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Superficial Repentance
Commentators agree that King Jehoram's sackcloth, while a traditional sign of penitence, was superficial. He performed an outward religious act, likely hoping to appease God as his father Ahab had. However, his immediate turn to blame and threaten Elisha (v. 31) reveals his heart was not truly repentant, highlighting the difference between external rituals and genuine, heart-level change.
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Kings 6:30
18th Century
Theologian
Sackcloth - Perhaps Jehoram hoped to avert Yahweh’s anger, as his father had done (1 Kings 21:29). But there was no spirit of se…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Kings 6:30
19th Century
Bishop
And he passed. — Now he was passing. The people in the streets below would see him well as he passed along the rampart.
John Gill
On 2 Kings 6:30
17th Century
Pastor
And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes
At the horror of the fac…
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Matthew Henry
On 2 Kings 6:24–33
17th Century
Minister
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…