2 Kings 1:12 ESV

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Kings 1:10-12

2 Kings 1:10-12. If I be a man of God, then let fire come down, &c.— We have before observed, that many of these prophetical denunciations might be rendered with equal propriety in the future; by which means they would no longer retain the appearance of revengeful imprecations, but be seen in their true light of prophetical denunciations. Many have been the objections made to this part of the sacred history. To set it in its true light, we must consider that the wickedness of Ahaziah and... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Kings 1:1-18

3. Ahaziah’s evil reign in Israel 1 Kings 22:51-2 Kings 1:18 (continued)Second Kings begins with Ahaziah’s reign that fell during the 33-year period of Israel and Judah’s alliance (874-841 B.C.; 1 Kings 16:29 -2 Kings 9:29). This period in turn fits within the larger context of the divided kingdom (931-722 B.C.; 1 Kings 12 -2 Kings 17). [Note: See the diagram of the period of alliance near my notes on 1 Kings 16:29.] "The typical Syrian upper balcony was enclosed with a jointed wood... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Kings 1:1-29

B. THE PERIOD OF ALLIANCE 1 Kings 16:29-2 Kings 9:29 [CONT. FROM 1 KGS.] ) read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 1:1-18

Elijah calls down Fire from Heaven1. Moab.. Ahab] Moab had been conquered by David (2 Samuel 8:2), and at the revolt of the Ten Tribes had. passed under the authority of the northern kingdom. The revolt here alluded to took place, according to the inscription of Mesha, before the death of Ahab, whereas the present passage implies that it happened later, in the reign of Ahaziah or Joram: cp. 2 Kings 3:6.2. A lattice] lit. ’a network,’—perhaps a balustrade. Baal-zebub] supposed to mean ’lord of... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Kings 1:12

(12) Said (spake) unto them.—LXX. and Syriac, “unto him,” which seems original.The fire of God.—“The” is not in the Hebrew. The LXX., Vulgate, Arabic, and Targum, with some MSS., omit “of God.” The phrase occurs in the sense of lightning (Job 1:16).Consumed him and his fifty.—According to Thenius, the story of the destruction of the captains And their companies emphasises (1) the authority properly belonging to the prophet; (2) the help and protection which Jehovah bestows on His prophets. The... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 1:1-18

AHAZIAH BEN-AHAB OF ISRAEL2 Kings 1:1-18B.C. 855-854"Ye know not of what spirit are ye."- Luke 9:55"He is the mediator of a better covenant, which hath been enacted upon better promises."- Hebrews 8:6AHAZIAH, the eldest son and successor of Ahab, has been called "the most shadowy of the Israelitish kings." He seems to have been in all respects one of the most weak, faithless, and deplorably miserable. He did but reign two years-perhaps in reality little more than one; but this brief space was... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Kings 1:1-18

Analysis and Annotations I. ELIJAH’s FINAL MINISTRY AND TRANSLATION 1. Elijah and Ahaziah CHAPTER 1 1. Moab’s rebellion (2 Kings 1:1 ) 2. The illness of Ahaziah (2 Kings 1:2 ) 3. Elijah’s message (2 Kings 1:3-8 ) 4. Ahaziah’s messengers and their fate (2 Kings 1:9-15 ) 5. Elijah before the king and Ahaziah’s Death (2 Kings 1:16-17 ) 6. Jehoram becomes king (2 Kings 1:18 ) The rebellion of Moab is here briefly mentioned. Both Omri and Ahab had oppressed Moab, and after Ahab’s... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 2 Kings 1:12

1:12 And Elijah answered and said unto them, {i} If I [be] a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.(i) Meaning, that God would show by effect whether he was a true prophet or not. read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 1:1-18

AHAZIAH'S FALL AND DEATH (Ch.1:1-18) Verse 1 reports that after Ahab's death Moab rebelled against Israel. As to this, chapters 3 and 4:27 give us a full account. Ahaziah, king of Israel, suffered a fall in his own home in Samaria and was badly injured. Because he had no knowledge of the God of Israel, he sent messengers to inquire of Baal-Zebub, the idolatrous god of Ekron, if he would recover from this serious injury (v.2). But God intervened by sending Elijah to intercept the messengers... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 1:1-18

ELIJAH ’S TRANSLATION HIS LAST COMMISSION (2 Kings 1:0 ) The story of Ahaziah’s reign in the last chapter of 1 Kings and the first verse of this lesson is a close link between the two books. It indicates that the death of Ahab and the accession of his son gave occasion to the Moabites for this uprising, the first since their conquest by David (1 Samuel 8:2 ). “Baalzebub” (2 Kings 1:2 ), “the lord of the fly,” was the name under which the sun-god Baal was worshipped at Ekron, the city of the... read more