2 Kings1
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1 the of , against .
2 Now the in his , and lay ; so he , them, , of , the of , I shall .
3 But the of the Lord to the , , to the of the of , and to them, Is it because there is in that you are to of , the of ?
4 Now the Lord, You shall the to you have , you shall . So .
5 The to the king, and he to them, have you ?
6 And they to him, There a to us, and to us, to the who you, and to him, the Lord, Is it because there is in that you are to of , the of ? you shall the to you have , you shall .
7 He to them, of was he to you and you ?
8 They him, a garment of , a of about his . And he , It is the .
9 Then the to him a of men with his . He to Elijah, was on the of a , and to him, O of , the , Come .
10 But the of , I am a of , and you and your . Then and him and his .
11 the to him of men with his . And he and to him, O of , is the , !
12 But them, I am a of , and you and your . Then the of and him and his .
13 the king the of a with his . And the of and and his and him, O of , my , and the of these of yours, be in your .
14 , and the of men with their , but my be in your .
15 Then the of the Lord to , Go with him; do be . So he and with him to the
16 and to him, the Lord, you have to of , the of —is it because there is in to of his ?— you shall the to you have , but you shall .
17 So he according to the of the Lord had . in his in the of the of , of , Ahaziah had .
18 of the of he , are they the of the of the of ?
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Key Words
אַחַר: properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
מָוֶת: death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin
אַחְאָב: Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon
מוֹאָב: Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendants
פָּשַׁע: to break away (from just authority), i.e. trespass, apostatize, quarrel
יִשְׂרָאֵל: Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
אֲחַזְיָה: Achazjah, the name of a Jewish and an Israelite king
נָפַל: to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
עַד: as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
שְׂבָכָה: a net-work, i.e. (in hunting) a snare, (in architecture) a ballustrade; also a reticulated ornament to apillar
Cross References
2 Kings 1John the Baptist's clothing and leather girdle directly copy Elijah's dress to represent coming in his power.
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The disciples explicitly ask to call down fire from heaven in the manner of Elijah's judgment.
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Prophets historically wore rough, hairy garments as a distinguishing characteristic of their stern office.
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Moab was originally subdued by King David; their rebellion here breaks that historical subjugation.
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Provides the detailed narrative sequel of Moab's rebellion following the death of Ahab.
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The wandering faithful and prophets are described as dressed in sheepskins and goatskins.
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Isaiah is likewise commanded to walk loosed from his sackcloth, matching the typical prophetic dress.
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Elijah was known to dwell on Mount Carmel, explaining his presence on 'the top of an hill.'
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Identifies Jehoram as the brother of Ahaziah who succeeded him due to having no son.
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The Mosaic law required battlements on roofs; Ahaziah fell through a lack of or faulty lattice/parapet.
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The messengers could identify Elijah's message because of his distinct description and authoritative address.
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