And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.
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Gill's Exposition
But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. That he reigned alone, at least, before he took his son Joash to reign with him.
But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the…
Barnes' Notes
The bands of the Moabites invaded the land - The Moabites had been increasing in strength ever since their revolt from Ahaziah 2Ki 1:1. The defeat which they suffered at the hands of Jehoram and…
Adam Clarke
And Elisha died - The two prophets, Elijah and Elisha, were both most extraordinary men. Of the former, it is difficult to say whether he was a man, or an angel in a human body. The arguments for this…
We must here attend,
I. The sepulchre of Elisha: he died in a good old age, and they buried him; and what follows shows, 1. What power there was in his life to keep off judgments; for, as soon as he…
Cambridge Bible
And[R.V. Now] the bands of the Moabites invaded the land If Elisha died in Samaria, and was buried in that neighbourhood, we must suppose Moab to have made great inroads upon Israel if the bands of…
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