Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
Book of 1 Kings
Chapter 19  -  Read Chapter
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 19:15 JFB -> Commentary on 19:15 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 19:15 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 19:15 TSK -> Commentary on 19:15 TSK -> Entry for 19:15 WEN -> Notes on 19:15 NTB -> Anointing; Damascus; Doubting; Elijah; Hazael; Minister, Christian; Trouble TTT -> Deserts; Syria EBD -> Elijah; Hazael SBD -> Elijah 19:15 - [In Context] The Lord said, "Go back on the road that leads to the desert around Damascus. Go into Damascus, and anoint F214 Hazael as king over Aram.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 19:16 JFB -> Commentary on 19:16 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 19:16 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 19:16 TSK -> Commentary on 19:16 TSK -> Entry for 19:16 WEN -> Notes on 19:16 NTB -> Abel-Meholah; Anointing; Doubting; Elijah; Elisha; Jehu; Minister, Christian; Shaphat TTT -> Anointing of the Holy Spirit; Anointing, Sacred; Oil; Prophets EBD -> Abel-meholah; Anoint; Elijah; Elisha; Messiah; Nimshi; Shaphat SBD -> Abel-meholah; Anointing; Elijah; Elisha; Nimshi 19:16 - [In Context] Then anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel. Next, anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah. He will be the prophet that takes your place.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 19:17 JFB -> Commentary on 19:17 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 19:17 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 19:17 TSK -> Commentary on 19:17 TSK -> Entry for 19:17 WEN -> Notes on 19:17 NTB -> Doubting; Elijah; Jehu; Minister, Christian EBD -> Elijah; Elisha; Shaphat SBD -> Abel-meholah; Elijah; Elisha 19:17 - [In Context] {Hazael will kill many bad people.} Jehu will kill anyone that escapes from Hazael's sword. And Elisha will kill anyone that escapes from Jehu's sword.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 19:18 JFB -> Commentary on 19:18 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 19:18 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 19:18 TSK -> Commentary on 19:18 TSK -> Entry for 19:18 WEN -> Notes on 19:18 NTB -> Baal; Decision; Doubting; Elijah; Idolatry; Minister, Christian; Quotations And Allusions TTT -> Calves of Jeroboam; Idolatry; Jews, The EBD -> Elijah; Elisha; Hand; Kiss; Shaphat SBD -> Abel-meholah; Adoration; Elijah; Kiss; Shaphat 19:18 - [In Context] {Elijah, you are not the only faithful person in Israel. Those men will kill many people. But, even after that,} there will still be 7,000 people living in Israel that never bowed down to Baal! I will let those 7,000 people live--and none of those people ever kissed a Baal idol.
FOOTNOTES: F214: anoint   To pour olive oil on a person's head to show he was chosen by God to be a king, priest, or prophet.

Abbreviations Legend: GEB - Gill's Exposition; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.