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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 1:10

1:10 And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty, If I [be] a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. {g} And there came down fire from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.(g) He declares the power God’s word has in the mouth of his servants, when they threaten God’s judgments against the wicked. 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

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - 2 Kings 1:1-18

2 Kings 1:0 [Note. The annotations in this and the following chapters give the results of the best available criticism. ] 1. Then [And] Moab rebelled against Israel [reduced to vassalage by David] after the death of Ahab. 2. And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and [by Jezebel's advice] he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baal-zebub [Lord of flies] the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease. 3. But... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 2 Kings 1:9-10

This is a most interesting passage. Observe the rage and folly of the king, in sending to seize upon the prophet. Did he hope to alter the sentence by destroying the prophet? Could he indeed conceive so desperate a thing, as to think that the Lord's servants would be unprotected in the Lord's cause? But if the king was a wicked fool, how much greater this captain of his, with his fifty men! It is plain, he either did not believe him to be a man of God, or if he did, that he treated both him and... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 1:10

Let fire, &c. Elias was inspired to call down fire from heaven upon these captains, who came to apprehend him; not out of a desire to gratify any private passion, but to punish the insult offered to religion, to confirm his mission, and to shew how vain are the efforts of men against God and his servants, whom he has a mind to protect. (Challoner) --- The Roman laws authorized a person, in authority, to punish those who refuse to obey. (Ulpin 1 D.) Si quis jus dicenti non obtemperaverit,... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 1:9-18

9-18 Elijah called for fire from heaven, to consume the haughty, daring sinners; not to secure himself, but to prove his mission, and to reveal the wrath of God from heaven, against the ungodliness and unrighteousness of men. Elijah did this by a Divine impulse, yet our Saviour would not allow the disciples to do the like, Luke 9:54. The dispensation of the Spirit and of grace by no means allowed it. Elijah was concerned for God's glory, those for their own reputation. The Lord judges men's... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 2 Kings 1:9-18

The Punishment of Ahaziah's Servants and his Death v. 9. Then the king sent unto him, Elijah, a captain of fifty with his fifty, some act of violence being intended. And he, the captain, went up to him; and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill, where he lived. And he spake unto him, in a tone and form of harsh command, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down. It was not a respectful address, but a haughty, contemptuous, and scoffing insult. v. 10. And Elijah answered and said to... read more