2|Kings 8:1a| woman| 2|Kings 4:32-37
2|Kings 8:1b| famine| 2|Sam. 24:13;| 1|Chron. 21:12;| Psa. 105:16
2|Kings 8:1c| seven| cf. Gen. 41:27
2|Kings 8:4a| Gehazi| 2|Kings 4:12
2|Kings 8:7a| Ben-hadad| 1|Kings 20:1;| 2|Kings 6:24
2|Kings 8:8a| Hazael| 1|Kings 19:15, 17
2|Kings 8:8b| sickness| cf. 2|Kings 1:2
2|Kings 8:101| Go
| Some MSS read, Go and say, You shall certainly not recover.
2|Kings 8:12a| children| cf. 2|Kings 10:32;| 13:3, 7, 22
2|Kings 8:13a| Syria| cf. 1|Kings 19:15
2|Kings 8:16a| Joram| 2|Kings 3:1;| cf. 2|Kings 1:17
2|Kings 8:17a| He| vv. 17-22: 2|Chron. 21:5-10
2|Kings 8:191| David
| I.e., because of Christ, who was to be incarnated as one of David’s descendants (Matt. 1:1; Rom. 1:3). See note 71 in Matt. 1.
2|Kings 8:19a| lamp| 2|Sam. 21:17;| 1|Kings 11:36;| 15:4
2|Kings 8:20a| Edom| 2|Kings 3:9;| cf. 1|Kings 22:47;| Gen. 27:40
2|Kings 8:211| Joram
| A spelling variant of Jehoram in v. 16 (cf. 2|Chron. 21:9). He is the king of Judah.
2|Kings 8:24a| city| cf. 2|Chron. 21:20
2|Kings 8:25a| Ahaziah| vv. 25-29: 2|Chron. 22:1-6
2|Kings 8:261| daughter
| I.e., granddaughter.
2|Kings 8:28a| struck| 2|Kings 9:15
2|Kings 8:29a| Jezreel| 2|Kings 9:16