2 Kings 6:10 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice. ”

2 Kings 6:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Saved himself - Rather, he “was ware.” The verb used is the same which is translated “beware” in the preceding verse.
2 Kings 6:10 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and (d) saved himself there, not once nor twice. (d) The wicked conspire nothing so craftily, but God can re...
2 Kings 6:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

An Axehead Swims. Elisha and the Syrians at Dothan. In several minor miracles Elisha is always represented as working them not by his word, but by some expedient. Thus he heals the miscarrying wate...
2 Kings 6:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice. Sent to the place - To see if it were so. But the Vulgate gives...
2 Kings 6:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down. No JFB commentary on these verses.
2 Kings 6:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Elisha and the Siege of Samaria 1. The place where we dwell] The mention of the Jordan ( 2 Kings 6:2 ) suggests that these sons of the prophets dwelt near Jericho: cp. 2 Kings 2:5 . Probably Elis...
2 Kings 6:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Sent . — A sufficient force to hold the place, so that the Syrians had to return unsuccessful. Warned . — Ezekiel 3:19 ; 2 Chronicles 19:10 . Saved himself. — Was wary; on his guard ( 2 Kin...
2 Kings 6:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

ELISHA AND THE SYRIANS 2 Kings 6:1-23 "Now there was found in the city a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city." - Ecclesiastes 9:15 ELISHA, unlike his master Elijah, was,...
2 Kings 6:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Servant of the Lord of Battles 2 Kings 6:1-13 To us, the first of these miracles may appear somewhat trivial, but we must remember the value of an iron axe-head at that time, the inconvenie...
2 Kings 6:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The incident of the swimming of the iron axe head is interesting, but quite secondary. The chief value of the story lies in its revelation of the influence Elisha was exerting in the nation. The grow...
2 Kings 6:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Reader! while you pay a just tribute of praise to the Lord of Elisha, for making him thus instrumental in the deliverance of Israel; shall not our minds be led to reflect how graciously our Jesus, by...
2 Kings 6:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him, and warned him of ,.... Sent spies thither to see whether the Syrians were there or not, and whether it was truth the man of G...
2 Kings 6:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice. Ver. 10. And saved himself there. ] It was the king himself w...
2 Kings 6:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The king of Israel sent to the place Either spies, to know whether the information which the prophet had given him was true, or soldiers, to secure the place and passage designed. By this means he...
2 Kings 6:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

"TOO SMALL FOR US" (vv.1-7) The sons of the prophets are often spoken of in connection with Elisha's history, but when banded together, they did nothing (so far as the record goes) that indicate...
2 Kings 6:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Syrians Ensnared; the Syrians Generously Liberated. B. C. 893. 8 Then the king of...
2 Kings 6:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Sent to the place, either spies, to try whether the prophet spake truth; or rather, soldiers, to secure the place and passage designed. Saved himself; either his person when he was to pass that w...
2 Kings 6:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Israel's One Man Intelligence Service And The Failed Attempt To Abduct Him ( 2 Kings 6:8-23 ). The king of Aram was puzzled because he kept raiding Israel only to discover each time that the king...
2 Kings 6:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 2 Kings 6:12 . Elisha … telleth … the words thou speakest in thy bedchamber —Elisha apprised king Jehoram of the designs of the Syrian king, who thereby was enab...
2 Kings 6:10 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

2 Kings 6:1 . And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us. It seems to have been a habit of the prophets to gather about the...
2 Kings 6:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 6:1 . Sons of the prophets. See on 2 Kings 2:3 ; 2 Kings 2:5 . Their number had evidently encreased, though in evil times. Their college was a plain home-built house. 2 Kings 6:5 . Bo...
2 Kings 6:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

Then the King of Syria warred against Israel. Elisha at Dothan Seeing the invisible! Here is the young business man. He spends his days in a close and musty counting-room, casting up interminab...
2 Kings 6:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Verse 1-7:20 FURTHER MIRACLES WROUGHT BY ELISHA . The historian relates first a (comparatively) private miracle wrought by Elisha in the vicinity of Jericho, for the benef...
2 Kings 6:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Blindness of the Syrians
2 Kings 6:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 20:15 ; 2 Chronicles 20:20 ; 2 Kings 13:14 ; 2 Kings 2:12 ; 2 Kings 5:14 ; Acts 27:24 ; Amos 7:1-6 ; Exodus 9:20 ; Exodus 9:21 ; Ezekiel 3:18-21 ; Hebrews 11:7 ; Matthew 2:12 ; M...
2 Kings 6:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Sent — Soldiers to secure the place and passage designed.

2 Kings 6:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Kings 6:10 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Kings 6:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 6:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Kings 6:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 6:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 6:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Kings 6:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Kings 6:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Kings 6:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 6:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Kings 6:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Kings 6:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Kings 6:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 6:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 6:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Kings 6:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 6:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 6:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Kings 6:10 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

2 Kings 6:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 6:10 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Kings 6:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 6:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Kings 6:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 6:10 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes