John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 1:15
And the angel of the Lord said unto Elijah , The same as in 2 Kings 1:3 or "had said" F7 וידבר "edixerat autem", Junius & Tremellius. , as some render it, before this captain came: go down with him ; the captain and his men: and be not afraid of him ; of King Ahaziah, whom he might fear, because of the message he had sent him, that he should die of that sickness, and for turning back his messengers to the god of Ekron, and for destroying his two captains and their... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 1:9-18
Here, I. The king issues out a warrant for the apprehending of Elijah. If the God of Ekron had told him he should die, it is probable he would have taken it quietly; but now that a prophet of the Lord tells him so, reproving him for his sin and reminding him of the God of Israel, he cannot bear it. So far is he from making any good improvement of the warning given him that he is enraged against the prophet; neither his sickness, nor the thoughts of death, made any good impressions upon him,... read more