2 Kings 6:21 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them? ”

2 Kings 6:21 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

My father - A term of respect used by Jehoram in his joy at seeing an army of Syrians delivered up to him by the prophet. That the king’s character was not changed appears from 2 Kings 6:31-32 ....
2 Kings 6:21 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, (l) My father, shall I smite [them]? shall I smite [them]? (l) The wicked use reverent and grave words toward the servants of God, when the...
2 Kings 6:21 - 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 6:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite them ? shall I smite them ? My father, shall I smite - This was dastardly; the utmost he could have done with the...
2 Kings 6:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were...
2 Kings 6:21 - 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 6:21 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

My father. — Comp. 2 Kings 2:12 ; 2 Kings 8:9 (“Thy son Ben-hadad”), 2 Kings 13:14 . Shall I smite them,? shall I smite them? — Or, May I smite? may I smite, my father? The repetition expr...
2 Kings 6:21 - 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 6:21 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Opened Eyes 2 Kings 6:14-23 This is an acted parable of extreme beauty and suggestiveness. First, the stroke of trouble-swift, unlooked for, and apparently insurmountable; then the vivid contra...
2 Kings 6:21 - 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 6:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

How sweet a gospel lesson is folded up under these verses! When Jesus brings his enemies under his power; and when their eyes are opened to see how the Lord hath surrounded them, their knees bow befo...
2 Kings 6:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them ,.... The Syrian army thus in his hands: my father, shall I smite them? shall I smite them ? he speaks with great reverence and respect to...
2 Kings 6:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw them, My father, shall I smite [them]? shall I smite [them]? Ver. 21. My father, shall I smite them? ] He calleth the prophet, "My father," eit...
2 Kings 6:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Shall I smite them? shall I smite them? This repetition of the question shows his eager desire to fall upon them and kill them. Perhaps he remembered how God was displeased at his father for dismis...
2 Kings 6:21 - 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 6:21 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

13 And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan. 14 Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a gre...
2 Kings 6:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Elisha had doubtless sent notice of his intentions to the king of Israel , that he might accordingly prepare himself. My father: now he gives him this title of reverence and affection, because of...
2 Kings 6:21 - 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 6:21 - 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 6:21 - 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 6:21 - 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 6:21 - 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 6:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Blindness of the Syrians
2 Kings 6:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 24:19 ; 1 Samuel 24:4 ; 1 Samuel 26:8 ; 2 Kings 13:14 ; 2 Kings 2:12 ; 2 Kings 5:13 ; 2 Kings 8:9 ; Luke 22:49 ; Luke 9:54-56

2 Kings 6:21 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Kings 6:21 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Kings 6:21 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 6:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Kings 6:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 6:21 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 6:21 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Kings 6:21 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Kings 6:21 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Kings 6:21 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 6:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Kings 6:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Kings 6:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Kings 6:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 6:21 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 6:21 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Kings 6:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 6:21 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 6:21 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

2 Kings 6:21 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 6:21 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Kings 6:21 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 6:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Kings 6:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge