2 Kings 6

2 Kings 6:1

THe place] out Schoole or Colledge.

2 Kings 6:2

May dwell] others, where wee may sit; that is to say, keep our Colledge, and doe our exercises.

2 Kings 6:6

Cast it] see upon 2 Kings 2:21.

2 Kings 6:8

My camp] I will there lie in wait.

2 Kings 6:10

Sent] to know the truth of it.

2 Kings 6:11

VVhich of us] or who is it that holds with Israel, or taketh their pat.

2 Kings 6:13

Dothan] a City neare to Shhem, Genesis 37:17.

2 Kings 6:15

The servant] if it be still Gehazi; as may be gathered by 2 Kings 8. 4. 5. wee must beleeve that his leprosie 2 Kings 5:27. was not of that kinde as that it should hinder his conversation with other men; the whitenesse being generall over all the holy, Levit 13. 13.

2 Kings 6:17

Came down] that is to say, assaulted the City, or came into it.

2 Kings 6:19

This is not] see of the converting of a narrative truth, without offence of conscience, for the good, even of them who are perswaded to this falshood, upon Exodus 1:19.

2 Kings 6:20

Open] free them from this blindnesse, which indeed did not quite take away their sight, but did only hinder them from plainly seeing that which was before their eyes.

2 Kings 6:22

Those whom] how much lesse then oughtest thou to slay them who are faln into thine hands by Gods meere miracle, who by mee forbids thee to hurt them.

2 Kings 6:23

No more] to robbe or make inrodes only; for they did come againe with whole armies.

2 Kings 6:25

A cab] it was a measure of dry things, containing (as it is thought) so much corne, as a man could eat in a day: [doves dung] by meanes of which there is alwayes some small corne sound, cut of which one may gather some nourishment, or salt in extream want. Others understand the Hebrew word for the maw; where there might bee peradventure found some corne not digested.

2 Kings 6:27

If the Lord] the Italian hath it, let not the Lord save thee, words of anger, as if hee should say, the Lord confound thee thou wicked woman, how wouldest thou have mee to helpe thee with bread or wine, which I have not?

2 Kings 6:30

Upon the wall] where there was much people to guard, and defend the City: [sack cloth] which might bee seene, after hee had rent his garment. Now hee were it in signe of griefe; and in a superstiticus way of humblenesse, yet without any true repentance, as 1 Kings 21:27.

2 Kings 6:31

If the head] hee imputed all these evills to Elisha, as having cursed the people, and threatned them with these mischances; or for refusing to pray for them, or to work some miracle for their deliverance, imagining it was in his power to doe it when hee would.

2 Kings 6:32

The Elders] some godly magistrates of the City, who were comforting and encouraging one another with the Prophet; being come to him, to desire and intreat Gods assistance by meanes of his prayers [this sonne of] namly Ioram, the sonne of Ahab, who had murthered Naboth, and so many Prophets, [shut the doore] to keep out Iram, who is comming to see mee put to death in his presence: [hold him] namely Ioram, who commeth after the messenger.

2 Kings 6:33

Hee said] as from the King, meaning to keepe the Prophet in talke, untill the King came, which was presently after, as it appeares by 2 Kings 7:2 [this evill] all thy talk tends to having us put our trust in the Lord, and to returne to him by prayer, but all is in vaine, for the Lord will have us overthrown; words of a prophane desperate man.