2 Kings 8:28 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramothgilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram. ”

2 Kings 8:28 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This war of the two kings against Hazael seems to have had for its object the recovery of Ramoth-gilead, which Ahab and Jehoshaphat had vainly attempted fourteen years earlier 1 Kings 22:3-36 . Jo...
2 Kings 8:28 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Syria in (p) Ramothgilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram. (p) Which was a city in the tribe of Gad beyond Jordan.
2 Kings 8:28 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Elisha and the Shunammite. Hazael, King of Syria. This chapter is somewhat varied as to composition. It opens with a short story about Elisha ( 2 Kings 8:1-6 ), of which we may presuppose ( a ) tha...
2 Kings 8:28 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

he went with Joram. His uncle. Ramoth-gilead. It was then in the hands of Israel, but threatened by Syria. Compare 2 Kings 9:14 .
2 Kings 8:28 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramothgilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram. The Syrians wounded Joram - Ahaziah went with Joram to endeavor to wrest...
2 Kings 8:28 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Elisha and the Shunammite. Elisha and Hazael. Reigns of Jehoram and Ahaziah of Judah 1. Then spake Elisha] The occasion is not indicated, all the stories related of Elisha in this and the three pr...
2 Kings 8:28 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(25-29) The reign of Ahaziah king of Judah. His expedition with Joram of Israel against Hazael at Ramoth-gilead. (Comp. 2 Chronicles 22:1-6 .) Two-and-twenty years old. — He was Jehoram’a younges...
2 Kings 8:28 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

(1) JEHORAM BEN-JEHOSHAPHAT OF JUDAH B.C. 851-843 (2) AHAZIAH BEN-JEHORAM OF JUDAH B.C. 843-842 2 Kings 8:16-29 "Bear with the Turk, no brother near the throne." -POPE. THE narrative no...
2 Kings 8:28 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Athaliah's Wicked Husband and Sons 2 Kings 8:16-29 Jehoram's history furnishes a terrible example of how an ill-marriage may mar a man's life. He had a good father, but a bad wife, and the latt...
2 Kings 8:28 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The influence of Elisha is incidentally seen in the converse of the king with Gehazi and the restoration of the lands of the Shunammite woman for the sake of the prophet. Elisha visited Damascus, wh...
2 Kings 8:28 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I bring all these verses within one point of view, as they only relate to us the short, but wicked reign, of another of Judah's kings. And I only detain the Reader with a single observation upon this...
2 Kings 8:28 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he went with Joram the son of Ahab ,.... His mother's brother, and so his uncle: to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramothgilead ; which he went to recover out of the hands of the king...
2 Kings 8:28 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramothgilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram. Ver. 28. And the Syrians wounded Joram. ] See on 2 Kings 5:7 .
2 Kings 8:28 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE SHUNAMITE AGAIN (vv.1-6) The Shunamite woman is typical of the godly remnant of Israel. She had learned the grace of God in giving new life (ch.4:17) and further in resurrection power (ch.4:...
2 Kings 8:28 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Reign of Ahaziah. B. C. 884. 25 In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king...
2 Kings 8:28 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
2 Kings 8:28 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Ahaziah Unwittingly Becomes Involved With The Problems Of Jehoram, King of Israel And The Rebellion Of Jehu (2Ki 8:28; 2 Kings 9:14-15 a). Once he had come to the throne Ahaziah and Judah joined...
2 Kings 8:28 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 2 Kings 8:16 . Joram the son of Ahab —See Notes on chap. 2 Kings 3:1 . 2 Kings 8:18 . The daughter of Ahab —Attaliah. It was through her influence the king...
2 Kings 8:28 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 8:8 . Take a present. See on 1 Kings 14:3 . 2 Kings 8:10 . Thou mayest certainly recover. Aye, say as you all do, both physicians and courtiers. Cry aloud, for Baal is a god. This was...
2 Kings 8:28 - The Biblical Illustrator

In the twelfth year of Joram. Kinghood: the conventional and the true Looking at King Ahaziah, as here sketched, two points strike our attention. I. A king by physical heredity. This man cam...
2 Kings 8:28 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Kings 8:1-12 THE SEQUEL OF THE STORY OF THE SHUNAMMITE . THE KILLING OF BENHADAD BY HAZAEL ; AND THE WICKED REIGNS OF JEHORAM AND AHAZI...
2 Kings 8:28 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Reign of Jehoram and of Ahaziah
2 Kings 8:28 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 19:17 ; 1 Kings 22:3 ; 1 Kings 22:4 ; 1 Kings 4:13 ; 2 Chronicles 18:2 ; 2 Chronicles 18:3 ; 2 Chronicles 18:31 ; 2 Chronicles 19:2 ; 2 Chronicles 22:5 ; 2 Kings 3:7 ; 2 Kings 8:12...

2 Kings 8:28 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Kings 8:28 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Kings 8:28 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 8:28 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Kings 8:28 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Kings 8:28 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 8:28 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Kings 8:28 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Kings 8:28 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Kings 8:28 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 8:28 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Kings 8:28 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Kings 8:28 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Kings 8:28 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 8:28 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Kings 8:28 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 8:28 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 8:28 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Kings 8:28 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 8:28 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Kings 8:28 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 8:28 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Kings 8:28 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge