Geneva Bible Notes: 2 Kings 7

2 Kings 7:1 (a) The godlie are euer assured of Gods helpe in their necessities, but the times and houres are onely reueled by Gods Spirit.

2 Kings 7:1 (!) Elisha prophesieth plentie of vitaile and other things to Samaria.

2 Kings 7:2 (b) To whome the King gaue the charge & ouersight of things as {vers. 17}

2 Kings 7:2 (c) He mocketh at the Prophetes wordes, saying that if God rained downe corne from heauen that this colde not come to passe.

2 Kings 7:2 (d) Thy infidelitie shalt se this miracle & yet not be partaker thereof.

2 Kings 7:3 (e) For it was commanded in the Lawe that they shulde dwel aparte & not among there brethren, {Leui. 13,46}

2 Kings 7:6 (!) The syrains runne away, and haue no man following them.

2 Kings 7:6 (f) Thus God nedeth no great preparation to destroy the wicked, thogh they be neuer so many for he can scater them with a smale noise or shaking of a leafe.

2 Kings 7:7 (g) The wicked nede no greater enemie then their owne conscience to pursue them.

2 Kings 7:9 (/) Or, we shal be punished for our faute.

2 Kings 7:12 (h) He mistrusted the Prophetes wordes, & therefore colde beleue nothing, as thei which are more politike then godlie euer cast more perils then nedeth.

2 Kings 7:13 (i) There are not more left, but their, or the rest are consumed with the famine as the rest of the people.

2 Kings 7:14 (/) Or, two horses of the charet, which were accustomed to drawe in the charet.

2 Kings 7:16 (k) Which he spake by the mouthe of Elisha, {vers. 1}

2 Kings 7:17 (!) The prince that wolde not beliue the worde of Elisha is troden to death.

2 Kings 7:17 (l) As the people preased out of the gate to runne to he Syrians tentes where they had heard was meat & great spoile left.