Introduction
Overview
2 Kings 1 . 1 , Moab rebels; 2 Kings 1 . 2 , Ahaziah , sending to Baal-zebub , hath his judgment by Elijah; 2 Kings 1 . 5 , Elijah twice brings fire from heaven upon them whom Ahaziah sent to apprehend him; 2 Kings 1 . 13 , He pities the third captain , and , encouraged by an angel , tells the king of his death; 2 Kings 1 . 17 , Jehoram succeeds Ahaziah.
Moab . Numbers 24 . 7 , 2 Samuel 8 . 2 , 1 Chronicles 18 . 2 , Psalm 60 . 8
after the . 2 Kings 3 . 4 , 2 Kings 3 . 5 , 2 Kings 8 . 20 , 2 Kings 8 . 22
Reciprocal . 2 Peter 3 . 16 . speaking
a lattice . The flat roofs of the eastern houses are generally surrounded by a parapet wall breast high; but instead of this , some terraces are guarded with balustrades only , or latticed work. Of the same kind , probably , was the lattice , or net , as the term shevacha seems to import , through which Ahaziah fell into the court. This incident proves the necessity of the law for the formation of battlements for roof (Deuteronomy 22 . 8) , which God graciously dictated from Sinai , which furnishes a beautiful example of his paternal care and goodness; for the terrace was a place where many offices of the family were performed , and business frequently transacted. Judges 5 . 28 , Song of Solomon 2 . 9 , Acts 20 . 9
was sick . 1 Kings 22 . 34 , *marg. 2 Chronicles 21 . 14 , 2 Chronicles 21 . 15 , Job 31 . 3
Baalzebub . 2 Kings 1 . 3 , 2 Kings 1 . 6 , 2 Kings 1 . 16 , Matthew 10 . 25 , Matthew 12 . 24-27 , Mark 3 . 22 , Luke 11 . 15 , Beelzebub
god . Judges 11 . 24 , 1 Samuel 5 . 10 , 1 Kings 11 . 33 , Isaiah 37 . 12 , Isaiah 37 . 19
whether . 2 Kings 8 . 7-10 , 1 Kings 14 . 3
Reciprocal . Joshua 15 . 11 . Ekron Judges 9 . 46 . an hold Judges 10 . 6 . the gods of the Philistines 1 Samuel 6 . 17 . Ekron 1 Samuel 28 . 7 . Seek me 1 Kings 22 . 40 . Ahaziah 1 Kings 22 . 52 . he did evil 1 Kings 22 . 53 . he served Baal 2 Kings 8 . 8 . inquire 2 Chronicles 20 . 35 . who did very Ecclesiastes 5 . 17 . much Hosea 2 . 13 . the days
angel . 2 Kings 1 . 15 , 1 Kings 19 . 5 , 1 Kings 19 . 7 , Acts 8 . 26 , Acts 12 . 7-11
Elijah . 2 Kings 1 . 8 , 1 Kings 17 . 1
Arise . 1 Kings 18 . 1
it . 2 Kings 1 . 6 , 2 Kings 1 . 16 , 2 Kings 5 . 8 , 2 Kings 5 . 15 , 1 Samuel 17 . 46 , 1 Kings 18 . 36 , Psalm 76 . 1
ye go . Jeremiah 2 . 11-13 , Jonah 2 . 8 , Mark 3 . 22
Reciprocal . Joshua 15 . 11 . Ekron Judges 10 . 6 . the gods of the Philistines 1 Samuel 28 . 7 . Seek me 2 Samuel 12 . 1 . the Lord 1 Kings 22 . 5 . Inquire 2 Kings 1 . 2 . Baalzebub Isaiah 8 . 19 . should not Jeremiah 21 . 2 . Inquire Hosea 10 . 7 . Samaria
Thou shalt . etc. Heb. The bed whither thou art gone up , thou shalt not come down from it
but shalt . Genesis 2 . 17 , Genesis 3 . 4 , Numbers 26 . 65 , 1 Samuel 28 . 19 , 1 Kings 14 . 12 , Proverbs 11 . 19 , Proverbs 14 . 32 , Ezekiel 18 . 4
