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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 22:1

This verse does not so much purport to say how the inhabitants of Jerusalem proceeded to appoint Ahaziah, in default of any previous appointment on the part of his father, but merely that whereas they appointed him, the youngest son, it was because they had no choice, the elder brothers having been slain ( 2 Chronicles 21:17 ). though the deceased Jehoram possibly might not have known up to the time of his death, for certain, of their several deaths. This, if we may judge from the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 22:1-4

A pitiable prince; or, an unfortunate child of fortune. The thorough pitiableness of one born to a high estate is the lesson of the text; but we must wait to learn— I. THAT MEN SUFFER AS THEY SIN . It appears that Ahaziah was the only son left to the house of Jehoram; all the eldest had been slain by the invaders ( 2 Chronicles 22:1 ). Thus we find that the man who with shameful selfishness murdered his own brothers, had to suffer the loss, by violence, of his own sons.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 22:1-12

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 22:1-12

A medley of the memoranda of evil-doing, its consequences, and its end. The one surviving son of Jehoram, his youngest son, Ahaziah, is put on an unsteady, unsafe throne. Jehoram had caused all his own brethren to be slain, and now it had come to pass that all his "eldest sons had been slain by the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp" As Athaliah, the daughter of Ahab and granddaughter of Omri, the evil wife of Jehoram, had not failed to make an evil husband of Jehoram, so,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 22:1-12

A chapter of tragedies. I. THE SLAUGHTER OF JEHORAM 'S SONS . ( 2 Chronicles 22:1 .) An illustration of three things. 1 . The perils attending high station. Jehoram's sons were among the captives taken by the Philistines and Arabians ( 2 Chronicles 21:17 ). Had they been common soldiers, their lives might have been spared; being princes of the blood, they were put to death. A man's social elevation attracts towards him the arrows of hate, envy, malice, and other secret... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 22:2

Forty and two ; read, twenty and two, and see parallel, 2 Kings 8:26 ; and note on our 2 Chronicles 21:5 . Daughter of Omri ; i.e. granddaughter of Omri, as Omri was the father of Ahab. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 22:3

The mother and the house of Ahab had become a proverb and a by-word for their evil. In this and the following two verses stress is laid on the evil counsel and the sources of it that prejudiced Ahaziah to his ruin. Although the parallel wants these direct statements, perhaps it scarcely says less, when it says (verse 27), " For he was the son-in-law of the house of Ahab." read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 22:4

The counsel that destroys, and that which saves. "His counsellors … to his destruction." The counsel we receive has much to do with the character we form and the life we live; much, therefore, with the destiny we are weaving. I. THE URGENT NEED FOR COUNSEL IN A CRITICAL PERIOD OF OUR LIFE . In our earliest years the river of our life flows between high and narrow banks. We are well fenced in, and must move according to our surroundings. But later on the banks are... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 22:5

He … went with Jehoram the son of Ahab. So the evil example of even the good lives after them. See Jehoshaphat ( 1 Kings 22:29 ; 2 Chronicles 18:8 ) followed by his son Jehoram first ( 2 Kings 3:9 ), and now by his grandson Ahaziah. The words of this verse and the next are almost identical with the parallel ( 2 Kings 8:28 , 2 Kings 8:29 ). Ramoth-Gilead . It will be remembered that Ahab failed when he solicited and obtained the help of Jehoshaphat ( 1 Kings 22:3-36 ; 2... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 22:5-12

Our friends and their fate, etc These verses offer us a cluster of truths which we may gather. I. THAT OUR FATE IS COMMONLY BOUND UP WITH THAT OF OUR FRIENDS . Ahaziah "went with Jehoram the son of Ahab" ( 2 Chronicles 22:5 ); and, allying himself with him in war, he visited him as a friend when he was at his home at Jezreel. But this friendship with God's enemies led him to his destruction; his coming to Jehoram was "of God" ( 2 Chronicles 22:7 ); it was... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 22:1

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 22:1-4

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 22:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 22:1-12

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 22:2

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 22:3

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 22:4

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 22:5

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 22:5-12

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