2 Kings 3:9 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 3:6-19

Jehoram has no sooner got the sceptre into his hand than he takes the sword into his hand, to reduce Moab. Crowns bring great cares and perils to the heads that wear them; no sooner in honour than in war. Now here we have, I. The concerting of this expedition between Jehoram king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah. Jehoram levied an army (2 Kgs. 3:6), and such an opinion he had of the godly king of Judah that, 1. He courted him to be his confederate: Wilt thou go with me against Moab? And... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 3:9

So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah ,.... The way of the wilderness of Edom, proposed by the latter: and the king of Edom ; whom they took with them in their way, who was not properly a king, but a viceroy or deputy, see 1 Kings 22:47 . and they fetched a compass of seven days journey ; they went round the Dead Sea, and through the wilderness of Edom, and so to the borders of Moab: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them ;... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 3:9

A compass of seven days ' journey - By taking a circuitous route, to go round the southern part of the Dead Sea, they probably intended to surprise the Moabites; but it appears their journey was ill planned, as they at last got into a country in which it was impossible to obtain water, and they were brought in consequence to the utmost extremity. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 3:1-27

THE GENERAL CHARACTER OF JEHORAM 'S REIGN OVER ISRAEL ; HIS WAR WITH MOAB . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 3:4-12

Forgetting God, and its results. We see from these verses how very partial was Jehoram's reformation. He put away the image of Baal, but he experienced no change of heart. Outward observances of religion, outward conformity to God's Law, are of little use, if the heart is not right within. Observe how Jehoram shows his entire forgetfulness or disregard of God. I. BY HIS MUSTERING OF THE PEOPLE . The King of Moab had risen in rebellion against him. What is Jehoram's first act?... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 3:4-27

THE WAR WITH MOAB . The historian goes back to the origin of the war. He had already, in 2 Kings 1:1 , mentioned the revolt of Moab at the death of Ahab; but he now recalls his readers' attention to the fact, and to some extent explains it and accounts for it. Moab had been treated oppressively—had been forced to pay an extraordinarily heavy tribute—and was in a certain sense driven into rebellion ( 2 Kings 1:4 , 2 Kings 1:5 ). Jehoram, when he came to the kingdom, determined to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 3:6-12

Faith and unfaith tested by danger and difficulty. Jehoshaphat and Jehoram are associates, allies, brothers-in-arms. They are united in one cause, have one object, one aim. And they fall into one and the same danger and difficulty. A failure of water at the spot where they had fully expected to find it brings them and their armies into peril of almost instant destruction. But how differently are they affected under the same circumstances! Jehoram at once despairs, sees no way out of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 3:6-12

Worldly rulers-men in trial seeking help from a godly man. "And King Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel," etc. I. Here we have WORLDLY RULERS IN GREAT TRIAL . "And King Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel. And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the King of Judah, saying, The King of Moab hath rebelled against me." The revolt of Moab threatened the ruin of Jehoram and his empire, and he, smitten with alarm, numbers,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 3:9

So the King of Israel went —as leader of the expedition, he is placed first— and the King of Judah —the second in importance, therefore placed second— and the King of Edom —the third in importance, therefore placed last. It is to be remarked that, when Edom was last mentioned, she was ruled by a "deputy," who received his appointment from the King of Judah ( 1 Kings 22:47 ). Now, apparently, she has her own native "king." The change is, perhaps, to be connected with the temporary... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 3:9-20

Man's extremity is God's opportunity. This expedition, begun without consulting God, soon landed the allies in dire straits. I. THE STRAITS OF THE ARMY . 1. The failure of water . The host must have been a large one, and they had much cattle with them for sustenance. For some reason, the journey occupied seven days, and the desert was waterless. They were in the same distress that the Israelites were in centuries before under Moses ( Exodus 17:1-3 ; Numbers 20:1-5 ... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 3:6-19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 3:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 3:9

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 3:1-27

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 3:4-12

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 3:4-27

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 3:6-12

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 3:6-12

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 3:9

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 3:9-20

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