2 Kings 3:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom. ”

2 Kings 3:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The readiest and most natural “way” was across the Jordan near Jericho into the Arboth-Moab, and then along the eastern shore of the Dead Sea to Moab proper, the tract south of the Arnon. But the w...
2 Kings 3:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Reign of Jehoram. War with Moab. The only two kings of Israel on whom the censure pronounced is in any way qualified are Jehoram, the last of the house of Omri, and Hoshea ( 2 Kings 17:2 ), the las...
2 Kings 3:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

he said: i.e. Jehoram. Which way... ? Either by crossing Jordan north of the Dead Sea and attacking Moab from the north; or by Edom, which was under Judah ( 1 Kings 22:47 ). he answered: i.e....
2 Kings 3:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom. Through the wilderness of Edom - Because he expected the king of Edom to join them, as we find he did;...
2 Kings 3:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom. Which way shall we go? ... through the wilderness of Edom. This was a long and circuitous route...
2 Kings 3:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jehoram and Elisha. Victory over Moab 1. The eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat ] according to 2 Kings 1:17 , 'in the second year of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat.'
2 Kings 3:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And he said — i.e. , Jehoram said. Which way. — They might cross the Jordan, and attack the northern frontier of Moab, or they might round the southern end of the Dead Sea, and invade Moab from...
2 Kings 3:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE INVASION OF MOAB 2 Kings 3:4-27 "What reinforcement we may gain from hope, If not, what resolution from despair." -MILTON, "Paradise Lost, " 1:190 AHAZIAH, as Elijah had warned him, nev...
2 Kings 3:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

an Unwise Alliance 2 Kings 3:1-12 Jehoram's reign over the ten tribes was marked by some measures of reform. He discountenanced Baal worship; though, in defiance of the Second Commandment, he c...
2 Kings 3:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

At this point the history goes back and describes the beginning of the war with Moab, to which reference was made at the opening of the book. It was a combined movement of Israel and Judah and Edom a...
2 Kings 3:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

This was the very wilderness in which Israel more than 500 years before had wanted water; and where the Lord had miraculously provided them with water. See Numbers 20:1-11 .
2 Kings 3:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he said, which way shall we go up .... That is, Jehoram said so to Jehoshaphat, consulting with him which was the best way to take to the land of Moab, whether the shortest way, over Jordan; or...
2 Kings 3:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom. Ver. 8. The way through the wilderness of Edom. ] Imprudens erat hoc responsum et concilium. Jehos...
2 Kings 3:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

King Jehoram went out and numbered all Israel As soon as he was settled in his kingdom, his first business was to raise an army to reduce Moab to obedience, and to engage Jehoshaphat to join him as...
2 Kings 3:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

JEHORAM, JEHOSHAPHAT AND MOAB (vv.1-27) Jehoram, Ahab's son, reigned, over Israel 12 years and followed the sinful example of Jereboam, though not doing so wickedly as Ahab, for he got rid of th...
2 Kings 3:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Expedition against Moab; Elisha Consulted. B. C. 895. 6 And king Jehoram went out...
2 Kings 3:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He said; either Jehoshaphat; or rather, Jehoram; for the following answer may seem to be Jehoshaphat s. Through the wilderness of Edom; which though it was much the longer way, yet they thought i...
2 Kings 3:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1). The Reign of Jehoram king of Israel c. 852-841 BC: War With Moab ( 2 Kings 3:1-27 ). The interlude of Elisha's succession to Elijah having taken place in preparation for the future, the narrat...
2 Kings 3:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 2 Kings 3:4 . An annual tribute on Moab —The custom is common in the East to pay custom or taxes with the products of the land. For a Moabitish king, with rich p...
2 Kings 3:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 3:1 . Jehoram began to reign the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat. There is a small difficulty here in regard to the chronology of those times. It is said that Ahaziah began to reign the sev...
2 Kings 3:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Kings 3:1-12 THE GENERAL CHARACTER OF JEHORAM 'S REIGN OVER ISRAEL ; HIS WAR WITH MOAB . 2 Kings 3:1 Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over...
2 Kings 3:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Campaign Undertaken
2 Kings 3:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Malachi 1:2 ; Malachi 1:3 ; Numbers 13:21 ; Numbers 21:4

2 Kings 3:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Kings 3:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 3:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Kings 3:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Kings 3:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 3:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 3:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Kings 3:8 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Kings 3:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Kings 3:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 3:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Kings 3:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Kings 3:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Kings 3:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 3:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 3:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Kings 3:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 3:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 3:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Kings 3:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 3:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 3:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Kings 3:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge