1 Reis 19:15

15 Então o Senhor lhe disse: Vai, volta pelo teu caminho para o deserto de Damasco; quando lá chegares, ungirás a Hazael para ser rei sobre a Síria.

1 Reis 19:15 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 19:15

And the Lord said unto him, go, return on thy way to the
wilderness of Damascus
He is bid to go back the way he came, through the wilderness of Arabia, which was part of his way to Damascus, near to which was another wilderness, which took its name from thence; though Fortunatus Schacchus ^F24 thinks no other is meant by this phrase than returning to his former course and custom of preach the law of God, and reclaiming men from the error of their ways:

and when thou comest, anoint Hazael to be king over Syria;
it is nowhere related that Elijah did go to Damascus, and anoint Hazael, though it may be he did; however he acquainted Elisha with it, and he declared it to Hazael, that he should be king of Syria, and which perhaps is all that is meant by anointing; that is, that he should be made king, and which was declared by both these prophets, see ( 2 Kings 8:13 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F24 Elaeochrism. Myrothec. l. 1. c. 39. col. 198.

1 Reis 19:15 In-Context

13 E ao ouvi-la, Elias cobriu o rosto com a capa e, saindo, pôs-se � entrada da caverna. E eis que lhe veio uma voz, que dizia: Que fazes aqui, Elias?

14 Respondeu ele: Tenho sido muito zeloso pelo Senhor Deus dos exércitos; porque os filhos de Israel deixaram o teu pacto, derrubaram os teus altares, e mataram os teus profetas � espada; e eu, somente eu, fiquei, e buscam a minha vida para ma tirarem.

15 Então o Senhor lhe disse: Vai, volta pelo teu caminho para o deserto de Damasco; quando lá chegares, ungirás a Hazael para ser rei sobre a Síria.

16 E a Jeú, filho de Ninsi, ungirás para ser rei sobre Israel; bem como a Eliseu, filho de Safate de Abel-Meolá, ungirás para ser profeta em teu lugar.

17 E há de ser que o que escapar da espada de Hazael, matá-lo-á Jeú; e o que escapar da espada de Jeú, matá-lo-á Eliseu.