2 Kings 1:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back? ”

2 Kings 1:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 1:1 to 2 Kings 2:25 . Last Days and Ascension of Elijah: Elisha Established as his Successor. Here we have perhaps a third Elijah narrative, in which the prophet is represented as playin...
2 Kings 1:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?
2 Kings 1:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

When the messengers turned back unto him, &c.— It may seem something strange, that Ahaziah's messengers should stop their journey to Ekron at Elijah's command. But he was a man of such a venera...
2 Kings 1:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back? The messengers turned back. They did not know the stranger; but his authoritative tone, commanding...
2 Kings 1:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Elijah calls down Fire from Heaven 1. Moab.. Ahab] Moab had been conquered by David ( 2 Samuel 8:2 ), and at the revolt of the Ten Tribes had. passed under the authority of the northern kingdom. T...
2 Kings 1:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Turned back unto him. — Unto Ahaziah, as the Syriac and Vulgate actually read. Literally, And the messengers returned unto him, and he said, &c. Though Elijah was unknown to the envoys, such...
2 Kings 1:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

AHAZIAH BEN-AHAB OF ISRAEL 2 Kings 1:1-18 B.C. 855-854 "Ye know not of what spirit are ye." - Luke 9:55 "He is the mediator of a better covenant, which hath been enacted upon better promis...
2 Kings 1:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Message from the True God 2 Kings 1:1-8 The king's accident was probably due to the giving way of the balustrade that surrounded the roof of his palace. The Law expressly provided that this l...
2 Kings 1:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The history of the second Book of Kings is a continuation of that contained in the first Book. There everything ended with the dark days immediately following the death of Ahab and the passing into c...
2 Kings 1:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It is somewhat remarkable that the prophet Elijah, and John the Baptist, should have been as much alike in dress as they were in their commission. Our dear Lord pointed to John as the Elias of the go...
2 Kings 1:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And when the messengers turned back unto him ,.... To Ahaziah king of Israel, as they did as soon as Elijah was gone from them; concluding from his habit, his gravity, and the authority with which h...
2 Kings 1:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back? Ver. 5. Why are ye now turned back? ] Re infecta, as he thought; but they returned unto him with heav...
2 Kings 1:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He said, Why are ye now turned back? Before you have been at Ekron: which he knew by their quick return. To avoid a repetition, we have no account given of the prophet's meeting them, other than wh...
2 Kings 1:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

AHAZIAH'S FALL AND DEATH (Ch.1:1-18) Verse 1 reports that after Ahab's death Moab rebelled against Israel. As to this, Chapter s 3 and 4:27 give us a full account. Ahaziah, king of Israel, suffe...
2 Kings 1:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Ahaziah's Sickness. B. C. 896. 1 Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ah...
2 Kings 1:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Before you have been at Ekron; which he easily knew by their quick return.
2 Kings 1:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Reign Of Ahaziah King of Israel c. 853-852 BC ( 1 Kings 22:51 - 2 Kings 1:18 ). Ahaziah, Ahab's son and king of Israel, only had a short reign of a few months (two part years) but he amply s...
2 Kings 1:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE SICKNESS AND DEATH OF AHAZIAH CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 2 Kings 1:1 . Then Moab rebelled —Since the time of David the Moabites had been tributary to Israel ( 2 Samuel 8:2 ; 2 Samuel...
2 Kings 1:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 1:2 . Go, enquire of Baal-zebub, whether I shall recover. בעל זבוב Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron. The LXX read Βααλ μυιαν, the lord of flies, because they swarmed about his bloody temple;...
2 Kings 1:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice. Worldly royalty and personal godliness I. Worldly royalty in a humiliating condition. 1. A king in mortal suffering. 2. A king in mental distress....
2 Kings 1:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Kings 1:1-12 THE REVOLT OF MOAB . THE ILLNESS , IMPIETY , AND DEATH OF AHAZIAH The narrative of the Second Book of Kings follows on that of the First Book in...
2 Kings 1:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Elijah Prophesies Ahaziah's Death
2 Kings 1:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Why, &c. — Before you have been at Ekron: which he knew by their quick return.

2 Kings 1:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 1:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Kings 1:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 1:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 1:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 1:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Kings 1:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Kings 1:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Kings 1:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 1:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Kings 1:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Kings 1:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Kings 1:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 1:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 1:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Kings 1:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 1:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 1:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Kings 1:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 1:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Kings 1:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 1:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Kings 1:5 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes