Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, by R.A. Torrey, [ca. 1880], at sacred-texts.com
4 Kings (2 Kings) Chapter 8
Overview
Kg2 8:1, The Shunammite, having left her country seven years, to avoid the forewarned famine, for Elisha's miracle's sake has her land restored by the king; Kg2 8:7, Hazael, being sent with a present by Ben-hadad to Elisha at Damascus, after he had heard the prophecy, kills his master, and succeeds him; Kg2 8:16, Jehoram's wicked reign in Judah; Kg2 8:20, Edom and Libnah revolt; Kg2 8:23, Ahaziah succeeds Jehoram; Kg2 8:25, Ahaziah's wicked reign; Kg2 8:28, He visits Joram, being wounded, at Jezreel.
am 3113, bc 891
whose son: Kg2 4:18, Kg2 4:31-35
sojourn: Gen 12:10, Gen 26:1, Gen 47:4; Rut 1:1
the Lord: Gen 41:25, Gen 41:28, Gen 41:32; Lev 26:19, Lev 26:20, Lev 26:26; Deu 28:22-24, Deu 28:38-40; Kg1 17:1, Kg1 18:2; Psa 105:16, Psa 107:34; Hag 1:11; Luk 21:11, Luk 21:22; Act 11:28
called for a famine: Jer 25:29
seven years: Gen 41:27; Sa2 21:1, Sa2 24:13; Luk 4:25
with: Ti1 5:8
land: Jdg 3:3; Sa1 27:1-3
am 3119, bc 885, Kg2 8:6, Kg2 4:13, Kg2 6:26; Sa2 14:4; Psa 82:3, Psa 82:4; Jer 22:16; Luk 18:3-5
the king: As it appears not likely that the king would hold conversation with a leprous man; or, that, knowing Gehazi had been dismissed with the highest disgrace from the prophet's service, he would talk with him concerning his late master; some have supposed that this happened before the cleansing of Naaman. But it agrees better with the chronology to consider it as having taken place after that event; the king, probably, having an insatiable curiosity to know the private history of a man who had done such astonishing things. As to the circumstances of Gehazi's disease, he might overlook that, and converse with him, keeping at a reasonable distance, as nothing but actual contact could defile.
Gehazi: Kg2 5:20-27, Kg2 7:3, Kg2 7:10
Tell: Mat 2:8; Luk 9:9, Luk 23:8; Joh 9:27; Act 24:24
all the great: Kg2 2:14, Kg2 2:20-22, Kg2 2:24, Kg2 3:14-16, Kg2 4:3-6, Kg2 4:16, Kg2 4:17, Kg2 5:14, Kg2 5:27, Kg2 6:6, Kg2 6:9-12, Kg2 6:17-20, Kg2 6:32; Kg2 7:1, Kg2 7:16-20
he had restored: Kg2 4:35
the woman: Rut 2:3; Est 5:14, Est 6:11, Est 6:12; Pro 16:9; Ecc 9:11; Mat 10:29, Mat 10:30; Act 8:27-40; Rom 8:31
My lord: Kg2 6:12, Kg2 6:26; Sa1 26:17; Psa 145:1
officer: or, eunuch, Kg2 9:32; Gen 37:36; Ch1 28:1 *marg.
Restore all: Deu 22:2; Jdg 11:13; Sa2 9:7; Pro 16:7, Pro 21:1
Damascus: Gen 14:15; Kg1 11:24; Isa 7:8
Benhadad: Kg2 6:24; Kg1 15:18, Kg1 20:1, Kg1 20:34
The man of God: Kg2 1:9, Kg2 1:10, Kg2 2:15, Kg2 6:12
Hazael: Kg1 19:15
Take: Kg2 5:5; Sa1 9:7; Kg1 14:3
inquire: Kg2 1:2, Kg2 1:6, Kg2 3:11-13; Kg1 14:1-4; Luk 13:23; Act 16:30
Hazael: Kg1 19:15
with him: Heb. in his hand, Kg2 5:5
Thy son Benhadad: Kg2 6:21, Kg2 13:14, Kg2 16:7; Sa1 25:8; Plm 1:14
Thou mayest: Kg1 22:15
the Lord: Kg2 8:13; Gen 41:39; Jer 38:21; Eze 11:25; Amo 3:7, Amo 7:1, Amo 7:4, Amo 7:7, Amo 8:1; Zac 1:20; Rev 22:1
he shall surely die: Kg2 8:15, Kg2 1:4, Kg2 1:16; Gen 2:17; Eze 18:13
stedfastly: Heb. and set it
wept: Gen 45:2; Psa 119:136; Jer 4:19, Jer 9:1, Jer 9:18, Jer 13:17, Jer 14:17; Luk 19:41; Joh 11:35; Act 20:19, Act 20:31; Rom 9:2; Phi 3:18
the evil: Kg2 10:32, Kg2 10:33, Kg2 12:17, Kg2 13:3, Kg2 13:7; Amo 1:3, Amo 1:4
dash: Kg2 15:16; Psa 137:8, Psa 137:9; Isa 13:16, Isa 13:18; Hos 10:14, Hos 13:16; Amo 1:3-5, Amo 1:13; Nah 3:10
a dog: Sa1 17:43; Sa2 9:8; Psa 22:16, Psa 22:20; Isa 56:10, Isa 56:11; Mat 7:6; Phi 3:2; Rev 22:15
he should do: Jer 17:9; Mat 26:33-35
The Lord: Kg2 8:10; Kg1 19:15; Mic 2:1
He told me: Kg2 8:10, Kg2 5:25; Mat 26:16
And it came: Kg2 8:13; Sa1 16:12, Sa1 16:13, Sa1 24:4-7, Sa1 24:13, Sa1 26:9-11; Kg1 11:26-37
on the morrow: Psa 36:4; Mic 2:1
that he took a thick cloth: There is a considerable degree of ambiguity in this passage. The pronoun he is generally referred to Hazael; but Dr. Geddes and others are decidedly of the opinion, that we should understand by it Ben-hadad; who, encouraged by the favourable answer of Elisha, as reported by Hazael, adopted a violent remedy to allay the heat of his fever, and put over his face the keever, or fly-net. (See note on Sa1 19:13), dipped in water, which suddenly checked the perspiration, and occasioned his death.
so that he died: Kg2 9:24, Kg2 15:10-14, Kg2 15:25, Kg2 15:30; Kg1 15:28, Kg1 16:10, Kg1 16:18; Isa 33:1
am 3112, bc 892
Jehoram: Kg2 1:17; Kg1 22:50; 2Chr. 21:1-20
began to reign: Heb. reigned, "Began to reign in concert with his father.
am 3112-3119, bc 892-885, Kg2 8:17
in the way: Kg2 3:2, Kg2 3:3; Kg1 22:52, Kg1 22:53
the house: Kg2 9:7, Kg2 9:8, Kg2 21:3, Kg2 21:13; Ch2 21:13; Mic 6:16
the daughter: Kg2 8:26; Kg1 21:25; Ch2 18:1, Ch2 19:2, Ch2 21:6, Ch2 22:1-4
his wife: Gen 6:1-5; Deu 7:3, Deu 7:4; Kg1 11:1-5; Neh 13:25, Neh 13:26
for David: Kg2 19:34; Sa2 7:12, Sa2 7:13, Sa2 7:15; Kg1 11:36, Kg1 15:4, Kg1 15:5; Ch2 21:7; Isa 7:14, Isa 37:35; Jer 33:25, Jer 33:26; Hos 11:9; Luk 1:32, Luk 1:33
light: Heb. candle, or lamp, Kg1 11:36
Edom: Kg2 8:22, Kg2 3:9, Kg2 3:27; Gen 27:40; Ch2 21:8-10
made a king: Sa2 8:14; Kg1 22:47
Zair: Zair is supposed by Calmet and others to be the same as Seir, the country of Seir the Horite, inhabited by the Edomites or Idumeans. Probably the former was a dialectical pronunciation of the latter. Kg2 8:21
Yet: "And so fulfilled. Gen 27:40." Kg2 8:20
Libnah: Kg2 19:8; Jos 21:13; Ch2 21:10
Kg2 15:6, Kg2 15:36; Kg1 11:41, Kg1 14:29, Kg1 15:23; Ch2 21:11-20
slept: Kg1 2:10, Kg1 11:43, Kg1 14:20, Kg1 14:31
Ahaziah: Ch1 3:11; Ch2 21:1, Ch2 21:17, Ch2 25:23, Jehoahaz, Ch2 22:1, Ch2 22:6, Azariah
am 3119-3120, bc 885-884, Kg2 8:16, Kg2 8:17, Kg2 9:29; Ch2 21:20
Two and twenty: In the parallel passage of Chronicles, it is said, "forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign;" but this is evidently a mistake, as it makes the son two years older than his own father! For his father began to reign when he was thirty-two years old, and reigned eight years, and so died, being forty years old. See note on Kg2 8:17, and see note on Ch2 22:2.
one year: Kg2 9:21-27; Ch2 22:5-8
Athaliah: Kg2 11:1, Kg2 11:13-16
daughter: or, grand-daughter, Kg2 8:18
he walked: Kg2 8:18
the son in law: Kg2 8:18; Ch2 22:3, Ch2 22:4; Ecc 7:26; Co2 6:14-17
am 3120, bc 884
he went: Kg2 3:7, Kg2 9:15; Kg1 22:4; Ch2 18:2, Ch2 18:3, Ch2 18:31, Ch2 19:2, Ch2 22:5
Hazael: Kg2 8:12, Kg2 8:13; Kg1 19:17
Ramothgilead: Jos 21:38; Kg1 4:13, Kg1 22:3
Joram: Kg2 9:15
which the Syrians had given: Heb. wherewith the Syrians had wounded
Ramah: Called "Ramoth," Kg2 9:28.
Ahaziah: Kg2 9:16; Ch2 22:6, Ch2 22:7
sick: Heb. wounded, Kg1 22:34