2 Kings 6:29
“So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she hath hid her son.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then he said, God do so and more also to me,.... He swore and made dreadful imprecations:
if the head of Elisha the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The prophecy alluded to in the marginal references was now fulfilled, probably for the first time. It had a second…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
So we boiled my son - This is horrible; but for the sake of humanity we must allow that the children died through…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Kings 6:24-33
This last paragraph of this chapter should, of right, have been the first of the next chapter, for it begins a new…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
she hath hid her son So hath famine changed the nature of those whom Jeremiah calls -the pitiful women". The king cannot…
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