Reciprocal . Deuteronomy 31 . 14 . that thou must die 2 Kings 1 . 6 . therefore 2 Kings 1 . 16 . Forasmuch 2 Kings 8 . 10 . he shall surely die Ezekiel 3 . 18 . I say Luke 1 . 17 . power
Thus saith . Isaiah 41 . 22 , Isaiah 41 . 23
therefore . 2 Kings 1 . 3 , 2 Kings 1 . 4 , 1 Chronicles 10 . 13 , 1 Chronicles 10 . 14 , Psalm 16 . 4
Reciprocal . Genesis 3 . 4 . Ye Joshua 15 . 11 . Ekron 1 Kings 14 . 12 . when thy feet 1 Kings 18 . 7 . he knew 1 Kings 18 . 36 . let it 2 Kings 1 . 2 . Baalzebub 2 Kings 1 . 16 . Forasmuch 2 Kings 5 . 8 . let him come 2 Kings 8 . 8 . inquire 2 Kings 22 . 15 . General Psalm 41 . 3 . strengthen Ecclesiastes 5 . 17 . much
What manner of man was he . Heb. What was the manner of the man , Judges 8 . 18 , 1 Samuel 28 . 14
an hairy man . That is , he wore a rough garment , either made of camels' hair , as that of John Baptist , or of a skin , dressed with the hair on. Sir J. Chardin informs us , in a manuscript note on this place , cited by Mr. Harmer , that the eastern dervishes and fakeers are clothed just as Elijah was , with a hairy garment , girded with a leathern girdle. Isaiah 20 . 2 , Zechariah 13 . 4 , Matthew 3 . 4 , Matthew 11 . 8 , Luke 1 . 17 , Revelation 11 . 3
Reciprocal . 2 Kings 1 . 3 . Elijah 2 Kings 2 . 8 . his mantle Mark 1 . 6 . clothed Luke 7 . 25 . A man Hebrews 11 . 37 . in sheepskins
sent unto . 2 Kings 6 . 13 , 2 Kings 6 . 14 , 1 Kings 18 . 4 , 1 Kings 18 . 10 , 1 Kings 19 . 2 , 1 Kings 22 . 8 , 1 Kings 22 . 26 , 1 Kings 22 . 27 , Matthew 14 . 3
he sat . 1 Kings 18 . 42 , Luke 6 . 11 , Luke 6 . 12
Thou man . Amos 7 . 12 , Matthew 26 . 68 , Matthew 27 . 29 , Matthew 27 . 41-43 , Mark 15 . 29 , Mark 15 . 32 , Hebrews 11 . 36
Reciprocal . 1 Samuel 19 . 21 . sent messengers 2 Samuel 12 . 13 . David 2 Samuel 13 . 29 . servants 2 Kings 1 . 12 . General 2 Kings 4 . 40 . O thou 2 Kings 8 . 7 . The man of God 2 Kings 13 . 19 . the man of God Jeremiah 35 . 4 . a man Matthew 5 . 12 . for so John 18 . 6 . they went 2 Corinthians 13 . 8 . General 1 Timothy 6 . 11 . O man
If I be a man . 2 Kings 2 . 23 , 2 Kings 2 . 24 , Numbers 16 . 28-30 , 1 Kings 18 . 36-38 , 1 Kings 22 . 28 , 2 Chronicles 36 . 16 , Psalm 105 . 15 , Matthew 21 . 41 , Matthew 23 . 34-37 , Acts 5 . 3-10
let fire . Or , rather , as the original literally imports , and the LXX render , ךבפבגחףופבי נץס , fire shall come down; Elijah's words being simply declarative , and not imprecatory. Numbers 11 . 1 , Numbers 16 . 35 , Job 1 . 16 , Psalm 106 . 18 , Luke 9 . 54 , Hebrews 12 . 29 , Revelation 11 . 5
consumed . Daniel 3 . 22 , Daniel 3 . 25 , Daniel 6 . 24 , Acts 12 . 19
Reciprocal . Leviticus 10 . 2 . fire 1 Kings 19 . 12 . a fire 2 Kings 1 . 12 . General 2 Kings 1 . 14 . Behold 2 Kings 8 . 7 . The man of God Job 38 . 35 . Canst Psalm 29 . 7 . flames Jeremiah 5 . 14 . I will make Acts 5 . 5 . hearing Revelation 13 . 13 . he maketh Revelation 20 . 9 . and fire
Again . Numbers 16 . 41 , 1 Samuel 6 . 9 , Isaiah 26 . 11 , Jeremiah 5 . 3 , John 18 . 5-12 , Acts 4 . 16 , Acts 4 . 17
