2 Kings 6:27 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress? ”

2 Kings 6:27 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

If the Lord do not help - The translation in the text is decidedly better than the marginal rendering. Some prefer to render - “Nay ... let Jehovah help thee. Whence, shall I help thee?” Out o...
2 Kings 6:27 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the (o) barnfloor, or out of the winepress? (o) Meaning, any kind of food as corn and wine.
2 Kings 6:27 - 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 6:27 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

If the LORD do not help thee. Hebrew reads "Let not Jehovah help thee", as in Authorized Version margin The Revised Version "Nay, let Jehovah help thee", is contrary to the normal sense of this neg...
2 Kings 6:27 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress? If the Lord do not help thee - Some read this as an imprecation, May God save thee...
2 Kings 6:27 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress? No JFB commentary on these verses.
2 Kings 6:27 - 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 6:27 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

If the Lord do not help thee. — This is right. The marginal rendering, “Let not the Lord help thee!” — i.e., “May the Lord destroy thee!” would be possible in another context. Another rendering is,...
2 Kings 6:27 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE FAMINE AND THE SIEGE 2 Kings 6:24-33 ; 2 Kings 7:1-20 "‘Tis truly no flood plan when princes play The vulture among carrion; but when They play the carrion among vultures-that Is ten ti...
2 Kings 6:27 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Dire Straits of Those Who Forsake God 2 Kings 6:24-33 This siege was the result of Ahab's foolish and misplaced leniency. See 1 Kings 20:42 . The children are often called to suffer for th...
2 Kings 6:27 - 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 6:27 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

To what a dreadful state was Israel now reduced; but yet not a word of reform. We do not hear of a single soul sending up a cry to heaven. Alas! how sin hardens the mind! And to what a dreadful degre...
2 Kings 6:27 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he said, if the Lord do not help thee, whence shall I help thee ?.... Mistaking her meaning, as if she prayed him to relieve her hunger; the margin of our Bible is, "let not the Lord save thee";...
2 Kings 6:27 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress? Ver. 27. If the Lord do not help thee. ] Or - by way of angry imprecation - Let...
2 Kings 6:27 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The king of Israel was passing on the wall To give necessary directions for the defence of the city against assault; to see if the several guards were watchful and diligent, and if his orders were...
2 Kings 6:27 - 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 6:27 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Siege of Samaria. B. C. 891. 24 And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king o...
2 Kings 6:27 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

If the Lord do not help thee, or, let not God help thee , as some both ancient and late interpreters render the words. So they are words of impatience, and rage, and a formal curse, wishing that G...
2 Kings 6:27 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 2 Kings 6:19 . I will bring you to the man whom ye seek —This was an evasion for a good purpose, and not an untruth, for Elisha did bring them to him, vanquished...
2 Kings 6:27 - 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 6:27 - The Biblical Illustrator

And there was a great famine in Samaria. Famine, a judgment of God The language of truth, you perceive, formed the first portion of his words, and the language of despair the conclusion. I....
2 Kings 6:27 - 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 6:27 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Great Famine in Samaria
2 Kings 6:27 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 2:2 ; Jeremiah 17:5 ; Psalms 118:8 ; Psalms 118:9 ; Psalms 124:1-3 ; Psalms 127:1 ; Psalms 146:3 ; Psalms 60:11 ; Psalms 62:8
2 Kings 6:27 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Whence shall I help thee — Dost thou ask of me corn or wine, which I want for myself? If God does not, I cannot help thee. Creatures are helpless things without God. Every creature is all that, and...

2 Kings 6:27 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Kings 6:27 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Kings 6:27 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 6:27 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Kings 6:27 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Kings 6:27 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 6:27 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 6:27 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Kings 6:27 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Kings 6:27 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Kings 6:27 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 6:27 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Kings 6:27 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Kings 6:27 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Kings 6:27 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 6:27 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 6:27 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Kings 6:27 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 6:27 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Kings 6:27 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 6:27 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Kings 6:27 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 6:27 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Kings 6:27 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 6:27 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes