2 Kings 3:6, 2 Kings 3:7 ESV

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 2 Kings 3:6-7

It is somewhat strange to find Jehoshaphat in league again after his former escape with Israel. - 1 Kings 22:32; 1 Kings 22:32 . But Reader! how often is it the case in a spiritual sense. Alas! though we never go among mere carnal men without being wounded by their company, yet we are too often found with them again. Well might the apostle say, Come out from among them, and touch not the unclean thing. 2 Corinthians 6:17 . read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 3:6-19

6-19 The king of Israel laments their distress, and the danger they were in. He called these kings together, yet he charges it upon Providence. Thus the foolishness of man perverteth his way, and then his heart fretteth against the Lord, Proverbs 19:3. It was well that Jehoshaphat inquired of the Lord now, but it had been much better if he had done it before he engaged in this war. Good men sometimes neglect their duty, till necessity and affliction drive them to it. Wicked people often fare... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 2 Kings 3:1-8

The Campaign Undertaken v. 1. Now Jehoram, the son of Ahab, began to reign ever Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, who had evidently made his son Jehoram coregent the year before, 2 Kings 1:17, and reigned twelve years. v. 2. And he wrought evil in the sight of the Lord, but not like his father and like his mother, Jezebel, the idolater and tyrant; for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made, 1 Kings 16:3 l. 32. His object was evidently to... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - 2 Kings 3:1-27

C. The Reign of Jehoram, and his Expedition against the Moabites2 Kings 3:1-271Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years. 2And he wrought evil in the sight of the Lord; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made. 3Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.1... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 2 Kings 3:1-12

an Unwise Alliance 2 Kings 3:1-12 Jehoram’s reign over the ten tribes was marked by some measures of reform. He discountenanced Baal worship; though, in defiance of the Second Commandment, he clave to Jeroboam’s calves. Therefore Jehoshaphat was ill-advised to enter into alliance with him. The servant of Jehovah had no right to say to such a man, “I am as thou art,” etc. He had said this before, and narrowly escaped with his life. It was very bad, therefore, to repeat a policy which was... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 3:1-27

At this point the history goes back and describes the beginning of the war with Moab, to which reference was made at the opening of the book. It was a combined movement of Israel and Judah and Edom against Moab. Elisha's capacity for sternness was manifested in the refusal to deal with the king of Israel. The armies lacked water, and appealed to him. His answer immediately called into prominence the fact of the divine government, that God is still able, in supernatural ways, to make provision... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 3:1-27

The Elisha Miracles (2Ki 2 Kings 2:1-25 ; 2 Kings 4:1 to 2 Kings 6:23 ), His Prophetic Involvement In The Victory Over Moab (2 Kings 3:1-27 ), And Further Subsequent Events Where YHWH’s Power Through Elisha Is Revealed (2 Kings 6:24 to 2 Kings 8:15 ). We move away in this section from the annals of the kings of Israel and Judah, to the memoirs of the sons of the prophets, although even then possibly intermingled with further extracts from the official annals (e.g. 2 Kings 3:1-27). The... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 3:4-7

B. Mesha of Moab Seeks To Free Moab From Being Tributary To Israel (2 Kings 3:4-7 ). We know from the Moabite Stone that Moab had been tributary to Israel from the time of Omri, but that Mesha was growing in power as Israel declined, and had already begun attempts to throw off Israel’s yoke, and impose his own on parts of Israel in Transjordan, while Ahab was busy with fighting the Assyrians and dealing with the Aramaeans. (The Moabite Stone was, of course, written from Moab’s point of view,... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 3:1-27

2 Kings 3:1-Daniel : . Reign of Jehoram. War with Moab.— The only two kings of Israel on whom the censure pronounced is in any way qualified are Jehoram, the last of the house of Omri, and Hoshea ( 2 Kings 17:2), the last king of Israel. All the others are said to have done evil.The war with Moab is the subject of the famous inscription of Mesha discovered in 1868 (pp. 34, 69). On this Mesha states that Omri occupied the land of Mehedebah (Medeba, Numbers 21:30, Joshua 13:9, Isaiah 15:2) his... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 2 Kings 3:6

Out of Samaria, to some place appointed for the rendezvous of his people. All Israel, to wit, such as were fit for war. read more