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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 2 Chronicles 22:10

Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah: this, and 2 Chronicles 22:11,2 Chronicles 22:12, are explained on 2 Kings 11:1-3. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 2 Chronicles 22:1-12

CRITICAL NOTES.] In this chapter the reign of Ahaziah (2 Chronicles 22:1-6); his and (2 Chronicles 22:7-9); and usurpation of Athaliah (2 Chronicles 22:10-12). Parallel in 2 Kings 8:24-29; 2 Kings 9:27; and 2 Kings 11:1-3.2 Chronicles 22:1-4.—Succession and beginning of A. Ah. (called Jehoahaz, 2 Chronicles 21:17) chosen by the people, elder brothers slain by Arabs and could not be ransomed. Forty and two, an error of transcription for 22 (2 Kings 8:26), for J., his father, not more than 40 at... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 22:1-12

Chapter 22Now the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son ( 2 Chronicles 22:1 )Who is also called Jehoahaz. Ahaziah or Jehoahaz are one and the same. They made him theking in his stead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all of the older sons. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned. And he was forty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Athaliah the daughter of Omri. He... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 22:1-12

2 Chronicles 22:2 . Forty and two years old was Ahaziah. Forty two is here mis- written for twenty two, as is evident from 2 Kings 8:26. So are most of the ancient versions. His father Jehoram died in his forty first year, and Ahaziah was his youngest son; so he could not be more than twenty two. The Vatican and the Alexandrine copies of the Septuagint read twenty. He reigned one year in Jerusalem, says Dr. Lightfoot, being made viceroy when his father went to Ramoth-Gilead. In all, he... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 22:10

2Ch 22:10 But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah. Ver. 10. But when Athaliah. ] See 2 Kings 11:1 . Destroyed all the seed royal. ] Such another wicked woman was the mother of King Edward, called the martyr, whom she basely butchered; and because his brother Ethelred, who succeeded him, being but ten years of age, mourned for him, his mother was so enraged thereat, that taking wax candles which were... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 2 Chronicles 22:10

Athaliah: 2 Chronicles 22:2-Numbers :, 2 Kings 11:1 Reciprocal: 1 Kings 1:12 - the life 2 Kings 3:7 - wilt thou go 2 Kings 10:14 - neither left 2 Chronicles 21:4 - slew all 2 Chronicles 23:15 - they slew her there Jeremiah 41:1 - seed read more