2 Kings 6:33 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer? ”

2 Kings 6:33 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The messenger - It has been proposed to change “messenger” into “king,” the two words being in Hebrew nearly alike, and the speech with which the chapter ends being considered only suitable in th...
2 Kings 6:33 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil [is] of the LORD; what (r) should I wait for the LORD any longer? (r) So the wicked fall i...
2 Kings 6:33 - 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 6:33 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

messenger. Hebrew. hammal'ak, without the. aleph ('a), as in Septuagint and Syriac. In 1 Samuel 11:4 the case is reversed. The Massorah informs us that the aleph was wrongly inserted, mak...
2 Kings 6:33 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer? Behold, this evil is of the L...
2 Kings 6:33 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And he said, Behold this evil is of the Lord, &c.— He said, that is, according to some, the messenger; though Houbigant rather thinks that it was the king himself; for it appears both from th...
2 Kings 6:33 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer? While he yet talked wit...
2 Kings 6:33 - 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 6:33 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Yet talked. — Was still speaking. The messenger. — Ewalďs correction, “the king” ( melek for maľâk ), is certainly right. In the rapid progress of the story, the arrival and momentary exclusio...
2 Kings 6:33 - 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 6:33 - 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 6:33 - 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 6:33 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Let the Reader mark the blessed properties of distinguishing grace. Oh! how hardened was the king of Israel's heart, to have so soon, forgotten the ministry of Elisha, in bringing the Syrians by blin...
2 Kings 6:33 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And while he yet talked with them ,.... Elisha with the elders: behold, the messenger came down unto him ; sent by the king: and he said ; either the messenger in the king's name, or rather the...
2 Kings 6:33 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil [is] of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer? Ver. 33. Behold, this evil...
2 Kings 6:33 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

While he yet talked with them, the messenger came Namely, to the door, where we are to understand he was stopped that he could not come at the prophet till the king came. And he said, Behold, this...
2 Kings 6:33 - 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 6:33 - 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 6:33 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Unto him, to wit, to the door, where also we are to understand that he was held fast, that he could not come at the prophet till the king came, as the prophet had commanded them to do. He said; e...
2 Kings 6:33 - 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 6:33 - 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 6:33 - 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 6:33 - 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 6:33 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Great Famine in Samaria
2 Kings 6:33 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 28:6-8 ; 1 Samuel 31:4 ; 2 Corinthians 2:11 ; 2 Corinthians 2:7 ; Exodus 16:6-8 ; Ezekiel 33:10 ; Genesis 4:13 ; Habakkuk 2:3 ; Isaiah 26:3 ; Isaiah 50:10 ; Isaiah 8:17 ; Isaiah...
2 Kings 6:33 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

He said — Or, the king, who, though not here named, may be presumed to be present, both by the prophet's prediction of his speedy coming, and by the presence of the lord, on whose hand the king lea...

2 Kings 6:33 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Kings 6:33 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Kings 6:33 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 6:33 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Kings 6:33 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Kings 6:33 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 6:33 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 6:33 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 6:33 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Kings 6:33 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Kings 6:33 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Kings 6:33 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 6:33 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Kings 6:33 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Kings 6:33 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Kings 6:33 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 6:33 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 6:33 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Kings 6:33 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 6:33 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Kings 6:33 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 6:33 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Kings 6:33 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 6:33 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Kings 6:33 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 6:33 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes