Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Kings 5:9

Charles Ellicott Commentary

2 Kings 5:9

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

2 Kings 5:9

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariots, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha." — 2 Kings 5:9 (ASV)

With his horses and with his chariot.Chariots. (See on 2 Kings 2:11–12; and compare to 2 Kings 5:15, below.) The proper term for a single chariot is used in 2 Kings 5:21. The magnificence of his retinue is suggested.

Stood.Stopped. The text hardly conveys, as Bähr thinks, the idea that Elisha’s house in Samaria was “a poor hovel,” which the great man would not deign to enter, but waited for the prophet to come out to him. The prophet had “a messenger” (2 Kings 5:10) at his command.