John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 9:9
And I will make the house of Ahab , The same is threatened; see Gill on 1 Kings 21:22 . read more
2 Kings 9:9
John Gill
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 9:1-10
Elisha is still the primary figure in the historical drama; but at this point his personality merges in the general account of the kingdom of Israel, which it is one of the objects of the writer to trace from beginning to end. Elisha here performs his last public act, being commissioned, and carrying out his commission, to transfer the kingdom of Israel from the unworthy dynasty of Omri, which on account of its persistent idolatry has fallen under Divine condemnation, to a new dynasty, that of... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 9:1-10
The prophet and the prophet-disciple-the duties of direction and of obedience. The time had come for a great change—a "great revolution," to use the words of Ewald. The first dynasty of Israel which had shown any indications of stability was to be swept away, and another still more stable dynasty was to be established. That the will of God might be seen and recognized in the matter, its initiation was entrusted to the regular expounders of the Divine will—the prophets. Elisha, we may be... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 9:1-14
Jehu made king. The word of the Lord to Elijah, that Jehu should be anointed king ( 1 Kings 19:16 ), was now to be fulfilled. The delay in the fulfillment is perhaps to be attributed to Ahab's repentance ( 1 Kings 21:29 ). God bore long with this wicked house, and did not cut it off till the cup of its iniquity was full. The execution of God's threatenings may be long postponed, but, like his promises, his threatenings never fail in the end to be fulfilled ( 2 Peter 3:9 ). I. THE ... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 9:1-37
THE ANOINTING OF JEHU . His MURDER OF JEHORAM AND AHAZIAH . THE DEATH OF JEZEBEL . read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 9:1-37
The deaths of Jehoram and Jezebel; or, the Divine law of retribution. King Jehoram was lying sick at Jezreel of the wounds he had received in battle from the Syrians. Ahaziah King of Judah had come down to visit him, and, as they conversed together, the watchman upon the city wall brought tidings of an armed company approaching. Jehu, at the head of them, was by-and-by recognized by his furious driving. He had already been proclaimed king in Ramoth-Gilead, but Jehoram knew nothing of this.... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 9:9
And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. Jeroboam's house had been "cut off," smitten, destroyed, till not one of his posterity was left, about seventy years previously ( 1 Kings 15:29 ), by Baasha, "because of his sins which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, by his provocation wherewith he provoked the Lord God of Israel to anger" ( 1 Kings 15:30 ). The far greater sin of Ahab could not be visited with less severity. And like the house of... read more
Donald C. Fleming
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 9:1-10
8:16-12:21 REMOVAL OF JEZEBEL’S BAALISMJezebel’s Baalism spreads to Judah (8:16-9:10)The writer now returns to his historical account of the kings of Judah and Israel. Jehoshaphat’s son Jehoram, who was married to Athaliah the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, became king of Judah after his father’s death. Through Athaliah, Jezebel’s Baalism spread to Judah. Jehoram made sure that no one challenged his right to do as he pleased by killing all likely rivals. Because of this and his support for... read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 9:1-10
We have here the anointing of Jehu to be king, who was, at this time, a commander (probably commander-in-chief) of the forces employed at Ramoth-Gilead, 2 Kgs. 9:14. There he was fighting for the king his master, but received orders from a higher king to fight against him. It does not appear that Jehu aimed at the government, or that he ever thought of it, but the commission given him was a perfect surprise to him. Some think that he had been anointed before by Elijah, whom God ordered to do... read more