George Leo Haydock, on 2Kgs 6:31

“And the king said: May God do so and so to me, and may he add more, if the head of Eliseus the son of Saphat shall stand on him this day.”

“Day. This was said in a fit of sudden passion, which may give us reason to conclude that the repentance was insincere, or of short duration. (Haydock) — The king supposed that Eliseus could remedy the evil: but God was not moved by his prayers to grant such a favour, till all were convinced that human aid was fruitless. (Calmet) — The prophet might have answered Joram in the words of Elias, 3 Kings xviii. 18. (Menochius) — Probably he had dissuaded the king from making peace. (Tirinus)”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.