2 Kings 1:8
“And they answered him, He was an hairy man , and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And they answered him, he was an hairy man,.... Either the hair of his head and beard were grown very long, having been…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
An hairy man - Either in allusion to his shaggy cloak of untanned skin; or, more probably, an expression descriptive of…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
He was a hairy man - That is, he wore a rough garment, either made of camels' hair, as his successor John Baptist's was,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Kings 1:1-8
We have here Ahaziah, the wicked king of Israel, under God's rebukes both by his providence and by his prophet, by his…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
He was a hairy man Literally, -lord, i.e. possessor, of hair". This might equally be used of the long hair of the head…
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