The Bible — notes and cross-references in Second Kings | Interpretation and commentary to chapter 8

8:1^a woman

2 Kings 4:32-37
8:1^b famine

2 Sam. 24:13; 1 Chron. 21:12; Psa. 105:16
8:1^c seven

cf. Gen. 41:27
8:4^a Gehazi

2 Kings 4:12
8:7^a Ben-hadad

1 Kings 20:1; 2 Kings 6:24
8:8^a Hazael

1 Kings 19:15, 17
8:8^b sickness

cf. 2 Kings 1:2
8:10¹ Go

Some MSS read, Go and say, You shall certainly not recover.
8:12^a children

cf. 2 Kings 10:32; 13:3, 7, 22
8:13^a Syria

cf. 1 Kings 19:15
8:16^a Joram

2 Kings 3:1; cf. 2 Kings 1:17
8:17^a He

vv. 17-22: 2 Chron. 21:5-10
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 Matt. 1:7^1a.
8:19^a lamp

2 Sam. 21:17; 1 Kings 11:36; 15:4
8:20^a Edom

2 Kings 3:9; cf. 1 Kings 22:47; Gen. 27:40
8:21¹ Joram

A spelling variant of Jehoram in v. 16 (cf. 2 Chron. 21:9). He is the king of Judah.
8:24^a city

cf. 2 Chron. 21:20
8:25^a Ahaziah

vv. 25-29: 2 Chron. 22:1-6
8:26¹ daughter

I.e., granddaughter.
8:28^a struck

2 Kings 9:15
8:29^a Jezreel

2 Kings 9:16