Bible Commentaries
E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes
2 Chronicles 28
twenty years . . . sixteen years. Yet his son Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he died (2 Chronicles 29:1). See note on 2 Kings 16:1.
when he: i.e. when he (Jotham). Compare Jehoiakim and Jehoachin (2 Chronicles 36:9; 2 Kings 21
not . . . like. Nor like his own father Jotham, or his son Hezekiah.
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
For. He outdid the kings of Israel: compare 2 Kings 16:3, 2 Kings 16:4, which brought forth the prophecies of Isaiah, Micah, Nahurn, and others.
his. Which should have been his.
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.
the king Of Syria: i.e. Rezin, whom God raised up as a scourge.
they smote him: i.e. when they took Elath (2 Kings 16:6).
Pekah the son of Hemaliah. Compare 2 Kings 15:27 and Isa 7. As Pekah ends three years before Ahaz begins, this must have taken place between 632 and 629 B.C.
valiant men = sons of valour.
women, &c. These also were guilty. Compare Jeremiah 7:18.
took also away: i.e. from Jerusalem. See App-53.
Oded = establishing. His name is prophetic.
went out before the host. Showing his courage. reacheth up unto heaven. Figure of speech Hyperbole (App-6), to express the greatness of the rage.
are there not . . . ? Figure of speech Erotesis.
sins = trespasses, or guilt. Hebrew "asham. App-44.
feeble = tottering.
the city of palm trees. Compare Deuteronomy 34:3.
then they returned to Samaria. Compare this account with Luke 10:30-37.
Israel. See note on 2 Chronicles 21:2.
naked: i.e. had stripped Judah of the worship and service of God.
transgressed = acted treacherously: i.e. been grievously unfaithful. Hebrew. ma"al. App-44.
Tilgath-pilneser. Compare 2 Kings 16:10. The accounts in Kings and Chronicles are complementary. See App-56.
trespass. Hebrew. ma"al App-44. See note on "transgressed", 2 Chronicles 28:19.
this is that king Ahaz. Compare three specially branded transgressors: Cain (Genesis 4:15); Dathan (Numbers 26:9); and Ahaz, here. Contrast Hezekiah (2 Chronicles 32:12, 2 Chronicles 32:30).
which smote him: i.e. which [as he believed] smote him.
help them. So he falsely reasoned.
the ruin of him. As the idolatry of the Edomites ruined Amaziah (2 Chronicles 25:14, 2 Chronicles 25:15).
gathered together. Compare 2 Kings 16:8.
shut up the doors. His son Hezekiah's first act was to open them (2 Chronicles 29:3).
slept with his fathers. See note on Deuteronomy 31:16.
in the city. Not in the sepulchres.
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