2 Kings 3:27
“Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.”
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Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Compare the marginal reference. Mesha, when his sally failed, took, as a last resource, his first born son, and offered…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Took his eldest son - The rabbins account for this horrible sacrifice in the following way: -
When the king of Moab…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Kings 3:20-27
I. We have here the divine gift of both those things which God had promised by Elisha - water and victory, and the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
his eldest son i.e. his own eldest son, not as has been explained by some, the eldest son of the Edomite king. His…
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