you will dash their children
and rip open
their women with child.”
YLT
12And Hazael saith
`Wherefore is my lord weeping?' and he saith
`Because I have known the evil
that thou dost to the sons of Israel -- their fenced places thou dost send into
fire
and their young men with sword thou dost slay
and their sucklings thou
dost dash to pieces
and their pregnant women thou dost rip up.'
And Hazael said
Why weepeth my lord?.... Imagining
it was for the death of Benhadad he had predicted
for which he could see no
reason; of the title
"my lord"
see 1 Kings 18:7.
and he answered
because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto
the children of Israel; which he foresaw by a spirit of prophecy; and Israel being his
own people
he sympathized in their calamities before they came:
their strong holds wilt thou set on fire; which should
be taken by him
see 2 Kings 10:32
and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword; in battle:
and wilt dash their children; against rocks and
stones
or stone walls
or upon the ground
floor
or pavement
as was usual in
warF7Vid. Homer. Iliad. 22. ver. 63
64.
see Psalm 137:9
and rip up their women with child: which was the height of
barbarity and cruelty. Ben Gersom and Ben Melech interpret this of breaking
down the walls of fortified cities
built strong
like hills and mountains; but
this is supposed in the first clause.
2 Kings 8:13 13 So Hazael said
“But what is
your servant—a dog
that he should do this gross thing?” And Elisha answered
“The Lord
has shown me that you will become king over Syria.”
YLT
13And Hazael saith
`But
what
[is] thy servant the dog
that he doth this great thing?' And Elisha
saith
`Jehovah hath shewed me thee -- king of Aram.'
And Hazael said
but what
is thy servant a dog
that he
should do this great thing?.... What dost thou take me to be
a vile
impudent
fierce
and cruel creature
as a dog
to be guilty of so great
inhumanity and barbarity as this? or what is thy servant? a dog
a mean abject
creature
of no power and authority
incapable of doing such great things
spoken of? to which sense not only what is predicted of him
said to be great
inclines
but what follows:
and Elisha answered
the Lord hath showed me that thou shall be
king over Syria; and that thou shalt have power enough to do this; this
declaration
according to Ben Gersom
was the anointing of him
predicted 1 Kings 19:15.
2 Kings 8:14 14 Then he departed from
Elisha
and came to his master
who said to him
“What did Elisha say to you?”
And he answered
“He told me you would surely recover.”
YLT
14And he goeth from Elisha
and cometh in unto his lord
and he saith unto him
`What said Elisha to thee?'
and he saith
`He said to me
Thou dost certainly recover.'
So he departed from Elisha
and came to his master
.... Benhadad
king of Syria:
who said to him
what said Elisha to thee? concerning
his recovery
which was the thing uppermost in his mind
and he was eagerly
desirous to know how it would be:
and he answered
he told me that thou shouldest surely recover; which was
false; for he only said that he "might"
and not that he should; and
he concealed what he also declared
that though he might recover of his
disease
yet that he should surely die in another way.
2 Kings 8:15 15 But it happened on the
next day that he took a thick cloth and dipped it in water
and spread it
over his face so that he died; and Hazael reigned in his place.
YLT
15And it cometh to pass on
the morrow
that he taketh the coarse cloth
and dippeth in water
and
spreadeth on his face
and he dieth
and Hazael reigneth in his stead.
And it came to pass on the morrow
.... In such haste was
Hazael to be king
as the prophet said he would be:
that he took a thick cloth
and dipped it in water
and spread it
on his face
so that he died; not that Benhadad took or ordered such a
cloth to be dipped and laid on his own face
to allay the violent heat in him;
but Hazael did this
and perhaps under such a pretence; but his real design was
to strike in the heat
or suffocate him; for such a thick cloth
one of the
bedclothes
made of goats' hair
as is supposed
being dipped in water
would
suck in a great deal; and being laid on his face
would press hard
and he not
able to throw it off
it would let in much water into his mouth and nostrils
and suffocate him
without leaving any marks of violence
which might render
his death suspicious:
and Hazael reigned in his stead; having an interest in
the army
of which he was general
and perhaps had done some exploits which had
recommended him to the regard of the people.
2 Kings 8:16 16 Now in the fifth year of
Joram the son of Ahab
king of Israel
Jehoshaphat having been king of
Judah
Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat began to reign as king of Judah.
