2 Könige 7:2

Schlachter Bibel

Da antwortete der Ritter, auf dessen Arm sich der König stützte, dem Manne Gottes und sprach: Siehe, und wenn der Herr Fenster am Himmel machte, wie könnte solches geschehen? Er aber sprach: Siehe, du wirst es mit eigenen Augen sehen, aber nicht davon essen!

Parallel Translations

Lutherbible (1912)
Da antwortete der Ritter, auf dessen Hand sich der König lehnte, dem Mann Gottes und sprach: Und wenn der HERR Fenster am Himmel machte, wie könnte solches geschehen? Er sprach: Siehe da, mit deinen Augen wirst du es sehen, und nicht davon essen!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

a lord: etc. or, a lord which belonged to the king, leaning on his hand, 2 Kings 5:18

if the Lord: Genesis 18:12-14, Numbers 11:21-23, Psalms 78:19-21, Psalms 78:41

windows: Genesis 7:11, Malachi 3:10

thou shalt see it: 2 Kings 7:17-20, Deuteronomy 3:27, 2 Chronicles 20:20, Isaiah 7:9, Romans 3:3, 2 Timothy 2:13, Hebrews 3:17-19

Reciprocal: Genesis 18:14 - Is Exodus 6:1 - Now shalt Leviticus 25:20 - General Numbers 11:22 - General Numbers 11:23 - thou shalt 2 Kings 7:18 - as the man Job 20:17 - shall not see Psalms 78:23 - opened Isaiah 24:18 - for the Jeremiah 17:6 - and shall Jeremiah 29:32 - behold Jeremiah 35:4 - a man Hosea 9:8 - with Zechariah 8:6 - should Matthew 4:4 - but Matthew 6:34 - for Mark 6:37 - Shall Mark 8:4 - From Mark 10:27 - With men Luke 1:18 - for Luke 1:20 - because Luke 24:11 - idle Romans 4:20 - staggered

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then a lord, on whose hand the king leaned,.... Not figuratively, in whom the king confided, but literally, on whose hand he rested, and by whom he was supported, being a form and matter of state, while he and Elisha were talking together, or on whom he leaned as he came to him; this was a principal lord, the third to the king, as his title seems to denote; the word by which the Septuagint renders it is by Suidas u interpreted of such that held three spears in the hand together; and this was an honourable post, for a king to lean on him; such state was used by the king of Syria, 2 Kings 5:18 and by the kings and queens of Persia; so Gorionides w says of Esther, that on the third day; she put on her beautiful garments and glorious ornaments, and took two of her maidens with her, and put her right hand on one of them, and leaned upon her in a royal manner, or as was the manner of kings: the same

answered the man of God; the prophet of the Lord, as the Targum:

and said, behold, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? it is impossible it should be, if he was to open the windows of heaven as at the flood, and let down showers of wheat and barley, in like manner as he rained manna in the wilderness:

and he said; the prophet in reply to him:

behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof; wheat and barley sold at the above price, but should not taste of it, as a punishment of his unbelief.

u In voce τρισταται. w Heb. Hist. l. 2. c. 4.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A lord - Rather, “the captain,” as in Exodus 14:7; 1 Kings 9:22; etc. The term itself, שׁלישׁ shâlı̂ysh (derived from שׁלושׁ shâlôsh, “three,”) may be compared with the Latin “tribunus.”

Windows - Rather, “sluices” (compare Genesis 7:11). The “lord” means to say “If Yahweh were to open sluices in heaven, and pour down grain as He poured down rain in the time of the Deluge, even then could there be such abudnance as thou speakest of?”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Kings 7:2. Then a lord — שליש shalish. This word, as a name of office, occurs often, and seems to point out one of the highest offices in the state. So unlikely was this prediction to be fulfilled, that he thought God must pour out wheat and barley from heaven before it could have a literal accomplishment.

But shalt not eat thereof. — This was a mere prediction of his death, but not as a judgment for his unbelief; any person in his circumstances might have spoken as he did. He stated in effect that nothing but a miracle could procure the plenty predicted, and by a miracle alone was it done; and any person in his place might have been trodden to death by the crowd in the gate of Samaria.