2 Kings 8:7 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither. ”

2 Kings 8:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The hour had come for carrying out the command given by God to Elijah (marginal reference “e”), and by him probably passed on to his successor. Elisha, careless of his own safety, quitted the land...
2 Kings 8:7 - 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 8:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither. Elisha came to Damascus - That he might lead Gehazi to repentance; ac...
2 Kings 8:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben-ha'dad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither. Elisha came to Damascus - being directed there by the Spiri...
2 Kings 8:7 - 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 8:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And Elisha came to Damascus. — In the fragmentary condition of the narrative, why he came is not clear. Rashi suggests that it was to fetch back Gehazi, who had fled to the Syrians (!), an idea b...
2 Kings 8:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE SHUNAMMITE AND HAZAEL 2 Kings 8:1-15 ( Circa B.C. 886) "Our acts still follow with us from afar, And what we have been makes us what we are." -GEORGE ELIOT THE next anecdote of Elisha...
2 Kings 8:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Power behind the Throne 2 Kings 8:1-15 Nothing happens in our life or in the world apart from the divine appointment or permission. Behind every event and incident there is a divine provide...
2 Kings 8:7 - 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 8:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

It is not very easy to ascertain at what time it was that Elisha paid this visit to Damascus. The Lord had commanded Elijah about 21 years before this period: See 1 Kings 19:15 . (that is, supposing...
2 Kings 8:7 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

BENHADAD ‘Benhadad the king of Syria was sick.’ 2 Kings 8:7 The life and death of Benhadad has much to say to us— I. Let us look at one of the two men who took part in that bedside scene...
2 Kings 8:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Elisha came to Damascus ,.... On what account, and when, is not certain, whether to convert Gehazi, as say the Jews d; or to confirm Naaman in the true religion he professed, for which he might...
2 Kings 8:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither. Ver. 7. Benhadad the king of Syria was sick. ] Ex terrore et moer...
2 Kings 8:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Elisha came to Damascus Either to the city so called, or rather, as it seems from 2 Kings 8:9 , to the kingdom of Damascus; as Samaria , which properly was the name of a city, sometimes means the...
2 Kings 8:7 - 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 8:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Hazael's Barbarity Predicted. B. C. 885. 7 And Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad t...
2 Kings 8:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

To Damascus; either to the city, or rather to the kingdom, of Damascus, by comparing 2 Kings 8:9 ; as Samaria, which properly was the name of the city, is sometimes the name of the kingdom; of w...
2 Kings 8:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Benhadad Of Aram, Through His Servant Hazael, Seeks Elisha's Assurance That His Illness Is Not Fatal, But Elisha Discerns Dark Deeds Ahead At The Hands Of Hazael ( 2 Kings 8:7-15 ). This incident...
2 Kings 8:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 2 Kings 8:7 . And Elisha came to Damascus —Elijah, his master, had been divinely commissioned to this ( 1 Kings 19:15 ), and now Elisha. “by the instigation of t...
2 Kings 8:7 - Sermon Bible Commentary

2 Kings 8:7-15 From this history some points of instruction may be derived. I. You cannot predict, from a man's early natural disposition, what he will be capable of. Nothing will save a man but...
2 Kings 8:7 - 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 8:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

Elisha came to Damascus. Striking characters We have here-- I. A dying king. 1. This dying king was very anxious. “Shall I recover of this disease?” This was the question he wanted Elisha...
2 Kings 8:7 - 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 8:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And Elisha came to Damascus, the capital of Syria; and Benhadad, the king of Syria, was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither, he had reached tile district in which the c...
2 Kings 8:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 11:24 ; 1 Kings 13:1 ; 1 Kings 15:18 ; 1 Kings 20:1 ; 1 Kings 20:34 ; 2 Kings 1:10 ; 2 Kings 1:9 ; 2 Kings 2:15 ; 2 Kings 6:12 ; 2 Kings 6:24 ; Acts 17:6 ; Deuteronomy 33:1 ; Gen...

2 Kings 8:7 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Kings 8:7 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 8:7 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Kings 8:7 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 8:7 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 8:7 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Kings 8:7 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Kings 8:7 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Kings 8:7 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 8:7 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Kings 8:7 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 8:7 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Kings 8:7 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Kings 8:7 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 8:7 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 8:7 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Kings 8:7 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 8:7 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 8:7 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Kings 8:7 - Sermon Bible Commentary

2 Kings 8:7 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 8:7 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Kings 8:7 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 8:7 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Kings 8:7 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge