2 Kings 2:15
Jericho <03405> [to view.]
spirit <07307> [The spirit.]
bowed <07812> [bowed.]
2 Kings 4:10
make ........ furnish <06213 07760> [Let us.]
small ... upper room <06996 05944> [a little chamber.]
An {ƒleeyah,} or {ole„h,} as the Arabs call it; a small back house annexed to the principal dwelling, in which the prophet could live in a great privacy as in his own house, and to which he could retire at pleasure, without breaking in upon the private affairs of the family, or being in his turn interrupted by them in his devotions. See the notes on Jud 3:20.
2 Kings 6:10
sent ...... place <07971 04725> [sent to the place.]
To see if it were so. But the Vulgate renders, {misit rex Israel ad locum, et pr‘occupavit eum;} "the king of Israel sent to the place, and pre-occupied it;" which is very likely, though not expressed in the Hebrew text.
warning ....... guard <02094 08104> [warned him.]
guard <08104> [saved.]
2 Kings 8:7
Damascus <01834> [Damascus.]
Ben Hadad <01130> [Ben-hadad.]
prophet <0376 0430> [The man of God.]
[See on]
traveled <0935> [is come.]
2 Kings 8:10
surely recover <02421> [Thou mayest.]
Lord <03068> [the Lord.]
surely die <04191> [he shall surely die.]
2 Kings 8:14
asked ...... tell .... replied ... told .... would surely recover <0559 02421> [He told me.]
2 Kings 8:18
footsteps <01870> [in the way.]
dynasty <01004> [the house.]
daughter <01323> [the daughter.]
married <0802> [his wife.]
2 Kings 9:1
member <0259> [one.]
The Jews say that this was Jonah, the prophet, the son of Amittai.
member <01121> [the children.]
[See on]
Tuck ...... belt <04975 02296> [Gird up thy loins.]
As the upper garments of the Orientals were long and flowing, it was indispensably necessary to tuck up the skirts with a girdle about their loins, in order to use any expedition in their work or on a journey.
container ... olive oil <08081 06378> [box of oil.]
Ramoth <07433> [Ramoth-gilead.]
2 Kings 10:8
came ....... brought <0935> [there came.]
Stack .... two <07760 08147> [Lay ye them.]
Such barbarities are by no means uncommon in the East. "It has been know to occur," says Mr. Morier, "after the combat was over, that prisoners have been put to death in cold blood, in order that the heads, which are immediately despatched to the king, and deposited in heaps at the place gates, might make a more considerable show."
morning <01242> [until the morning.]
2 Kings 10:11
nobles ... friends ... priests <01419 03045 03548> [and.]
friends <03045> [kinsfolks. or, acquaintance. his priests.]
left ................ left <07604> [he left.]
2 Kings 16:13
offered <06999> [he burnt.]
peace offerings <08002> [of his peace-offerings. Heb. of the peace-offerings which were his.]
2 Kings 23:18
Leave ... alone .......... left .... undisturbed <03240 04422> [alone. Heb. to escape. the bones of the prophet.]
2 Kings 24:1
During <03117> [his days.]
Nebuchadnezzar <05019> [Nebuchadnezzar.]
This prince, so famous in the writings of the prophets, was the son of Nabopollasar king of Babylon.
2 Kings 25:30
day <03117 01697> [a daily rate.]
life .... day <03117 02416> [all the days of his life.]
CONCLUDING REMARKS ON THE TWO BOOKS OF KINGS. The events detailed in these books are highly interesting and important. The account of the wisdom, magnificence, and extended commerce of Solomon; the rash and impolitic conduct of Rehoboam; the disobedient prophet; the widow of Zarephath; Elijah and the prophets of Baal; Ben-hadad's pride and defeat; Elijah's assumption into heaven; Elisha's succession to his ministry, and the series of illustrious miracles he performed; the panic flight of the Syrians; the history of Ben-hadad and Hazael; and the predicted death of Ahab and Jezebel, and their children, are all pregnant with instruction, and have furnished themes for frequent dissertation. We perceive in these impressive histories the characters and qualities of men painted with the utmost fidelity, and the attributes of God displayed with great effect: we contemplate the exact accomplishment of God's promises and threatenings, the wisdom of his dispensations, and the mingled justice and mercy of his government. The particulars and circumstances are sketched out with a brief and lively description, and the imagination lingers with pleasure in filling up the striking outlines presented to our view. The authenticity of these books is attested by the prophecies they contain, which were subsequently fulfilled; by the citation of our Saviour and his Apostles; by their universal reception by the Jewish and Christian churches; and by the corresponding testimonies of profane authors and ancient sculptures.
