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Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.
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A Prophet's Passing
Matthew Henry notes a sobering principle: the removal of God's faithful prophets can be a sign of coming judgments. The verse immediately connects Elisha's death with an invasion from Moab, suggesting that with the prophet's passing, Israel's spiritual protection was weakened, leaving them vulnerable to their enemies.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The bands of the Moabites invaded the land - The Moabites had been increasing in strength ever since their revolt from Ahaziah ([Reference 2…
19th Century
Anglican
And the bands of the Moabites invaded. —Rather, And troops of Moabites used to invade. They took advantage of the weakene…
Baptist
And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year. And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, the…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Elisha died, and they buried him In Samaria. Epiphanius says F14, in Sebastopolis of Samaria, Samaria itse…
God has many ways to chastise a provoking people. Trouble sometimes comes from that point from which we least feared it.
The mention of this…
