Verse 25
25. Smote him… in the palace of the king’s house Rather, as Gesenius, “the fortress of the king’s house, the innermost part, as the highest and strongest, q.d., the citadel. J.D. Michaelis, and after him most modern interpreters, here translate it the woman’s apartment, the harem; but there is no trace of this in the ancient interpreters, nor is there any reason for departing from the simple explanation above given.”
With Argob and Arieh That is, as the Hebrew particle את here sufficiently indicates, Argob and Arieh were slain along with the king. They were probably two important persons of Pekahiah’s court, whom Pekah thought it not safe to leave alive after their master’s assassination.
With him With Pekah.
Fifty men of the Gileadites These men probably belonged to the royal army, and were under the command of Captain Pekah, and joined with him in the conspiracy.
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