E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Kings 6:8
king of Syria. Probably Ben-hadad of 2 Kings 6:24 . 1 Kings 20:1 . read more
2 Reis 6:8-7:20 Nvt
E.W. Bullinger
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Kings 6:8
ELISHA REVEALED THE MANEUVERS OF THE SYRIANS TO JORAM"Now the king of Syria was warring against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp. And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are coming down. And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of; and he saved himself there, not once nor twice. And the heart of the king of Syria... read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Kings 6:8
2 Kings 6:8. Shall be my camp— I will lie in wait. Houbigant. And so at the end of the ninth verse, instead of thither the Syrians are come down, he reads, there the Syrians lie in wait. Not once nor twice, at the end of the tenth verse, signifies frequently: and at the end of the eleventh, instead of which of us is for the king of Israel? Houbigant reads, who betrays us to the king of Israel? read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 6:8
8-12. the king of Syria warred against Israel—This seems to have been a sort of guerrilla warfare, carried on by predatory inroads on different parts of the country. Elisha apprised King Jehoram of the secret purpose of the enemy; so, by adopting precautionary measures, he was always enabled to anticipate and defeat their attacks. The frequency of his disappointments having led the Syrian king to suspect some of his servants of carrying on a treacherous correspondence with the enemy, he was... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Kings 6:8-23
God’s ability to defend and deliver His people from her enemies 6:8-23The king of Aram was probably Ben-Hadad II, though the writer did not mention him by name (2 Kings 6:8). Perhaps since he only identified Elisha and Yahweh by name, he wished to focus attention on them as the main characters in this drama. Dothan stood about 12 miles north of Samaria (2 Kings 6:13). Compare Genesis 37:17-28 where another hostile foreign foe, the Ishmaelites, surrounded another prophet, Joseph, at Dothan. Here... read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 6:1-33
Elisha and the Siege of Samaria1. The place where we dwell] The mention of the Jordan (2 Kings 6:2) suggests that these sons of the prophets dwelt near Jericho: cp. 2 Kings 2:5. Probably Elisha did not permanently abide with them, but visited them occasionally for supervision and instruction. 6. The iron did swim] The prophet’s powers were exerted to help one who was honest enough to be the more concerned for his loss because the axe was not his own.8. The king of Syria] perhaps the Benhadad of... read more
Charles John Ellicott
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Kings 6:8
(8) Then the king of Syria warred.—Rather, Now the king of Syria (Aram) was warring, i.e., continually. The time intended cannot be the reign of Jehoahaz, for here the Syrians achieve nothing of importance. (Comp. 2 Kings 6:32.)Took counsel with.—Comp. 2 Chronicles 20:21.Such and such.—The compound Hebrew expression (pělônî ’almônî) means “a certain one, I will not mention which;” the Greek, ὁ δεῖνα.My camp.—Heb., tahănôthî; a difficult expression, found only here. Its form is anomalous, and... read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 2 Kings 6:1-33
The Invisible Realities of the Eternal World 2 Kings 6:16 The invisible realities at times are very real to some and very unreal to others. This incident is an excellent example of it. Danger menaces two men. Death itself seems in the cup for both. But one is a citizen only of the seen and temporal, while the other's spirit soars up to God and believes in God, and is as certain of the existence of God as that he is alive. Consider the fruits of this belief in the existence of the eternal... read more
William Nicoll
Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 6:1-23
ELISHA AND THE SYRIANS2 Kings 6:1-23"Now there was found in the city a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city."- Ecclesiastes 9:15ELISHA, unlike his master Elijah, was, during a great part of his long career, intimately mixed up with the political and military fortunes of his country. The king of Israel who occurs in the following narratives is left nameless-always the sign of later and more vague tradition; but he has usually been identified with Jehoram ben-Ahab, and, though... read more
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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