1 Kings 19:15
And the Lord said to him, Go, return, and you shall come into the way of the wilderness of Damascus: and you shall go and anoint Azael to be king over Syria.
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2 Kings 8:7And Elisaie came to Damascus; and the king of Syria the son of Ader was ill, and they brought him word, saying, The man of God is come here.
2 Kings 8:13And Azael said, Who is your servant? a dead dog, that he + 8:13 Gr. shall. should do this thing? And Elisaie said, The Lord has shown me you ruling over Syria.
2 Kings 8:28And he went with Joram the son of Achaab to war + 8:28 Gr. with. against Azael king of + 8:28 The Gr. word ἀλλοφύλοι is almost always applied elsewhere to the Philistines. the Syrians in Remmoth Galaad; and the Syrians wounded Joram.
Isaiah 45:1Thus says the Lord God to my anointed Cyrus, whose right hand I have held, that nations might be obedient before him; and I will break through the strength of kings; I will open doors before him, and cities shall not be closed.
Jeremiah 27:2Proclaim you⌃ among the Gentiles, and cause the tidings to be heard, and suppress them not: say you⌃, Babylon is taken, Belus is confounded; the fearless, the luxurious Maerodach is delivered up.
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 →