--- title: "Bullinger" description: "children = sons. box of oil = oil flask. oil. For its use in consecration see 1 Samuel 10:1 ; 1 Samuel 16:13 . Ramoth-gilead. Israelite army on guard" image: "/images/missing.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/2-kings/9" --- **children** = sons. **box of oil** = oil flask. **oil.** For its use in consecration see [1 Samuel 10:1](../../../kjv/1-samuel/10/1) ; [1 Samuel 16:13](../../../kjv/1-samuel/16/13) . **Ramoth-gilead.** Israelite army on guard here. Compare [2 Kings 9:14](../../../kjv/2-kings/9/14) . **Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat.** In the Assyrian inscriptions he is called the son of Omri. **the LORD.** Hebrew. *Jehovah.* App-4 . **king** = to be king. **over** , or unto, **behold.** Figure of speech *Asterismos.* **he arose:** i.e. Jehu arose. **he poured:** i.e. the prophet poured. **God.** Hebrew Elohirn. App-4 . **him that, &c.** = every male. **like the house of Jeroboam, &c.** Both these houses had been exterminated ([1 Kings 15:29](../../../kjv/1-kings/15/29) ; [1 Kings 16:11](../../../kjv/1-kings/16/11) ). **one said.** A special various reading called *Sevir* ( App-34 ), some codices, with two early printed editions, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "they said". **Is all well?** Hebrew Is it peace? **Ye know, &c.** = Why, ye are in the secret, or ye know all about the man. **man.** Hebrew. *'ish* . App-14 . **stairs** = steps. [Acts 21:30](../../../kjv/acts/21/30) , [Acts 21:40](../../../kjv/acts/21/40) . **is king** = reigneth. **had kept** = had been keeping. **was returned.** Compare [2 Kings 8:29](../../../kjv/2-kings/8/29) . **minds** = souls. Hebrew. *nephesh.* App-13 . The parenthesis in verses: [2 Kings 9:14-15](../../../kjv/2-kings/9/14-15) is so placed by the Structure. See above. **an horseman,** or a charioteer. **What . . . ?** Figure of speech *Anteisagoge* ( App-6 ). **whoredoms** = idolatry. Joined together. Compare **witchcrafts** = spiritism. [Numbers 24:1](../../../kjv/numbers/24/1) ; [Numbers 25:1](../../../kjv/numbers/25/1) ; [Numbers 31:16](../../../kjv/numbers/31/16) . **turned his hands:** i.e. to wheel his chariot round. **between his arms:** i.e. between his shoulders. **laid, &c.** Compare [1 Kings 21:29](../../../kjv/1-kings/21/29) . **burden** = a prophetic pronouncement of doom. Compare [Isaiah 13:1](../../../kjv/isaiah/13/1) ; [Isaiah 15:1](../../../kjv/isaiah/15/1) ; [Isaiah 17:1](../../../kjv/isaiah/17/1) .[Nahum 1:1](../../../kjv/nahum/1/1) .[Habakkuk 1:1](../../../kjv/habakkuk/1/1) . **the blood of his sons.** Additional information here given to that in [1 Kings 21:13](../../../kjv/1-kings/21/13) . **saith the LORD** = [is] Jehovah's oracle. **plat** = portion. Compare [2 Kings 9:21](../../../kjv/2-kings/9/21) . **And they did so.** Supply Figure of speech *Ellipsis* ( App-6 ) thus: "and they smote him". **to Jerusalem.** Septuagint reads "and brought him to Jerusalem". **heard of it:** i.e. of the murder of her grandson. **face** = eyebrows and eyelids. **tired** = adorned. **a window** = the lattice. **Had Zimri peace . . . ?** Figure of speech *Erotesis.* App-6 . See [1 Kings 16:9-20](../../../kjv/1-kings/16/9-20) . Suggesting the wisdom of coming to terms with her. **master** = lord. **a king's daughter** . A daughter of Eth-baal, king of Zidon ([1 Kings 16:31](../../../kjv/1-kings/16/31) ). **He spake.** Compare [1 Kings 21:23](../../../kjv/1-kings/21/23) . **field.** Some codices, with Septuagint and Vulg, read "ground". **so that, &c.** = [something] of which they shall not say, &c. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com","name":"Real Bible Believers","description":"RBB","publisher":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/search?q={search_term_string}","query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/2-kings/9#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/images/missing.jpg","contentUrl":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/images/missing.jpg","width":640,"height":370,"caption":"Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Kings 9"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/2-kings/9#webpage","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/2-kings/9","name":"Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Kings 9","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/2-kings/9#primaryimage"},"datePublished":null,"dateModified":null,"author":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"description":"children = sons. box of oil = oil flask. oil. 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