2Ki 7:1 | Clarke | STEP | Elisha foretells abundant relief to the besieged inhabitants of Samaria, . One of the lords questions the possibility of it; and is assured that he shall see it on the morrow, but not taste of it, . Four lepers, perishing with hunger, go to the camp of the Syrians to seek relief and find it totally deserted, . How the Syrians were alarmed, and fled, , . The lepers begin to take the spoil, but at last resolve to carry the good news to the city, . The king, suspecting some treachery, sends some horsemen to scour the country, and see whether the Syrians are not somewhere concealed; they return, and confirm the report that the Syrians are totally fled, . The people go out and spoil the camp, in consequence of which provisions become as plentiful as Elisha had foretold, . The unbelieving lord, having the charge of the gate committed to him, is trodden to death by the crowd, . Verse 1 To-morrow about this time - This was in reply to the desponding language of the king, and to vindicate himself from the charge of being author of this calamity. See the end of the preceding chapter, (note). A measure of fine flour - for a shekel - A seah of fine flour: the seah was about two gallons and a half; the shekel, two shillings and four-pence at the lowest computation. A wide difference between this and the price of the ass's head mentioned above.

2 Kings 7:1

Introduction

Elisha foretells abundant relief to the besieged inhabitants of Samaria, 2Kgs 7:1. One of the lords questions the possibility of it; and is assured that he shall see it on the morrow, but not taste of it, 2Kgs 7:2. Four lepers, perishing with hunger, go to the camp of the Syrians to seek relief and find it totally deserted, 2Kgs 7:3-5. How the Syrians were alarmed, and fled, 2Kgs 7:6, 2Kgs 7:7. The lepers begin to take the spoil, but at last resolve to carry the good news to the city, 2Kgs 7:8-11. The king, suspecting some treachery, sends some horsemen to scour the country, and see whether the Syrians are not somewhere concealed; they return, and confirm the report that the Syrians are totally fled, 2Kgs 7:12-15. The people go out and spoil the camp, in consequence of which provisions become as plentiful as Elisha had foretold, 2Kgs 7:16. The unbelieving lord, having the charge of the gate committed to him, is trodden to death by the crowd, 2Kgs 7:17-20.

Verse 1

To-morrow about this time - This was in reply to the desponding language of the king, and to vindicate himself from the charge of being author of this calamity. See the end of the preceding chapter, 2Kgs 6:33 (note).

A measure of fine flour - for a shekel - A seah of fine flour: the seah was about two gallons and a half; the shekel, two shillings and four-pence at the lowest computation. A wide difference between this and the price of the ass's head mentioned above.