YLT
16And in the fifth year of
Joram son of Ahab king of Israel -- and Jehoshaphat [is] king of Judah -- hath
Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah reigned;
And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel
.... Who began
his reign in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat
2 Kings 3:1.
Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah; as he
continued to be two years more; for this must be in the twenty third year of
his reign
and he reigned twenty five years
1 Kings 22:42.
Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign; according to
Dr. LightfootF8Works
vol. 1. p. 84.
there were three beginnings
of his reign; "first"
when his father went with Ahab to
Ramothgilead
when be was left viceroy
and afterwards his father reassumed the
kingdom; the "second" time was
when Jehoshaphat went with the kings
of Israel and Edom against Moab; and this is the time here respected
which was
in the fifth of Joram king of Israel; and the "third" time was
at
the death of his father; but knew his father was living.
2 Kings 8:17 17 He was thirty-two years
old when he became king
and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
YLT
17a son of thirty and two
years was he in his reigning
and eight years he hath reigned in Jerusalem.
Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign
.... The
second time
in the lifetime of his father:
and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem; which ended
in the twelfth year of Joram king of Israel
2 Kings 8:25.
2 Kings 8:18 18 And he walked in the way
of the kings of Israel
just as the house of Ahab had done
for the daughter of
Ahab was his wife; and he did evil in the sight of the Lord.
YLT
18And he walketh in the way
of the kings of Israel
as did the house of Ahab
for a daughter of Ahab was to
him for a wife
and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah
And he walked in the way of the king's of Israel
as did the house
of Ahab
.... Imitated them in idolatry:
for the daughter of Ahab was his wife; whose name
was Athaliah
2 Kings 8:26
and
by her he was drawn into idolatrous practices; of such bad consequence are
marriages with idolaters; it is very much that so good a king as Jehoshaphat
his father was should contract such an affinity; he suffered for it in more
instances than one:
and he did evil in the sight of the Lord; was guilty of
idolatry
than which nothing was more displeasing to the Lord; for he made high
places
and compelled his subjects to commit idolatry
2 Chronicles 21:11.
2 Kings 8:19 19 Yet the Lord would not
destroy Judah
for the sake of His servant David
as He promised him to give a
lamp to him and his sons forever.
YLT
19and Jehovah was not willing
to destroy Judah
for the sake of David his servant
as He said to him
to give
to him a lamp -- to his sons all the days.
Yet the Lord would not destroy Judah for David his servant's sake
.... Not for
his merits
but for the mercy he assured him of:
as he promised him to give to him always a light
and to
his children; or a kingdom
as the Targum; therefore he would not utterly
destroy the tribe
nor suffer the sceptre or government to depart from it till
the Messiah came
see Psalm 132:11.
2 Kings 8:20 20 In his days Edom revolted
against Judah’s authority
and made a king over themselves.
YLT
20In his days hath Edom
revolted from under the hand of Judah
and they cause a king to reign over
them
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah
.... Who had
been tributary to Judah ever since the times of David
for the space of one
hundred and fifty years:
and made a king over themselves; for though they are said
to have kings
those were only deputy kings
as in 1 Kings 22:47 and
now the prediction of Isaac began to be accomplished
Genesis 27:40.
2 Kings 8:21 21 So Joram[a] went to
Zair
and all his chariots with him. Then he rose by night and attacked the
Edomites who had surrounded him and the captains of the chariots; and the
troops fled to their tents.
YLT
21and Joram passeth over to
Zair
and all the chariots with him
and he himself hath risen by night
and
smiteth Edom
that is coming round about unto him
and the heads of the
chariots
and the people fleeth to its tents;
So Joram went over to Zair
.... A city in Edom
the
same with the Zaara of PtolemyF9Geograph. l. 5. c. 17. ; some take
it to be the same with Seir
the mountain or country of that name:
and all the chariots with him; all the chariots of war
he had:
and he rose by night
and smote the Edomites which compassed him
about; who came out of their cities in great numbers
and surrounded
him
he having entered into their country in an hostile way
to subdue them:
and the captains of the chariots: which belonged to the
Edomites; those he smote
2 Chronicles 21:9.
and the people fled into their tents; the army
being routed.
2 Kings 8:22 22 Thus Edom has been in
revolt against Judah’s authority to this day. And Libnah revolted at that time.
YLT
22and Edom revolteth from
under the hand of Judah till this day; then doth Libnah revolt at that time.
Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day
.... Joram not
pursuing the enemy
and taking the advantage of the victory
but returning to
his own land
the reason of which follows:
then Libnah revolted at the same time; a
considerable city in his own kingdom
a Levitical one; this revolt was
occasioned
perhaps
by his idolatrous practices
and which he compelled his
subjects to; of this city
see Joshua 10:29.
2 Kings 8:23 23 Now the rest of the acts
of Joram
and all that he did
are they not written in the book of the
chronicles of the kings of Judah?
