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Selected Verse: 2 Kings 6:31 - King James

Verse	Translation	Text
2Ki 6:31	King James	Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.

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Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
God do so ... - Jehoram uses almost the very words of his wicked mother, when she sought the life of Elijah (marginal reference). The head of Elisha - Beheading was not an ordinary Jewish punishment. The Law did not sanction it. But in Assyria, Babylonia, and generally through the East, it was the most conmon form of capital punishment. It is not quite clear why Elisha was to be punished. Perhaps Jehoram argued from his other miracles that he could give deliverance from the present peril, if he liked.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

God do so ... - Jehoram uses almost the very words of his wicked mother, when she sought the life of Elijah (marginal reference).

The head of Elisha - Beheading was not an ordinary Jewish punishment. The Law did not sanction it. But in Assyria, Babylonia, and generally through the East, it was the most conmon form of capital punishment. It is not quite clear why Elisha was to be punished. Perhaps Jehoram argued from his other miracles that he could give deliverance from the present peril, if he liked.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
God do so, &c. - Because he had encouraged them to withstand the Syrians, by promising them help from God.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

God do so, &c. - Because he had encouraged them to withstand the Syrians, by promising them help from God.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
If the head of Elisha - shall stand on him - Either he attributed these calamities to the prophet, or else he thought he could remove them, and yet would not. The miserable king was driven to desperation.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

If the head of Elisha - shall stand on him - Either he attributed these calamities to the prophet, or else he thought he could remove them, and yet would not. The miserable king was driven to desperation.

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