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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 1:3

The angel of the Lord . It would be better to translate, with the LXX ; an angel ( ἄγγελος , not ὁ ἄγγελος ). An angel had appeared to Elijah on a previous occasion ( 1 Kings 19:5 , 1 Kings 19:7 ). Elijah the Tishbite . Arise, go up. Elijah was, apparently, in the low tract of the Shefelah, or in Sharon, when the messengers started, and was thus commanded to go up and meet them, or intercept them on their journey before they descended into the plain. God would not have... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 1:2

A lattice - The “upper chamber” had probably a single latticed window, through which Ahaziah fell. Windows in the East are to this day generally closed by lattices of interlaced wood, which open outward; so that, if the fastening is not properly secured, one who leans against them may easily fall out.Baal-zebub - literally, “Lord (i. e., averter) of flies.” Flies in the East constitute one of the most terrible of plages Psalms 105:31; Exodus 8:24; and Orientals would be as likely to have a “god... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 1:2

2 Kings 1:2. Ahaziah fell through a lattice in his upper chamber Houbigant renders it, Through the lattice into his upper chamber. He thinks that as Ahaziah was walking upon the top of the house, the wooden lattice gave way, and he fell through. Go and inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron The word Baal-zebub, properly means the god of flies. This idol was so called, because it was supposed to deliver the Ekronites from flies, with which they were much pestered, being situated on... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 1:3

2 Kings 1:3. Is it not because, &c. There are two negatives in the Hebrew text, which increase the sense, Is it not because there is no God, none in Israel? That is, Do you not plainly declare that you think there is no God, none at all in Israel? That he knows nothing, and can do nothing? which makes you send to Ekron, as if there were a more knowing and mighty, if not the only God there. God had expressly said, that he had given prophets to the Israelites to inform them of future... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 1:1-18

1:1-8:15 MINISTRY OF ELISHAElijah succeeded by Elisha (1:1-2:25)Ahab’s son Ahaziah had not reigned long when he was injured in a fall. When he sent messengers to ask foreign gods whether he would recover, Elijah met them along the way. He sent them back with a message that the king would die, because he had forsaken the true God for foreign gods (1:1-10). Ahaziah sent soldiers to arrest Elijah, apparently with the intention of killing him because of his bold words. The ungodly king lost a... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Kings 1:2

lattice = network or balustrade, which protected the open window of the upper chamber. Compare Judges 3:20 ; Jdg 5:28 . 1 Kings 17:19 . 1 Kings 4:10 . Baal-zebub = Lord of flies. Later Jews polluted it by changing it to Beelzebul (Lord of dung or dunghills), In Matthew 12:24 it is in Greek Baal-zebul = lord of abominable idols; the prince of idols and idolatry; the worst and chief of all wickedness. Imagine the blasphemy. Ekron. One of the five Philistine cities. Joshua 13:3 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Kings 1:3

Angel of the LORD. See note on Exodus 3:2 . He who directed Moses directs Elijah. the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 . Elijah = my GOD is JAH. See App-4 . God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Kings 1:3

ELIJAH INTERCEPTED HIS MESSENGERS AND PROPHESIED THE DEATH OF AHAZIAH"But the angel of Jehovah said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it because there is no God in Israel, that ye go to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Now therefore thus saith Jehovah, Thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but shall surely die. And Elijah departed.""The angel of Jehovah" (2 Kings 1:3). The importance of... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Kings 1:2

2 Kings 1:2. Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber— Through the lattice into his upper chamber, Houbigant; who thinks that as he was walking on the top of the house the wooden lattice gave way, and he fell through. See Calmet's Dissertation upon the buildings of the ancient Hebrews. Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron— Baal-zebub is generally interpreted the god of flies; but why he was so called, there is no substantial reason given. Mr. Roque, in his 10th Dissertation, has treated... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 1:2

2-8. Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber—This lattice was either a part of the wooden parapet, or fence, which surrounds the flat roofs of houses, and over which the king was carelessly leaning when it gave way; or it might be an opening like a skylight in the roof itself, done over with lattice-work, which, being slender or rotten, the king stepped on and slipped through. This latter supposition is most probably the true one, as Ahaziah did not fall either into the street... read more