Elisha was sitting in his house with the elders of Israel when the king sent a messenger to summon him. But before the messenger arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “A murderer has sent a man to cut off my head. When he arrives, shut the door and keep him out. We will soon hear his master’s steps following him.”
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But Elisha sat... — This should be translated as, “And Elisha was sitting in his house, and all the elders were sitting with him, when the k…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
But Elisha sat ... with him. —Rather, Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. This sho…
John Gill
JohnGill
And Elisha sat in his house
In Samaria:
and the elders sat with him ;
not the …
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
Learn to value plenty and to be thankful for it; see how contemptible money is when, in a time of famine, it is so freely exchanged for anything ed…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes