Chapter 13:
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 1 Kings 1 Chronicles
2 Kings 13
Concise Complete
Reign of Jehoahaz. (1-9) Jehoash, king of Israel,
Elisha dying. (10-19) Elisha's death, The victories of Jehoash. (20-25)
Verses 1-9 It was
the ancient honour of Israel that they were a praying people. Jehoahaz, their
king, in his distress, besought the Lord; applied himself for help, but not to
the calves; what help could they give him? He sought the Lord. See how swift God
is to show mercy; how ready to hear prayer; how willing to find a reason to be
gracious; else he would not look so far back as the ancient covenant Israel had
so often broken, and forfeited. Let this invite and engage us for ever to him;
and encourage even those who have forsaken him, to return and repent; for there
is forgiveness with him, that he may be feared. And if the Lord answer the mere
cry of distress for temporal relief, much more will he regard the prayer of
faith for spiritual blessings.
Verses 10-19
Jehoash, the king, came to Elisha, to receive his dying counsel and blessing. It
may turn much to our spiritual advantage, to attend the sick-beds and death-beds
of good men, that we may be encouraged in religion by the living comforts they
have from it in a dying hour. Elisha assured the king of his success; yet he
must look up to God for direction and strength; must reckon his own hands not
enough, but go on, in dependence upon Divine aid. The trembling hands of the
dying prophet, as they signified the power of God, gave this arrow more force
than the hands of the king in his full strength. By contemning the sign, the
king lost the thing signified, to the grief of the dying prophet. It is a
trouble to good men, to see those to whom they wish well, forsake their own
mercies, and to see them lose advantages against spiritual enemies.
Verses 20-25
God has many ways to chastise a provoking people. Trouble comes sometimes from
that point whence we least feared it. The mention of this invasion on the death
of Elisha, shows that the removal of God's faithful prophets is a presage of
coming judgments. His dead body was a means of giving life to another dead body.
This miracle was a confirmation of his prophecies. And it may have reference to
Christ, by whose death and burial, the grave is made a safe and happy passage to
life to all believers. Jehoash was successful against the Syrians, just as often
as he had struck the ground with the arrows, then a stop was put to his
victories. Many have repented, when too late, of distrusts and the straitness of
their desires.
Chapter 13:
| Darby
| Geneva
| Gill
| Jamieson Faussett Brown
| Matthew Henry
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| Wesley
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 1 Kings 1 Chronicles
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
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1 Chronicles
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