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Elijah's Distinctive Look
King Ahaziah's messengers described Elijah as a "hairy man" with a leather belt. Scholars debate whether this refers to his long, unkempt hair and beard or a rough, hairy cloak. Regardless, his simple and rugged appearance was so distinctive that the king immediately identified him.
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Kings 1:8
18th Century
Theologian
An hairy man — This is either an allusion to his shaggy cloak of untanned skin or, more probably, an expression describing the prophet’s phy…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Kings 1:8
19th Century
Bishop
Answered. — Said to.
An hairy man. — Literally, “a lord of hair.” This description might refer to the leng…
John Gill
On 2 Kings 1:8
17th Century
Pastor
And they answered him, he was an hairy man
Either the hair of his head and beard were grown very long, having been m…
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Matthew Henry
On 2 Kings 1:1–8
17th Century
Minister
When Ahaziah rebelled against the Lord, Moab revolted from him. Sin weakens and impoverishes us. Man's revolt from God is often punished by the reb…