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2 Kings Chapter
Eight
New King James Version (NKJV)
INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS 8
This
chapter gives an account of some advice Elisha had formerly given to the
Shunammite woman, and of the success of it, 2 Kings 8:1 and of
the sickness of the king of Syria, who sent to Elisha, then being at Damascus,
by Hazael, to know whether he should recover; by whom a message was returned,
and Hazael was told by the prophet he should be king of Syria, and exercise
great cruelty in Israel, 2 Kings 8:7 and of
the bad reign of Jehoram, son of Jehoshaphat, over Judah, 2 Kings 8:16 and of
the reign of his son Ahaziah, 2 Kings 8:25.
2 Kings 8:1 Then
Elisha spoke to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, “Arise and
go, you and your household, and stay wherever you can; for the Lord has called for
a famine, and furthermore, it will come upon the land for seven years.”
YLT
1And Elisha spake unto the
woman whose son he had revived, saying, `Rise and go, thou and thy household,
and sojourn where thou dost sojourn, for Jehovah hath called for a famine, and
also, it is coming unto the land seven years.'
Then spoke Elisha unto the woman (whose son he had restored to
life),.... His hostess at Shunem, 2 Kings 4:8 the
following he said to her, not after the famine in Samaria, but before it, as
some circumstances show:
saying, arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn
wheresoever thou canst sojourn; with the greatest safety to her person and
property, and with the least danger to her moral and religious character:
for the Lord hath called for a famine, and it shall also come upon
the land seven years: which Jarchi says was the famine that was in the days of Joel;
it was, undoubtedly, on account of the idolatry of Israel, and was double the
time of that in the days of Elijah.
2 Kings 8:2 2 So the woman arose and did
according to the saying of the man of God, and she went with her household and
dwelt in the land of the Philistines seven years.
YLT
2And the woman riseth, and
doth according to the word of the man of God, and goeth, she and her household,
and sojourneth in the land of the Philistines seven years.
And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God,.... Whose
words she had reason to believe; she having a son given to her according to his
word, and this restored to life, when dead, through his intercession:
and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the
Philistines; which was not far from her native place, and where there was
plenty of food, and she could have as free an exercise of her religion as in
the idolatrous kingdom of Israel.
2 Kings 8:3 3 It came to pass, at the
end of seven years, that the woman returned from the land of the Philistines;
and she went to make an appeal to the king for her house and for her land.
YLT
3And it cometh to pass, at
the end of seven years, that the woman turneth back from the land of the
Philistines, and goeth out to cry unto the king, for her house, and for her
field.
And it came to pass, at the seven years end, that the woman returned
out of the land of the Philistines,.... Either hearing that
the famine was over, or believing that it was, the time being expired the
prophet fixed for it:
and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house, and for her
land; which her nearest relations in her absence had seized upon, as
heirs to them; or those in whose hands she had intrusted them refused, upon her
return, to deliver them to her; or the king's officers had seized upon them for
him, as forfeited to the crown by her going out of the land without leave; and
now she needed a friend to speak for her to the king, which, in time past, she
had no occasion for, and thought she never should, see 2 Kings 4:13.
2 Kings 8:4 4 Then the king talked with
Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, saying, “Tell me, please, all the great
things Elisha has done.”
YLT
4And the king is speaking
unto Gehazi, servant of the man of God, saying, `Recount, I pray thee, to me,
the whole of the great things that Elisha hath done.'
And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God,.... Elisha's
servant, just at the same time the woman made her application to him; so that
this was before he was dismissed from the service of the prophet, and
consequently before the affair of Naaman's cure, and so before the siege of
Samaria:
saying, tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha
hath done; the miracles he wrought, as the dividing of the waters of Jordan,
and healing those near Jericho; the affair of procuring water for the armies of
the three kings in Edom he needed not to relate, since Jehoram was an
eyewitness thereof; the next was the multiplying the widow's cruse of oil, when
he in course came to those that were done for the Shunammite woman.
2 Kings 8:5 5 Now it happened, as he was
telling the king how he had restored the dead to life, that there was the woman
whose son he had restored to life, appealing to the king for her house and for
her land. And Gehazi said, “My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this
is her son whom Elisha restored to life.”
YLT
5And it cometh to pass, he
is recounting to the king how he had revived the dead, and lo, the woman whose
son he had revived is crying unto the king, for her house and for her field,
and Gehazi saith, `My lord, O king, this [is] the woman, and this her son, whom
Elisha revived.'
And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had
restored a dead body to life,.... Which was the Shunammite's son:
that, behold, the woman whose son he had restored to life cried to
the king for her house, and for her land; came and presented her
petition to the king at that very instant:
and Gehazi said, my lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is
her son, whom Elisha restored to life; the very person I am
speaking of.
2 Kings 8:6 6 And when the king asked
the woman, she told him. So the king appointed a certain officer for her,
saying, “Restore all that was hers, and all the proceeds of the field from
the day that she left the land until now.”
YLT
6And the king asketh at the
woman, and she recounteth to him, and the king appointeth to her a certain
eunuch, saying, `Give back all that she hath, and all the increase of the field
from the day of her leaving the land even till now.'
And when the king asked the woman, she told him,.... The whole
affair; how that she had a son according to the word of Elisha, when she had
been barren, and her husband old; that this child was struck with sickness, and
died; and that the prophet, through his prayers, restored it to life:
so the king appointed unto her a certain officer; the word
signifies an "eunuch": him he ordered to attend upon her, and assist
her, and see to it that she was put into the possession of her house and land:
saying, restore all that was her's, and all the fruits of the
field, since the day that she left the land, even till now; not only her
house and land, but all the rent, profits, and dues arising from thence during
the time of her absence: the Jews except the rent of her house.
2 Kings 8:7 7 Then Elisha went to
Damascus, and Ben-Hadad king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying,
“The man of God has come here.”
YLT
7And Elisha cometh in to
Damascus, and Ben-Hadad king of Aram is sick, and it is declared to him,
saying, `The man of God hath come hither.'
And Elisha came to Damascus,.... On what account, and
when, is not certain, whether to convert Gehazi, as say the JewsF4T.
Bab. Sotah, fol. 47. 1. ; or to confirm Naaman in the true religion he
professed, for which he might be dismissed from his office, since another man
was made general of the Syrian army; or on account of the famine; or rather it
may be to anoint, or, however, to declare that Hazael would be king of Syria; see
1 Kings 19:15,
and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick; at the time
he came thither, where his palace was, and now a Mahometan temple; a very
extraordinary building, according to Benjamin the JewF5Itinerar. p.
55. :
and it was told him, saying, the man of God is come hither; the famous
prophet in Israel, Elisha, through whom Naaman his general had been cured of
his leprosy, of whom he had heard so much.
2 Kings 8:8 8 And the king said to
Hazael, “Take a present in your hand, and go to meet the man of God, and
inquire of the Lord
by him, saying, ‘Shall I recover from this disease?’”
YLT
8And the king saith unto
Hazael, `Take in thy hand a present, and go to meet the man of God, and thou
hast sought Jehovah by him, saying, Do I revive from this sickness?'
And the king said to Hazael,.... The captain general
of his army:
take a present in thine hand, and go and meet the man of God, who, perhaps,
was not as yet come into the city, only into the region of Damascus: or rather
"with thee"; so the Vulgate Latin and Arabic versions; and which
NoldiusF6Ebr. Concord. Part. p. 189. No. 362. approves of, since a
burden of forty camels, 2 Kings 8:9 could
not be carried in the hand:
and inquire of the Lord by him, saying, shall I recover of this
disease? he did not desire him to pray the Lord that he might recover,
only was curious to know whether he should or not, see 2 Kings 1:2.
2 Kings 8:9 9 So Hazael went to meet him
and took a present with him, of every good thing of Damascus, forty
camel-loads; and he came and stood before him, and said, “Your son Ben-Hadad
king of Syria has sent me to you, saying, ‘Shall I recover from this disease?’”
YLT
9And Hazael goeth to meet
him, and taketh a present in his hand, even of every good thing of Damascus, a
burden of forty camels, and he cometh in and standeth before him, and saith,
`Thy son Ben-Hadad, king of Aram, hath sent me unto thee, saying, Do I revive
from this sickness?'
So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him,.... As was
usual when a prophet or seer was consulted, see 1 Samuel 9:7.
even of every good thing of Damascus; which was a
very fruitful place, and had abundance of gardens and orchards in it, which
yielded excellent fruit, and of such it is probable the present consisted, and
which was large:
even forty camels' burden: which, as they are
strong creatures, will bear a great deal. Abarbinel thinks, bread, flesh, and
wine, and fowls, were in the present, but not gold, silver, and raiment, which
the prophet had refused to take of Naaman; the Jews have a fable, that there
was a precious stone in it, worth all the good things of Damascus:
and came and stood before him, and said, thy son Benhadad, king of
Syria, hath sent me to thee, saying, shall I recover of this disease? he calls him
his son, in veneration of the prophet as a father, as such men were called.
2 Kings 8:10 10 And Elisha said to him,
“Go, say to him, ‘You shall certainly recover.’ However the Lord has shown me
that he will really die.”
YLT
10And Elisha saith unto him,
`Go, say, Thou dost certainly not revive, seeing Jehovah hath shewed me that he
doth surely die.'
And Elisha said unto him, go, say unto him, thou mayest certainly
recover,.... That is, of the disease; and there was not only a
probability that he might recover of it, it not being a mortal one, but a
certainty that he should not die of it, as he did not, but die a violent death,
which the prophet predicts in the next clause; though some take these words not
as a command, what he should say, but as a prediction of what he would say;
that he would go and tell him he should certainly recover, because he would not
discourage him, though the prophet assures him in the next clause that he
should die: there is a various reading of these words; we follow the marginal
reading, but the textual reading is, "say, thou shall not certainly
recover", or "in living live"; which agrees with what follows:
howbeit or "for"
the Lord hath showed me, that he shall surely die; though not of
that sickness, nor a natural death, but a violent one, and that by the hand of
this his servant, though he does not express it.
2 Kings 8:11 11 Then he set his countenance
in a stare until he was ashamed; and the man of God wept.
YLT
11And he setteth his face,
yea, he setteth [it] till he is ashamed, and the man of God weepeth.
And he settled his countenance steadfastly,.... Refrained
himself as much as possible, that he might not weep, as some Jewish writers
interpret it; or, as others, he turned his face on one side, and covered it
with his hands, that Hazael might not see him weep; or rather he set his face
on Hazael, and looked at him so wistly:
until he was ashamed; that is, Hazael; the
prophet looked him out of countenance:
and the man of God wept; at the thought of what
calamities the man before him, he looked on, would be the cause of in Israel,
as the following words show.
2 Kings 8:12 12 And Hazael said, “Why is
my lord weeping?” He answered, “Because I know the evil that you will do to the
children of Israel: Their strongholds you will set on fire, and their young men
you will kill with the sword; and you will dash their children, and rip open
their women with child.”
YLT
12And Hazael saith,
`Wherefore is my lord weeping?' and he saith, `Because I have known the evil
that thou dost to the sons of Israel -- their fenced places thou dost send into
fire, and their young men with sword thou dost slay, and their sucklings thou
dost dash to pieces, and their pregnant women thou dost rip up.'
And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord?.... Imagining
it was for the death of Benhadad he had predicted, for which he could see no
reason; of the title, "my lord", see 1 Kings 18:7.
and he answered, because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto
the children of Israel; which he foresaw by a spirit of prophecy; and Israel being his
own people, he sympathized in their calamities before they came:
their strong holds wilt thou set on fire; which should
be taken by him, see 2 Kings 10:32
and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword; in battle:
and wilt dash their children; against rocks and
stones, or stone walls, or upon the ground, floor, or pavement, as was usual in
warF7Vid. Homer. Iliad. 22. ver. 63, 64. , see Psalm 137:9,
and rip up their women with child: which was the height of
barbarity and cruelty. Ben Gersom and Ben Melech interpret this of breaking
down the walls of fortified cities, built strong, like hills and mountains; but
this is supposed in the first clause.
2 Kings 8:13 13 So Hazael said, “But what is
your servant—a dog, that he should do this gross thing?” And Elisha answered,
“The Lord
has shown me that you will become king over Syria.”
YLT
13And Hazael saith, `But
what, [is] thy servant the dog, that he doth this great thing?' And Elisha
saith, `Jehovah hath shewed me thee -- king of Aram.'
And Hazael said, but what, is thy servant a dog, that he
should do this great thing?.... What dost thou take me to be, a vile,
impudent, fierce, and cruel creature, as a dog, to be guilty of so great
inhumanity and barbarity as this? or what is thy servant? a dog, a mean abject
creature, of no power and authority, incapable of doing such great things
spoken of? to which sense not only what is predicted of him, said to be great,
inclines, but what follows:
and Elisha answered, the Lord hath showed me that thou shall be
king over Syria; and that thou shalt have power enough to do this; this
declaration, according to Ben Gersom, was the anointing of him, predicted 1 Kings 19:15.
2 Kings 8:14 14 Then he departed from
Elisha, and came to his master, who said to him, “What did Elisha say to you?”
And he answered, “He told me you would surely recover.”
YLT
14And he goeth from Elisha,
and cometh in unto his lord, and he saith unto him, `What said Elisha to thee?'
and he saith, `He said to me, Thou dost certainly recover.'
So he departed from Elisha, and came to his master,.... Benhadad
king of Syria:
who said to him, what said Elisha to thee? concerning
his recovery, which was the thing uppermost in his mind, and he was eagerly
desirous to know how it would be:
and he answered, he told me that thou shouldest surely recover; which was
false; for he only said that he "might", and not that he should; and
he concealed what he also declared, that though he might recover of his
disease, yet that he should surely die in another way.
2 Kings 8:15 15 But it happened on the
next day that he took a thick cloth and dipped it in water, and spread it
over his face so that he died; and Hazael reigned in his place.
YLT
15And it cometh to pass on
the morrow, that he taketh the coarse cloth, and dippeth in water, and
spreadeth on his face, and he dieth, and Hazael reigneth in his stead.
And it came to pass on the morrow,.... In such haste was
Hazael to be king, as the prophet said he would be:
that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it
on his face, so that he died; not that Benhadad took or ordered such a
cloth to be dipped and laid on his own face, to allay the violent heat in him;
but Hazael did this, and perhaps under such a pretence; but his real design was
to strike in the heat, or suffocate him; for such a thick cloth, one of the
bedclothes, made of goats' hair, as is supposed, being dipped in water, would
suck in a great deal; and being laid on his face, would press hard, and he not
able to throw it off, it would let in much water into his mouth and nostrils,
and suffocate him, without leaving any marks of violence, which might render
his death suspicious:
and Hazael reigned in his stead; having an interest in
the army, of which he was general, and perhaps had done some exploits which had
recommended him to the regard of the people.
2 Kings 8:16 16 Now in the fifth year of
Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, Jehoshaphat having been king of
Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat began to reign as king of Judah.
YLT
16And in the fifth year of
Joram son of Ahab king of Israel -- and Jehoshaphat [is] king of Judah -- hath
Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah reigned;
And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel,.... Who began
his reign in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat, 2 Kings 3:1.
Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah; as he
continued to be two years more; for this must be in the twenty third year of
his reign, and he reigned twenty five years, 1 Kings 22:42.
Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign; according to
Dr. LightfootF8Works, vol. 1. p. 84. , there were three beginnings
of his reign; "first", when his father went with Ahab to
Ramothgilead, when be was left viceroy, and afterwards his father reassumed the
kingdom; the "second" time was, when Jehoshaphat went with the kings
of Israel and Edom against Moab; and this is the time here respected, which was
in the fifth of Joram king of Israel; and the "third" time was, at
the death of his father; but knew his father was living.
2 Kings 8:17 17 He was thirty-two years
old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
YLT
17a son of thirty and two
years was he in his reigning, and eight years he hath reigned in Jerusalem.
Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign,.... The
second time, in the lifetime of his father:
and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem; which ended
in the twelfth year of Joram king of Israel, 2 Kings 8:25.
2 Kings 8:18 18 And he walked in the way
of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done, for the daughter of
Ahab was his wife; and he did evil in the sight of the Lord.
YLT
18And he walketh in the way
of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab, for a daughter of Ahab was to
him for a wife, and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah,
And he walked in the way of the king's of Israel, as did the house
of Ahab,.... Imitated them in idolatry:
for the daughter of Ahab was his wife; whose name
was Athaliah, 2 Kings 8:26, and
by her he was drawn into idolatrous practices; of such bad consequence are
marriages with idolaters; it is very much that so good a king as Jehoshaphat
his father was should contract such an affinity; he suffered for it in more
instances than one:
and he did evil in the sight of the Lord; was guilty of
idolatry, than which nothing was more displeasing to the Lord; for he made high
places, and compelled his subjects to commit idolatry, 2 Chronicles 21:11.
2 Kings 8:19 19 Yet the Lord would not
destroy Judah, for the sake of His servant David, as He promised him to give a
lamp to him and his sons forever.
YLT
19and Jehovah was not willing
to destroy Judah, for the sake of David his servant, as He said to him, to give
to him a lamp -- to his sons all the days.
Yet the Lord would not destroy Judah for David his servant's sake,.... Not for
his merits, but for the mercy he assured him of:
as he promised him to give to him always a light, and to
his children; or a kingdom, as the Targum; therefore he would not utterly
destroy the tribe, nor suffer the sceptre or government to depart from it till
the Messiah came, see Psalm 132:11.
2 Kings 8:20 20 In his days Edom revolted
against Judah’s authority, and made a king over themselves.
YLT
20In his days hath Edom
revolted from under the hand of Judah, and they cause a king to reign over
them,
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah,.... Who had
been tributary to Judah ever since the times of David, for the space of one
hundred and fifty years:
and made a king over themselves; for though they are said
to have kings, those were only deputy kings, as in 1 Kings 22:47 and
now the prediction of Isaac began to be accomplished, Genesis 27:40.
2 Kings 8:21 21 So Joram[a] went to
Zair, and all his chariots with him. Then he rose by night and attacked the
Edomites who had surrounded him and the captains of the chariots; and the
troops fled to their tents.
YLT
21and Joram passeth over to
Zair, and all the chariots with him, and he himself hath risen by night, and
smiteth Edom, that is coming round about unto him, and the heads of the
chariots, and the people fleeth to its tents;
So Joram went over to Zair,.... A city in Edom, the
same with the Zaara of PtolemyF9Geograph. l. 5. c. 17. ; some take
it to be the same with Seir, the mountain or country of that name:
and all the chariots with him; all the chariots of war
he had:
and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him
about; who came out of their cities in great numbers, and surrounded
him, he having entered into their country in an hostile way, to subdue them:
and the captains of the chariots: which belonged to the
Edomites; those he smote, 2 Chronicles 21:9.
and the people fled into their tents; the army
being routed.
2 Kings 8:22 22 Thus Edom has been in
revolt against Judah’s authority to this day. And Libnah revolted at that time.
YLT
22and Edom revolteth from
under the hand of Judah till this day; then doth Libnah revolt at that time.
Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day,.... Joram not
pursuing the enemy, and taking the advantage of the victory, but returning to
his own land, the reason of which follows:
then Libnah revolted at the same time; a
considerable city in his own kingdom, a Levitical one; this revolt was
occasioned, perhaps, by his idolatrous practices, and which he compelled his
subjects to; of this city, see Joshua 10:29.
2 Kings 8:23 23 Now the rest of the acts
of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the
chronicles of the kings of Judah?
YLT
23And the rest of the matters
of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written on the book of the
Chronicles of the kings of Judah?
