2 Kings 1 Study Notes
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1:11-12 The king foolishly trusted in his own power again and sent another company of fifty men to be destroyed. Again we see the severity of God against the representatives of God’s enemies.
1:13-15 The third captain had learned the lesson of God’s power and appealed for mercy. At this point God, in contrast to the pattern of speaking directly through Elijah (vv. 10,12), sent an angel (cp. vv. 3-4) to instruct Elijah to go with the company.
1:16 Because of Ahaziah’s rejection of God, Elijah again declared that he would not rise from his sickbed. Perhaps at this point Ahaziah recognized the power of God, but there is no evidence that it affected his attitudes and behavior.
1:17-18 Ahaziah’s record ends with the statements of his death and the succession of his brother, Joram.