YLT
23And the rest of the matters
of Joram
and all that he did
are they not written on the book of the
Chronicles of the kings of Judah?
And the rest of the acts of Joram
and all that he did
are they
not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Not in the
canonical book of Chronicles
though some of his acts are recorded there
see 2 Chronicles 21:1
but in the annals of the kings of Judah
written by persons appointed for that
purpose.
2 Kings 8:24 24 So Joram rested with his
fathers
and was buried with his fathers in the City of David. Then Ahaziah his
son reigned in his place.
YLT
24And Joram lieth with his
fathers
and is buried with his fathers in the city of David
and reign doth
Ahaziah his son in his stead.
And Joram slept with his fathers
.... Died as they did:
and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; but not in
the sepulchres of the kings
and without any funeral pomp
and without any
mourning and lamentation for him
he being not beloved
and his life not at all
desirable
2 Chronicles 21:19
and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead; of whom more
is said in the following verses.
2 Kings 8:25 25 In the twelfth year of
Joram the son of Ahab
king of Israel
Ahaziah the son of Jehoram
king of
Judah
began to reign.
YLT
25In the twelfth year of
Joram son of Ahab king of Israel reigned hath Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of
Judah;
In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab
king of Israel did
Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign. He is called
Jehoahaz
and said to be the youngest son of Jehoram
2 Chronicles 21:17.
2 Kings 8:26 26 Ahaziah was
twenty-two years old when he became king
and he reigned one year in Jerusalem.
His mother’s name was Athaliah the granddaughter of Omri
king of
Israel.
YLT
26a son of twenty and two
years [is] Ahaziah in his reigning
and one year he hath reigned in Jerusalem
and the name of his mother [is] Athaliah daughter of Omri king of Israel
Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign
.... In 2 Chronicles 22:2
he is said to be forty two years of age; for the solution of that difficulty
See Gill on 2 Chronicles 22:2
and he reigned one year in Jerusalem; which was the
whole of his reign:
and his mother's name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri king of
Israel; that is
his granddaughter; for she was the daughter of Ahab the
son of Omri
2 Kings 8:18
it
was usual for grandchildren to be called children
sons and daughters
and
perhaps she might be educated in the family of Omri.
2 Kings 8:27 27 And he walked in the way
of the house of Ahab
and did evil in the sight of the Lord
like the
house of Ahab
for he was the son-in-law of the house of Ahab.
YLT
27and he walketh in the way
of the house of Ahab
and doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah
like the
house of Ahab
for he [is] son-in-law of the house of Ahab.
And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab
and did evil in the
sight of the Lord
as did the house of Ahab
....
Worshipping the calves
and Baal also:
for he was the son in law of the house of Ahab; he was the
son of Jehoram
who was son-in-law to Ahab
having married his daughter
which
accounts for his being guilty of the same idolatrous practices.
2 Kings 8:28 28 Now he went with Joram the
son of Ahab to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth Gilead; and the
Syrians wounded Joram.
YLT
28And he goeth with Joram son
of Ahab to battle with Hazael king of Aram in Ramoth-Gilead
and the Aramaeans
smite Joram
And he went with Joram the son of Ahab
.... His
mother's brother
and so his uncle:
to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramothgilead; which he went
to recover out of the hands of the king of Syria
as his father Ahab had
attempted in his time; in which he was assisted by Jehoshaphat
as now Joram
was by a grandson of his:
and the Syrians wounded Joram; as they did his father
Ahab at the same place
though his wound was not mortal
as his father's was.
2 Kings 8:29 29 Then King Joram went back
to Jezreel to recover from the wounds which the Syrians had inflicted on him at
Ramah
when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of
Jehoram
king of Judah
went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel
because he was sick.
YLT
29and Joram the king turneth
back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds with which the Arameans smite him in
Ramah
in his fighting with Hazael king of Aram
and Ahaziah son of Jehoram
king of Judah hath gone down to see Joram son of Ahab in Jezreel
for he is
sick.
From
Ramoth
having taken it
and left his army there:
to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given
him at Ramah; the same with Ramothgilead:
when he fought against Hazael king of Syria; for Benhadad
being dead
he was now king in his room
2 Kings 8:15.
and Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see
Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel
because he was sick; of the wounds
which he had received
which might occasion a feverish disorder; and so it was
brought about in Providence that Ahaziah should here meet with the destruction
appointed for him
of which in the following chapter. See 2 Chronicles 22:7.
──《John Gill’s
Exposition of the Bible》
New King James
Version (NKJV)