2 Kings 8:7

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; Genesis 14:15; Isaiah 7:8; Judges 16:2

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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. Eli...
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 K...
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 Dama...
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 ca...
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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

To Damascus ] It is possible that Elisha in thus visiting the Syrian capital was carrying out a commission of Elijah's ( 1 Kings 19:15 ). For Ben...
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...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(7-15) Elisha’s visit to Damascus, and its consequences.
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...
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...
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...
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 thi...
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 o...
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 t...
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...
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 pr...
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...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Hazael's Barbarity Predicted. B. C. 885. ...
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 th...
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 Ha...
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...
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 h...
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...
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 thi...
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 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 hi...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Hazael Anointed King

⁷ 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.

Related Commentaries of 2 Kings 8:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Kings 8:7