1 Kings 19:17
And this shall be: whoever will have escaped from the sword of Hazael, will be slain by Jehu. And whoever will have escaped from the sword of Jehu, will be put to death by Elisha.
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2 Kings 2:23Then he went up from there into Bethel. And as he was ascending along the way, little boys departed from the city. And they were mocking him, saying: “Go up, bald head! Go up, bald head!”
2 Kings 9:14Then Jehu, the son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, conspired against Joram. Now Joram had besieged Ramoth Gilead, he and all of Israel, against Hazael, the king of Syria.
2 Kings 10:32In those days, the Lord began to be weary of Israel. And Hazael struck them throughout all the parts of Israel,
2 Kings 13:22Now Hazael, the king of Syria, afflicted Israel during all the days of Jehoahaz.
Isaiah 24:17Dread, and the pit, and the snare are over you, O inhabitant of the earth!
Hosea 6:5Because of this, I have cut them with the prophets, I have slain them with the words of my mouth; and your opinions will depart like the light.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 19:10-19
Elijah's Converse with God. ( b. c. 906.) 9 And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah? 10 And he said, I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away. 11 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord .… Read the whole commentary →