2 Chronicles 34:6-9

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 34:1-7

Concerning Josiah we are here told, 1. That he came to the crown when he was very young, only eight years old (yet his infancy did not debar him from his right), and he reigned thirty-one years (2 Chron. 34:1), a considerable time. I fear, however, that in the beginning of his reign things went much as they had done in his father's time, because, being a child, he must have left the management of them to others; so that it was not till his twelfth year, which goes far in the number of his... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 34:8-13

Here, 1. Orders are given by the king for the repair of the temple, 2 Chron. 34:8. When he had purged the house of the corruptions of it he began to fit it up for the services that were to be performed in it. Thus we must do by the spiritual temple of the heart, get it cleansed from the pollutions of sin, and then renewed, so as to be transformed into the image of God. Josiah, in this order, calls God the Lord his God. Those that truly love God will love the habitation of his house. 2. Care is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 34:6

And so did he in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim, and Simeon, even unto Naphtali ,.... Which though they belonged to the ten tribes, yet these being carried captive by the king of Assyria, they that were left became subject to the kings of Judah; see Gill on 2 Kings 23:19 , with their mattocks round about ; or hammers or mauls, as Kimchi, or pick axes, such sort of instruments as were used in demolishing altars and images: the Targum is,"in the house of their desolation;' and so... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 34:7

And when he had broken down the altars and the groves ,.... The statues or images in them: and had beaten the graven images into powder ; and strewed it on the graves of the idolaters: and cut down all the idols throughout all the land of Israel ; the sun images as in 2 Chronicles 34:4 , he returned to Jerusalem ; this tour of his throughout the whole land, and the things done by him, which are represented as done before the repairs of the temple were made, and the book of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 34:8

Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had purged the land and the house ,.... The temple; this was in the twenty sixth year of his age, six years this work had been doing before it was finished: he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah : who only is mentioned in 2 Kings 22:3 two more are added here, as follow: and Maaseiah the governor of the city ; the city of Jerusalem, a deputy governor under the king, a sort of mayor or provost: and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 34:9

And when they came to Hilkiah the high priest ,.... To whom they were sent to advise with about the repair of the temple: they delivered the money that was brought into the house of God ; that is, the high priest, and the Levites the doorkeepers, gave it to the king's ministers; which money was either brought to the temple voluntarily, as the free gifts of the people, for the repairs; or rather what was collected by the Levites, sent throughout the land for that purpose, or it may be... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 34:6

The cities of Manasseh - Even those who were under the government of the Israelitish king permitted their idols and places of idolatry to be hewn down and destroyed: after the truth was declared and acknowledged, the spade and the axe were employed to complete the reformation. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 34:9

And they returned to Jerusalem - Instead of וישבו vaiyashubu , "they returned," we should read יושבי yoshebey , "the inhabitants;" a reading which is supported by many MSS., printed editions, and all the versions, as well as by necessity and common sense. See the note on 2 Chronicles 19:8 , where a similar mistake is rectified. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 34:1-7

Josiah the good. I. HIS EARLY ACCESSION . "Josiah ['Whom Jehovah heals'] was eight years old when he began to reign" ( 2 Chronicles 34:1 ). Manasseh, Uzziah, and Joash had been twelve, sixteen, and seven respectively when they ascended the throne. Generally speaking, it is perilous to have greatness thrust upon one at too early an age; sometimes premature responsibility calls forth capacities that might otherwise have continued latent. Edward VI ; who assumed the crown of England... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 34:1-7

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 34:8-13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 34:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 34:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 34:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 34:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 34:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 34:9

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 34:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 34:1-33

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