2 Kings 1:15
in 2 Kings 1Then the angel of the LORD said to Elijah, “Go down with him. Do not be afraid of him.” So Elijah got up and went down with him to the king.
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ASV
And the angel of Jehovah said unto Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the king.
KJV
And the angel of the Lord said unto Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the king.
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This verse in 2 Kings 1
Commentary
3 notes on this verseAnd the angel of the Lord said - Go down with him - This is an additional proof that Elijah was then acting under particular inspirations: he had neither will nor design of his own. He waited to know the counsel, declare the will, and obey the command, of his God.
This site's exposition
Go down with him: be not afraid
on 2 Kings 1:15-16
The angel who first sent Elijah to intercept the messengers now sends him a second time, go down with him, be not afraid of him, so the same voice that opened the confrontation also closes it. Elijah stands before Ahaziah in person and speaks the accusing question a third time, is it not because there is no God in Israel to enquire of his word, completing the pattern that opened at verse 3. Matthew Henry notes that no one in the king's court dares lay a hand on the prophet even standing inside the palace, and he leaves as safely as he came.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And the angel of the Lord said unto Elijah, The same as in 2Ki 1:3 or "had said" (g), as some render it, before this captain came: go down with him; the captain and his men: and be not afraid of him; of King Ahaziah, whom he might fear, because of the message he had sent him, that he should die of that sickness, and for turning back his messengers to the god of Ekron, and for destroying his two captains and their fifties; nor of his mother Jezebel, who had threatened his life for killing her prophets: and he arose, and went down with him unto the king; boldly and courageously, not fearing his wrath; so that the captain not only had his life and the life of his men spared, but answered the end of his message also. (g) וידבר "edixerat autem", Junius & Tremellius.
The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְדַבֵּ֞ר | vaydaber | and he spoke | H1696 → | 1141 times |
| מַלְאַ֤ךְ | malakh | [the] angel of | H4397 → | 213 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ | ʾeliyahu | Elijah | H452 → | 71 times |
| רֵ֣ד | red | go down | H3381 → | 381 times |
| אוֹת֔וֹ | ʾoto | <obj.> him | H854 → | 929 times |
| אַל־ | ʾal- | may not | H408 → | 724 times |
| תִּירָ֖א | tira' | you be afraid | H3372 → | 315 times |
| מִפָּנָ֑יו | mipanav | of <before> him | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| וַיָּ֛קָם | vaiyakom | and he arose | H6965 → | 628 times |
| וַיֵּ֥רֶד | vaiyered | and he went down | H3381 → | 381 times |
| אוֹת֖וֹ | ʾoto | <obj.> him | H854 → | 929 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
וַיְדַבֵּ֞רand he spoke
vaydaberH1696 →1141 times
מַלְאַ֤ךְ[the] angel of
malakhH4397 →213 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּElijah
ʾeliyahuH452 →71 times
רֵ֣דgo down
redH3381 →381 times
אוֹת֔וֹ<obj.> him
ʾotoH854 →929 times
אַל־may not
ʾal-H408 →724 times
תִּירָ֖אyou be afraid
tira'H3372 →315 times
מִפָּנָ֑יוof <before> him
mipanavH6440 →2123 times
וַיָּ֛קָםand he arose
vaiyakomH6965 →628 times
וַיֵּ֥רֶדand he went down
vaiyeredH3381 →381 times
אוֹת֖וֹ<obj.> him
ʾotoH854 →929 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Genesis 15:1After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
it leads to
- Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
- Psalms 119:114
You are my hiding place and my shield; I put my hope in Your word.
- Psalms 84:11
For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
- Genesis 26:24
and that night the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your…
- Hebrews 13:5–6
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
- Isaiah 41:10
Through
Isaiah 51:12“I, even I, am He who comforts you. Why should you be afraid of mortal man, of a son of man who withers like grass?
it leads to
- Psalms 118:6
The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- Isaiah 2:22
Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?
- Psalms 118:6
Through
Ezekiel 2:6But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 1:8
Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 1:8
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.