열왕기하 6:18-20 KRV

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 6:17-23

Eyes closed, and eyes opened. I. EYES CLOSED . 1. The young man ' s eyes were closed . Me did not see the horses and chariots of fire that were round about Elisha. He did not realize that deliverance was at hand. How many like him are blind to the power of God, to the providences of God! How many are quick to see anything that concerns their temporal advantage, but slow to see that which concerns their immortal souls! How many see no beauty in Christ! 2. The Syrians '... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 6:18

And when they came down to him. Keil and others suppose this to mean that the Syrians "came down" to Elisha; hut, if they were in the plain that surrounds the hill whereon Dothan was built, as appears from 2 Kings 6:15 , they would have had to ascend in order to reach Elisha, not to descend. We must, therefore, with F. Meyer, Thenius, and Bahr, translate, "When they [Elisha and his servant] came down to them [the Syrians]"—either changing אֵלָיו into אֲלַיהֶם , as Thenius does, or... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 6:19

And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city. This was clearly "an untruthful statement" (Keil), if not in the letter, yet in the intent. Elisha meant the Syrians to understand him to say, "This is not the way which ye ought to have taken if ye wanted to capture the Prophet Elisha, and this is not the city (Dothan) where you were told that he was to be found." And so the Syrians understood him. In the morality of the time, and, indeed, in the morality of all times... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 6:20

And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, Lord, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria. Their delusion was disputed—they returned to their proper senses, and, seeing the size and strength of the town, recognized the fact that they were in Samaria, their enemy's capital, and so were helpless. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 6:18

They came down to him - The Syrians, who had been encamped on rising ground opposite the hill of Dothan, now descended and drew near to the city.The blindness with which they were smitten was not real - blindness actual loss of sight - but a state of illusion in which a man sees things otherwise than as they are (compare 2 Kings 6:20). read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 6:18

2 Kings 6:18. And when they came down to him Either in the city, into which they easily got admission, when they declared that the only end of their coming was to take Elisha; or rather, in the field, without the city, whither he went to meet them. Elisha prayed, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness Not of the eyes, or, at least, not with total blindness, for in that case they could not have seen to have followed him; but rather with blindness of the mind, or... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 6:19

2 Kings 6:19. Elisha said, This is not the way, &c. Elisha does not speak this in answer to an inquiry made by the Syrians respecting the way to Dothan; if he had, his words would have contained a falsehood, from which they are clear, because he does not say, This is not the way to Dothan This is not the city of Dothan: but he uses a feint or stratagem, (which has always been allowed in war,) and that against enemies who sought his life, from whom he was delivered only by a miracle,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 6:20

2 Kings 6:20. The Lord opened their eyes, and behold, they were in the midst of Samaria To their great astonishment and terror, no doubt, there being a standing force there sufficient to cut them all off, or make them prisoners of war. Thus when God has opened the eyes of those whom Satan had blinded, and deluded to their ruin, they see themselves in the midst of their enemies, captives to Satan, and in danger of hell, although before they thought their condition good. And thus, when the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 6:8-33

Miracles of warning to Israel (6:8-8:15)The remaining stories of Elisha concentrate on his dealings with the rulers of Israel and Syria. God was going to use Syria to punish Israel for its sin during the period of the Omri dynasty, but first he had various lessons to teach the two nations.On one occasion when Israel and Syria were fighting each other, Elisha repeatedly warned the Israelite king of Syrian ambushes (8-10). The Syrian king was furious when he learnt why his ambushes failed, and... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Kings 6:18

blindness. Elisha's fourteenth miracle. See note on 2 Kings 2:15 . One of nine instances of persons so afflicted. See note on Genesis 19:11 . read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 6:17-23

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 6:18

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 6:19

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 6:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 6:18

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 6:18

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 6:19

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 6:20

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 6:8-33

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Kings 6:18

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