O man . 1 Samuel 22 . 17-19 , Proverbs 29 . 12 , Isaiah 32 . 7 , Matthew 2 . 16 , Luke 22 . 63 , Luke 22 . 64
Reciprocal . 2 Kings 1 . 14 . Behold 2 Kings 4 . 40 . O thou Jeremiah 35 . 4 . a man
2 Kings 1 . 9 , 2 Kings 1 . 10
Reciprocal . Leviticus 10 . 2 . fire Numbers 11 . 1 . and the fire 1 Kings 18 . 38 . fire 1 Kings 22 . 28 . If thou return Job 1 . 16 . there came
he sent again . Job 15 . 25 , Job 15 . 26 , Proverbs 27 . 22 , Ecclesiastes 9 . 3 , Isaiah 1 . 5
fell on . Heb. bowed , Isaiah 66 . 2
besought . Exodus 11 . 8 , Numbers 12 . 11-13 , 1 Kings 13 . 6 , Isaiah 60 . 14 , Revelation 3 . 9
O man of God . Psalm 102 . 17 , James 4 . 7
Reciprocal . 1 Samuel 18 . 30 . set by 1 Samuel 22 . 17 . would not 2 Kings 4 . 40 . O thou Esther 7 . 3 . let my life Matthew 27 . 54 . feared 1 Timothy 6 . 11 . O man
Behold . 2 Kings 1 . 10 , 2 Kings 1 . 11
let my life . 1 Samuel 26 . 21 , 1 Samuel 26 . 24 , Psalm 49 . 8 , Psalm 72 . 14 , Psalm 116 . 15 , Proverbs 6 . 26 , Matthew 16 . 25 , Matthew 16 . 26 , Acts 20 . 24
Reciprocal . 1 Samuel 22 . 17 . would not Job 1 . 16 . there came Job 38 . 35 . Canst Matthew 27 . 54 . feared
be not afraid of him . Genesis 15 . 1 , 1 Kings 18 . 15 , Psalm 27 . 1 , Isaiah 51 . 12 , Jeremiah 1 . 17 , Jeremiah 15 . 20 , Ezekiel 2 . 6 , Matthew 10 . 28 , Hebrews 11 . 27
Reciprocal . 1 Kings 21 . 17 . General 2 Kings 1 . 3 . angel
Forasmuch . 2 Kings 1 . 3 , 2 Kings 1 . 4 , 2 Kings 1 . 6 , Exodus 4 . 22 , Exodus 4 . 23 , 1 Kings 14 . 6-13 , 1 Kings 21 . 18-24 , 1 Kings 22 . 28
Baalzebub . Literally , "the lord of flies;" or , as the LXX render , בבכ לץובם טוןם , Baal the fly god. See note on Exodus 8 . 24.
on which thou art gone up . In the East there is usually at the end of each chamber a little gallery , raised three or four feet above the floor , with a balustrade in front , to which they go up by a few steps . here they place their beds; an allusion to which situation is involved in this declaration of Elijah's , and frequently referred to in the Sacred Scriptures. See note on Genesis 49 . 4. 2 Kings 5 . 21 , Psalm 132 . 3
Reciprocal . Genesis 3 . 4 . Ye Joshua 15 . 11 . Ekron 1 Kings 14 . 12 . when thy feet 1 Kings 21 . 17 . General 2 Kings 1 . 2 . Baalzebub 2 Kings 8 . 10 . he shall surely die 2 Kings 22 . 15 . General Psalm 41 . 3 . strengthen Ezekiel 14 . 4 . I the Lord Hosea 6 . 5 . have I Luke 1 . 17 . power
Jehoram . As it is said in 2 Kings 3 . 1 , that he began his reign in the eighteenth of Jehoshaphat , it is supposed that Jehoshaphat admitted his son Jehoram to reign with him eight or nine years before his death. "The second year that Jehoram was Prorex , and the eighteenth of Jehoshaphat."
in the second . 2 Kings 3 . 1 , 2 Kings 8 . 16 , 2 Kings 8 . 17 , 1 Kings 22 . 51
Reciprocal . 1 Kings 22 . 40 . Ahaziah 1 Kings 22 . 42 . thirty and five
in the book . 1 Kings 14 . 19 , 1 Kings 22 . 39