Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 26:7
On the Mehunims or Maonites, see Judges 10:12 note. read more
On the Mehunims or Maonites, see Judges 10:12 note. read more
2 Chronicles 26:6. And brake down the wall of Gath Which had been taken by Hazael, in the days of Joash his grand-father, chap. 2 Kings 12:17; but was either relinquished by him, because it lay so far from his other dominions; or retaken by the Philistines, who had now repaired its fortifications and kept it. read more
Prosperity followed by disaster (25:1-28:27)Succeeding kings of Israel are passed over in silence (2 Kings 13:1-25). Judah was to have nothing to do with the northern kingdom, not even to the hiring of Israelite soldiers. Amaziah took the advice, and was rewarded with victory in a battle against Edom. But the victory, instead of increasing his dependence on God, gave him a feeling of independence. He turned from God and worshipped idols. The ungodly northern kingdom then became God’s instrument... read more
Jabneh, now " Yebnah ". Between Joppa and Ashdod, on northern boundary of Judah. cities = fortresses. read more
Mehuniins. See note on 2 Chronicles 20:1 and 1 Chronicles 4:41 . read more
THE RECORD OF UZZIAH'S MIGHTY ACHIEVEMENTS"And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod; and he built cities in the country of Ashdod, and among the Philistines. And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Ammonites that dwelt in Gur-baal, and the Meunim. And the Ammonites gave tribute to Uzziah: and his name spread abroad, even to the entrance of Egypt; for he waxed exceeding strong.... read more
2 Chronicles 26:7. And the Mehunims— Houbigant, with the Vulgate, reads the Ammonites; and the next verse, as well as the fifth of the next chapter, gives us reason to believe that this reading is just. read more
6, 7. he went forth and warred against the Philistines—He overcame them in many engagements—dismantled their towns, and erected fortified cities in various parts of the country, to keep them in subjection. Jabneh—the same as Jabneel (Joshua 15:11). read more
7. Gur-baal—thought by some to be Gerar, and by others Gebal. read more
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 26:6
Uzziah’s expedition was the natural sequel to the Edomite war of Amaziah 2 Chronicles 25:11, which crushed the most formidable of all the tribes of the south. On Jabneh see Joshua 15:11 note; and on Ashdod see Joshua 13:3 note. read more