2 Kings 1:9-14

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Kings 1:10

(10) And Elijah answered and said.—So Syriac and LXX. Heb., and spake.If.—Heb., And if a man of the god I (truly be). This “and” closely connects the prophet’s reply with the captain’s demand. All the versions except the LXX. omit it, with some Hebrew MSS.Then.—Omit.Let fire come down from heaven.—A phrase found only here and in 2 Chronicles 7:1. Ewald considers this a mark of the later origin of this tradition about Elijah. The words “come down” are at any rate appropriate, as repeating the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Kings 1:11

(11) Again also he sent.—Although he had heard what had befallen his former envoys.He answered.—LXX., “went up” (way-ya’al for way-ya’an), as in 2 Kings 1:9; 2 Kings 1:13.And said.—Heb., spake. Yet some MSS., and Vulgate, Syriac, Arabic, as Authorised Version.Thus hath the king said.—Or, commanded (’âmar).Come down quickly.—“Impudentior fuit hic . . . priore; tum quia audito ejus supplicio non resipuit, tum quia auxit impudentiam addendo ‘Festina’” (a Lapide). (But see Note on 2 Kings 1:12.) 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

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Kings 1:13

(13) A captain of the third fifty.—Literally, a captain of a third fifty. But 2 Kings 1:11, “another captain of fifty,” and the phrase which follows here, “the third captain of fifty,” indicate the right reading, “a third captain of fifty.” (So LXX. and Vulg.)Fell.—Margin. (Comp. Isaiah 46:1, “Bel boweth down.”)Besought him.—Begged favour, grace, or compossion of him (Genesis 42:21; Hosea 12:5).These fifty thy servants.—Or, these thy servants, fifty (men), laying stress on the number of... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Kings 1:14

(14) Burnt.—Eat, or devoured (2 Kings 1:10; 2 Kings 1:12).The two captains of the former fifties.—Rather, the former two captains of fifties.Therefore let my life now.—And now (i.e., this time) let my life. Some MSS., and LXX., Vulg., and Arabic add the precative “now,” that is, “I pray,” as in 2 Kings 1:13 (“I pray thee” = na’). 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 1:9

1:9 Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top {f} of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down.(f) That is, Carmel. 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

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 2 Kings 1:11

1:11 Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, {h} O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly.(h) He spoke this in mockery, and therefore provoked God’s wrath so much more. read more

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