2 Kings 4:19
head ... head <07218> [My head.]
From this peculiar exclamation, and the season of the year, it is probable he was affected by the {coup de soleil,} or stroke of the sun, which is by no means uncommon in hot climates, and often proves fatal.
2 Kings 5:4
told ... master <05046 0113> [and told his lord.]
2 Kings 6:1
<01121> [the sons.]
place <04725> [the place.]
cramped <06862> [too strait for us.]
2 Kings 6:14
sent horses <05483 07971> [sent he thither horses.]
It is strange the Syrian monarch did not think, that he who could penetrate his secrets with respect to the Israelitish army, could inform himself of all the machinations against his own life.
good-sized <03515> [great. Heb. heavy.]
2 Kings 6:26
Help .... master <03467 0113> [Help, my lord.]
2 Kings 12:5
priests <03548> [Let the priests.]
repair <02388> [let them repair.]
2 Kings 14:22
Elat <0359> [Elath.]
Elath, the ’la or Elana of the Greek and Roman writers, was a celebrated port situated at the extremity of the eastern branch of the Red Sea, hence called the Elanitic Gulf, ten miles east from Petra, according to Eusebius, and 150 Roman miles from Gaza, according to Pliny, but 1,260 stadia, or 157 miles, according to Strabo and Marcianus Herecleota. It is now called Akaba, and is nothing but a tower or castle, surrounded by a large grove of date trees, the residence of a governor, dependent on him of Grand Cairo.
[Eloth.]
2 Kings 17:39
Lord <03068> [the Lord.]
rescue <05337> [he shall deliver.]
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.
