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My father - A term of respect used by Jehoram in his joy at seeing an army of Syrians delivered up to him by the prophet. That the king’s ch…

My father. — Compare 2 Kings 2:12; 2 Kings 8:9 (Thy son Ben-hadad); 2 Kings 13:14.

His hand was on his sword; he would call his men to come forward with their lances. "My father shall I smite them?" See the fine spirit of…

And the king of Israel said to Elisha, when he saw them ,
&c.] The Syrian army thus in his hands:

What Elisha said to his servant is spoken to all the faithful servants of God, when conflicts are without and fears are within. Do not fear with th…
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Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes