2 Kings 2:17
“And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And when they came again to him, for he tarried at Jericho,.... Waiting their return to hear the report they made: which…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Till he was ashamed - i. e. to refuse them any longer.
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Till he was ashamed - He saw they would not be satisfied unless they made the proposed search; he felt therefore that he…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Kings 2:13-18
We have here an account of what followed immediately after the translation of Elijah.
I. The tokens of God's presence…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
tillhe was ashamed i.e. to refuse longer so urgent, though as he knew resultless, a petition. There is no pronoun…
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