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John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:26-27

Now the rest of his acts ,.... Of these two verses; see Gill on 2 Kings 16:19 ; see Gill on 2 Kings 16:20 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 28:9

But a prophet of the Lord - whose name was Oded - To this beautiful speech nothing can be added by the best comment; it is simple, humane, pious, and overwhelmingly convincing: no wonder it produced the effect mentioned here. That there was much of humanity in the heads of the children of Ephraim who joined with the prophet on this occasion, the fifteenth verse sufficiently proves. They did not barely dismiss these most unfortunate captives, but they took that very spoil... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 28:16

The kings of Assyria to help him - Instead of מלכי malchey ; Kings; the Vulgate, Syriac, Arabic, and Chaldee, one MS., and the parallel place, 2 Kings 16:7 , have מלך melek , King, in the singular number. This king was Tiglath-pileser, as we learn from the second book of Kings. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 28:21

But he helped him not - He did him no ultimate service. See the note on 2 Kings 16:9 . After 2 Kings 16:15 , the 23d, 24th, and 25th verses are introduced before the 16th, in the Syriac and Arabic, and the 22d verse is wholly wanting in both, though some of the expressions may be found in the twenty-first verse. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 28:23

He sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus , which smote him - "This passage," says Mr. Hallet, "greatly surprised me; for the sacred historian himself is here represented as saying, The gods of Damascus had smitten Ahaz. But it is impossible to suppose that an inspired author could say this; for the Scripture everywhere represents the heathen idols as nothing and vanity, and as incapable of doing either good or hurt. All difficulty is avoided if we follow the old Hebrew... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 28:24

Shut up the doors - He caused the Divine worship to be totally suspended; and they continued shut till the beginning of the reign of Hezekiah, one of whose first acts was to reopen them, and thus to restore the Divine worship, 2 Chronicles 29:3 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 28:27

The kings of Israel - It is a common thing for the writer of this book to put Israel for Judah. He still considers them as one people, because proceeding from one stock. The versions and MSS. have the same reading with the Hebrew; the matter is of little importance, and with this interpretation none can mistake. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:1-27

This King Ahaz: the progress of a king literally devoid of religion. In such words, the significance of which no one can mistake, is the royal person who is the chief subject of this chapter pointed to ( 2 Chronicles 28:22 ). Ahaz is the bad son of a good father. He is a type of those who begin badly, who are untaught by experience, who grow worse by suffering and adversity, and who end by maddening themselves, to their own destruction! The career of his father Jotham is written,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:1-27

This is that King Ahaz. I. A DEGENERATE SON . Aliaz, "Grasper" or "Possessor." In the Tigiath-Plleser inscriptions, which probably confounded him with the son of Jehoram ( 2 Chronicles 21:17 ), he is called Jehoahaz, "Whom Jehovah grasps," though the Scripture writers may have dropped the prefix "Jeho-" on account of his wickedness. 1 . He possessed his father ' s nature. Of necessity, as his father's son ( Genesis 5:3 ). Yet he improved not upon that nature, but rather... read more

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