John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 8:16
And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel ,.... Who began his reign in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat, 2 Kings 3:1 . Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah ; as he continued to be two years more; for this must be in the twenty third year of his reign, and he reigned twenty five years, 1 Kings 22:42 . Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign ; according to Dr. Lightfoot F8 Works, vol. 1. p. 84. , there were three beginnings of his... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 8:15
And it came to pass on the morrow ,.... In such haste was Hazael to be king, as the prophet said he would be: that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died ; not that Benhadad took or ordered such a cloth to be dipped and laid on his own face, to allay the violent heat in him; but Hazael did this, and perhaps under such a pretence; but his real design was to strike in the heat, or suffocate him; for such a thick cloth, one of the... read more