What does 2 Kings 8:16-24 mean?

The Reign of Jehoram. – B.C. 884. 16 And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the …

What does 2 Kings 8:7-15 mean?

Hazael’s Barbarity Predicted. – B.C. 885. 7 And Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God …

What does 2 Kings 8:1-6 mean?

A Famine in Israel; the Shunammite’s Possessions Restored. – B.C. 886. 1 Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou …

What does 2 Kings 7:12-20 mean?

Samaria Plentifully Supplied. – B. C. 891 12 And the king arose in the night, and said unto his servants, I will now show you what the Syrians have done …

What does 2 Kings 7:3-11 mean?

The Siege of Samaria Raised. – B.C. 891. 3 And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit …

What does 2 Kings 7:1-2 mean?

Elisha Foretells the Relief of Samaria. – B.C. 891 1 Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time shall …

What does 2 Kings 6:24-33 mean?

The Siege of Samaria. – B.C. 891. 24 And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria. …

What does 2 Kings 6:13-23 mean?

13 And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan. 14 Therefore …

What does 2 Kings 5:15-19 mean?

15 And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is …

What does 2 Kings 5:9-14 mean?

The Cure of Naaman’s Leprosy. – B.C. 894. 9 So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha. 10 …

What does 2 Kings 5:1-8 mean?

Naaman’s Leprosy. – B.C. 894. 1 Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the …

Where is Noah’s Ark on Earth?

Noah’s ark story summary Catastrophic events do hit the earth at one time or the other. Several generations after Adam and Eve, the human population increased on the earth and …

What does 2 Kings 4:38-44 mean?

The Miracle on the Poisoned Pottage; the Miracle on the Barley Loaves. – B.C. 887. 38 And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; …

What does 2 Kings 4:8-17 mean?

The Shunammite’s Hospitality – B. C. 893. 8 And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat …

Matthew Henry’s Commentary on 2 Kings

2Ki 1:1-8 2Ki 1:9-18 2Ki 2:1-8 2Ki 2:9-12 2Ki 2:13-18 2Ki 2:19-25 2Ki 3:1-5 2Ki 3:6-19 2Ki 3:20-27 2Ki 4:1-7 2Ki 4:8-17 2Ki 4:18-37 2Ki 4:38-44 2Ki 5:1-8 2Ki 5:9-14 …

What does 2 Kings 4:18-37 mean?

The Death of the Shunammite’s Son; The Shunammite’s Son Restored. – B.C. 887 18 And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to …

What does 2 Kings 4:1-7 mean?

The Increase of the Widow’s Oil. – B.C. 894 1 Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant …

What does 2 Kings 3:20-27 mean?

The Defeat of the Moabites. – B.C. 895 20 And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat offering was offered, that, behold, there came water by the …

What does 2 Kings 3:6-19 mean?

The Expedition against Moab; Elisha Consulted. – B.C. 895 6 And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel. 7 And he went and sent …

What does 2 Kings 3:1-5 mean?

The Reign of Jehoram. – B. C. 895. 1 Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, …