And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they
not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Not in the
canonical book of Chronicles, though some of his acts are recorded there, see 2 Chronicles 21:1
but in the annals of the kings of Judah, written by persons appointed for that
purpose.
2 Kings 8:24 24 So Joram rested with his
fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the City of David. Then Ahaziah his
son reigned in his place.
YLT
24And Joram lieth with his
fathers, and is buried with his fathers in the city of David, and reign doth
Ahaziah his son in his stead.
And Joram slept with his fathers,.... Died as they did:
and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; but not in
the sepulchres of the kings, and without any funeral pomp, and without any
mourning and lamentation for him, he being not beloved, and his life not at all
desirable, 2 Chronicles 21:19,
and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead; of whom more
is said in the following verses.
2 Kings 8:25 25 In the twelfth year of
Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Jehoram, king of
Judah, began to reign.
YLT
25In the twelfth year of
Joram son of Ahab king of Israel reigned hath Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of
Judah;
In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel did
Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign. He is called
Jehoahaz, and said to be the youngest son of Jehoram, 2 Chronicles 21:17.
2 Kings 8:26 26 Ahaziah was
twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem.
His mother’s name was Athaliah the granddaughter of Omri, king of
Israel.
YLT
26a son of twenty and two
years [is] Ahaziah in his reigning, and one year he hath reigned in Jerusalem,
and the name of his mother [is] Athaliah daughter of Omri king of Israel,
Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign,.... In 2 Chronicles 22:2
he is said to be forty two years of age; for the solution of that difficulty
See Gill on 2 Chronicles 22:2,
and he reigned one year in Jerusalem; which was the
whole of his reign:
and his mother's name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri king of
Israel; that is, his granddaughter; for she was the daughter of Ahab the
son of Omri, 2 Kings 8:18, it
was usual for grandchildren to be called children, sons and daughters, and
perhaps she might be educated in the family of Omri.
2 Kings 8:27 27 And he walked in the way
of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the Lord, like the
house of Ahab, for he was the son-in-law of the house of Ahab.
YLT
27and he walketh in the way
of the house of Ahab, and doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, like the
house of Ahab, for he [is] son-in-law of the house of Ahab.
And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the
sight of the Lord, as did the house of Ahab,....
Worshipping the calves, and Baal also:
for he was the son in law of the house of Ahab; he was the
son of Jehoram, who was son-in-law to Ahab, having married his daughter, which
accounts for his being guilty of the same idolatrous practices.
2 Kings 8:28 28 Now he went with Joram the
son of Ahab to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth Gilead; and the
Syrians wounded Joram.
YLT
28And he goeth with Joram son
of Ahab to battle with Hazael king of Aram in Ramoth-Gilead, and the Aramaeans
smite Joram,
And he went with Joram the son of Ahab,.... His
mother's brother, and so his uncle:
to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramothgilead; which he went
to recover out of the hands of the king of Syria, as his father Ahab had
attempted in his time; in which he was assisted by Jehoshaphat, as now Joram
was by a grandson of his:
and the Syrians wounded Joram; as they did his father
Ahab at the same place, though his wound was not mortal, as his father's was.
2 Kings 8:29 29 Then King Joram went back
to Jezreel to recover from the wounds which the Syrians had inflicted on him at
Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of
Jehoram, king of Judah, went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel,
because he was sick.
YLT
29and Joram the king turneth
back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds with which the Arameans smite him in
Ramah, in his fighting with Hazael king of Aram, and Ahaziah son of Jehoram
king of Judah hath gone down to see Joram son of Ahab in Jezreel, for he is
sick.
From
Ramoth, having taken it, and left his army there:
to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given
him at Ramah; the same with Ramothgilead:
when he fought against Hazael king of Syria; for Benhadad
being dead, he was now king in his room, 2 Kings 8:15.
and Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see
Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick; of the wounds
which he had received, which might occasion a feverish disorder; and so it was
brought about in Providence that Ahaziah should here meet with the destruction
appointed for him, of which in the following chapter. See 2 Chronicles 22:7.
──《John Gill’s
Exposition of the Bible》
New King James
Version (NKJV)