2 Kings 8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 8:8

Take a present in thine hand - But what an immense present was this-forty camels' burden of every good thing of Damascus! The prophet would need to have a very large establishment at Damascus to dispose of so much property. read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 8:10

Thou mayest certainly recover : howbeit the Lord hath showed me that he shall surely die - That is, God has not determined thy death, nor will it be a necessary consequence of the disease by which thou art now afflicted; but this wicked man will abuse the power and trust thou hast reposed in him, and take away thy life. Even when God has not designed nor appointed the death of a person, he may nevertheless die, though not without the permission of God. This is a... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 8:11

He settled his countenance steadfastly - Of whom does the author speak? Of Hazael, or of Elisha? Several apply this action to the prophet: he had a murderer before him and he saw the bloody acts he was about to commit, and was greatly distressed; but he endeavored to conceal his feelings: at last his face reddened with anguish, his feelings overcame him, and he burst out and wept. The Septuagint, as it stands in the Complutensian and Antwerp Polyglots, makes the text very plain: ... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 8:12

I know the evil that thou wilt do - We may see something of the accomplishment of this prediction, 2 Kings 10:32 , 2 Kings 10:33 ; 2 Kings 13:3 , 2 Kings 13:7 . read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 8:13

But what , is thy servant a dog , that he should do this great things - I believe this verse to be wrongly interpreted by the general run of commentators. It is generally understood that Hazael was struck with horror at the prediction; that these cruelties were most alien from his mind; that he then felt distressed and offended at the imputation of such evils to him; and yet, so little did he know his own heart, that when he got power, and had opportunity, he did... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 8:15

A thick cloth - The versions, in general, understand this of a hairy or woollen cloth. So that he died - He was smothered, or suffocated. read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 8:16

In the fifth year of Joram - This verse, as it stands in the present Hebrew text, may be thus read: "And in the fifth year of Joram son of Ahab king of Israel, [and of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah], reigned Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah." The three Hebrew words, יהודה מלך ויהושפט , and of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, greatly disturb the chronology in this place. It is certain that Jehoshaphat reigned twenty-five years, and that Jehoram his son reigned but eight; 1 Kings... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 8:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 8:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 8:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 8:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 8:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 8:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 8:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 8:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 8:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 8:19

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