2 Kings 5:8
“And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes,.... And upon what…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
He shall know ... Israel - namely, “That which thou (the king of Israel) appearest to have forgotten, that there is a…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Let him come now to me - Do not be afflicted; the matter belongs to me, as the prophet of the Most High; send him to me,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17142 Kings 5:1-8
Our saviour's miracles were intended for the lost sheep of the house of Israel, yet one, like a crumb, fell from the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
that he sent to the king The prophets of Jehovah were now in no such peril as they had been in Ahab's days. Elisha has…
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