2 Kings 2:19 NLT

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 2:1-25

2 Kings 2:1 . When the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven. The LXX read, ως εις τον ουρανον , as into heaven. They mean to say, that he did not ascend higher than paradise, as in John 3:13. 2 Kings 2:3 . The sons of the prophets at Bethel. This favourite city had been recovered by the house of David, and was now a little seat of sacred letters. See on 1 Samuel 19:20. 2 Kings 2:5 . The sons of the prophets at Jericho. This was once a royal city; and since Hiel had fortified it,... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 2 Kings 2:19-22

2 Kings 2:19-22And the men of the city said unto Elisha.The bitter waters sweetened-Elisha the healerJericho, a city of high antiquity, was one of the most important in the land of Palestine. Its walls were so broad, that at least one person--Rahab--had her house upon them. Silver and gold were so abundant that one man--Achan--could stealthily appropriate 200 shekels. Between the city and the far East, there had existed for years, before its occupation by the children of Israel, a wide and... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 2:19

2Ki 2:19 And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city [is] pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water [is] naught, and the ground barren. Ver. 19. Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city, &c. ] Say we so of such places, though never so pleasant, as have not the word and sacraments - those waters of life - purely and powerfully administered in them: and seek remedy. But the water is naught, and the ground barren. ] Heb., Making to... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 2 Kings 2:19

my Lord seeth: Numbers 12:11, 1 Kings 18:7, 1 Kings 18:13, 1 Timothy 5:17 the water: Exodus 7:19, Exodus 15:23, Joshua 6:17, Joshua 6:26, 1 Kings 16:34 barren: Heb. causing to miscarry, Exodus 23:26, Deuteronomy 28:2-Numbers :, Deuteronomy 28:11, Deuteronomy 28:15-Job :, Hosea 9:14 Reciprocal: Joshua 16:1 - the water 2 Kings 2:15 - bowed 2 Kings 4:16 - my lord Ezekiel 47:8 - the waters James 3:12 - so Revelation 8:10 - the fountains read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - 2 Kings 2:19

And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren. Barren — Either it was so originally, at least, as to that part of the city where the college of the prophets was: or, it became so from the curse of God inflicted upon it, when Hiel rebuilt it. However, upon the prophet's care, it grew exceeding fruitful, and therefore is commended for its fertility in later writers. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 2:19

19. The men of the city Prominent citizens of the place. Perhaps, as Bahr says, they were the elders of the city who thus applied to Elisha, and their action shows that he had their confidence. As he had now attained the highest eminence in the prophetic office, they, possibly, expected that he might be able to rid their city of its plague. Situation of this city is pleasant Travellers all agree in representing the site of Jericho as exceedingly beautiful. The water is naught Bad,... read more