Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Reformed
1871
“as the king was passing--to look at the defenses, or to give some necessary orders for manning the walls.”
The interpretation timeline
2Kgs 6:26
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
2Kgs 6:26 · Douay-Rheims
“And as the king of Israel was passing by the wall, a certain woman cried out to him, saying: Save me, my lord O king.”
Post-Reformation
c. 1650 – 1900
1871
A.D.
Modern · 1953 →
The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.