2 Kings 1:8 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 1:8

“He was a hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.

BSB

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ASV

And they answered him, He was a hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

KJV

And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

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Commentary

4 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

He was a hairy man - That is, he wore a rough garment, either made of camels’ hair, as his successor John Baptist’s was, or he wore a skin dressed with the hair on. Some think that the meaning is, he had very long hair and a long beard. The ancient prophets all wore rough garments, or upper coats made of the skins of beasts: They wandered about in sheep-skins and goat-skins, says the apostle, Heb 11:37.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He that was a thorn in Ahab's eyes will be so in the eyes of his son while he treads in the steps of his father's wickedness; and he is ready to cry out, as his father did, Hast thou found me, O my enemy? Let sinners consider that the word which took hold of their fathers is still as quick and powerful as ever.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

This latter supposition is most probably the true one, as Ahaziah did not fall either into the street or the court, but "in his upper chamber." inquire of Baalzebub--Anxious to learn whether he should recover from the effects of this severe fall, he sent to consult Baalzebub, that is, the god of flies, who was considered the patron deity of medicine.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The Dervishes and Bedouins are attired in this wild, uncouth manner, while their hair flows loose on the head, their shaggy cloak is thrown over their shoulders and tied in front on the breast, naked, except at the waist, round which is a skin girdle--a broad, rough leathern belt.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ	vai.yo.me.Ru	and they said	H559 →
אֵלָ֗יו	'e.Lav	to him	H413 →
אִ֚ישׁ	'ish	a man	H376 →
בַּ֣עַל	Ba.'al	an owner of	H1167 →
שֵׂעָ֔ר	se.'Ar	hair	H8181 →
וְאֵז֥וֹר	ve.'e.Zor	and a loincloth of	H232 →
ע֖וֹר	or	hide	H5785 →
אָז֣וּר	'a.Zur	[was] girded	H247 →
בְּמָתְנָ֑יו	be.ma.te.Nav	on loins his	H4975 →
וַיֹּאמַ֕ר	vai.yo.Mar	and he said	H559 →
אֵלִיָּ֥ה	'e.li.Yah	[was] Elijah	H452 →
הַתִּשְׁבִּ֖י	ha.tish.Bi	the Tishbite	H8664 →
הֽוּא׃	Hu'	that	H1931 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 11:8
Otherwise, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who wear fine clothing are found in kings’ palaces.
leads to
- Matthew 3:4
  John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
Through
Mark 1:6
John was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
leads to
- Zechariah 13:4
  And on that day every prophet who prophesies will be ashamed of his vision, and he will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Leviticus 11:22
  Of these you may eat any kind of locust, katydid, cricket, or grasshopper.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Revelation 11:3
And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.”
leads to
- Revelation 12:6
  And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place for her to be nourished for 1,260 days.
- Revelation 11:2
  But exclude the courtyard outside the temple. Do not measure it, because it has been given over to the nations, and they will trample the holy city for 42 months.
- Deuteronomy 19:15
  A lone witness is not sufficient to establish any wrongdoing or sin against a man, regardless of what offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or…
- Revelation 13:5
  The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months.
Through
Zechariah 13:4
And on that day every prophet who prophesies will be ashamed of his vision, and he will not put on a hairy cloak in order to deceive.
leads to
- Isaiah 20:2
  the LORD had already spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and the sandals from your feet.” And Isaiah did so, walking around naked and barefoot.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.