2 Kings 7:7 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 7:3-11

We are here told, I. How the siege of Samaria was raised in the evening, at the edge of night (2 Kgs. 7:6, 7), not by might or power, but by the Spirit of the Lord of hosts, striking terror upon the spirits of the besiegers. Here was not a sword drawn against them, not a drop of blood shed, it was not by thunder or hailstones that they were discomfited, nor were they slain, as Sennacherib's army before Jerusalem, by a destroying angel; but, 1. The Lord made them to hear a noise of chariots and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 7:7

Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight ,.... Or in the dark, as the Targum; when the twilight was going off; so that the lepers came very quickly after they were gone, 2 Kings 7:5 . and left their tents, and their horses, and their asses ; such was their fright, that they could not stay to loose their cattle, with which they might have made greater speed, but ran away on foot: and they left even the camp as it was ; took nothing away with them, either money or provisions: ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 7:1-20

THE SIEGE OF SAMARIA ( continued ) : THE DELIVERANCE . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 7:1-20

The sin of the scoffer, and its punishment. Unbelief may be involuntary, and so neither incur guilt nor deserve punishment. St. Paul "obtained mercy" notwithstanding his bitter persecution of the, early Christians, "because he did it ignorantly in unbelief" ( 1 Timothy 1:13 ). Modem skeptics are, no doubt, in many cases unable to believe, their eyes being blinded through their education, through ingrained prejudice or invincible ignorance. But to scoff at religion must be at all times a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 7:3-8

The force of will. "And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate," etc. Here we have— I. MEN INVOLVED IN THE MOST WRETCHED CONDITION . "There were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate." Of all the diseases which afflict mankind none is more painful, loathsome, and disastrous than leprosy. It was the scourge of the Hebrew race. Moses minutely describes the appearance of this malady, and gives clear and forcible rules to govern the medical... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 7:3-11

The four lepers. "God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform." Speculation might have exhausted itself in vain in conjecturing how Elisha's prediction was to be accomplished. Nevertheless, the wonder was performed by a series of events as simple as it was unlooked for. I. A POLICY OF DESPAIR . 1. The lepers at the gate . We are first introduced to four lepers at the entering in of the gate. They were outside, and had hitherto subsisted by food handed out or... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 7:3-15

The plenitude of God's power to deliver from the extremist dangers. It is impossible to conceive a peril greater than that of Samaria at this time. The Syrians were masters of all the open country. They had for months surrounded the town and strictly blockaded it. The store of provisions within the walls was almost wholly exhausted, and there was no possibility of obtaining a supply from without. Jehoram had no ally who could be expected to come to his aid. Human wisdom, as personified in... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 7:3-16

The mode in which Elisha's prophecy of relief and deliverance was fulfilled is now set forth. Four lepers, excluded from the city, and on the point of perishing of hunger, felt that they could be no worse off, and might better their condition, if they deserted to the Syrians. They therefore drew off from the city at nightfall, and made for the Syrian camp. On arriving, they found it deserted. The entire host, seized with a sudden panic, had fled, about the time that they began their journey.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 7:4-11

Afflictions may alienate men from God instead of bringing them dear to him. This truth is remarkably exemplified in the conduct and reasonings of the lepers. Here are four poor men, severely afflicted by a malady which was reckoned to come, more directly than most others, from God's hand, whom we should have expected to find humbled and softened by it, more God-fearing, more tender and compassionate towards their fellow-men, than the generality. But the reverse is the case with them. Instead... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 7:7

Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight . At the very time when the lepers were drawing off from the gate of Samaria to fall away to them (see 2 Kings 7:5 ). And left their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as it was . Partly, perhaps, in mere panic; partly to induce a belief on the part of the enemy that they had not quitted their camp. So Darius Hystaspis, when he began his retreat from Scythia (Herod; 4.135), left his camp standing, and the camp fires... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 7:3-11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 7:7

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 7:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 7:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 7:3-8

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 7:3-11

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 7:3-15

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 7:3-16

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 7:4-11

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 7:7

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