2 Kings 7:2 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | KJV

Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

A lord - This should be translated as “the captain,” as in Exodus 14:7 and 1 Kings 9:22. The term itself, שׁלישׁ shâlı̂ysh

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Then a lord. — And the adjutant (shâlîsh: compare 2 Samuel 23:8; 1 Kings 9:22; [Referenc…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

Then a lord, on whose hand the king leaned
Not figuratively, in whom the king confided, but literally, on whose hand…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

Humanity's extremity is God's opportunity to make His own power glorious: His time to appear for His people is when their strength is gone. Unbelie…

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