2 Kings 15:27-31 ASV

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 15:8-31

Worldly prosperity not infrequently the ruin of kingdoms. I. EXAMPLE OF SAMARIA . Scarcely ever was there a more prosperous reign than that of Jeroboam II .—a reign of forty-one years of continual success, uncheckered by a misfortune-Syria defeated, the old border everywhere recovered, Hamath occupied, Damascus brought into a subject condition. As usual, where there is military success, wealth flowed in, and with wealth, luxury. "Great houses" were built ( Amos 3:15 ), "ivory... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 15:27

In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah King of Judah ; rather, in the thirty-ninth or thirty-eighth year (see the comment on verse 23). Pekahiah's "two years" may not have been complete. Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty years. The Assyrian records make this number impossible. Tiglath-pileser's entire reign lasted only eighteen years, yet it more than covered the entire reign of Pekah. When he first invaded the kingdom of Samaria,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 15:27-31

REIGN OF PEKAH . The writer is again exceedingly brief. Pekah's reign was a remarkable one, and might have furnished much material to the historian. In conjunction with Rezin of Damascus, he made war upon Judaea, defeated Ahaz with great loss ( 2 Chronicles 28:6 ), and laid siege to Jerusalem ( Isaiah 7:1 ). Ahaz called in the aid or' Assyria, and Tiglath-pileser made two expeditions into Palestine—the one mentioned in 2 Kings 15:29 , and another some years afterwards. In the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 15:28

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. Josephus ('Ant. Jud.,' 2 Kings 9:11 . § 1) says that Pekah was an irreligious king, and a transgressor of the Law ( ἀσεβής τε καὶ παράνομος ). Isaiah shows how he intrigued with foreigners against his brethren of the sister kingdom ( Isaiah 7:2-6 ). The writer of Chronicles tells of his fierce anger against the Jews ( 2 Chronicles 28:9 ),... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 15:29

In the fiftieth year of Azariah King of Judah ; really in the thirty-seventh year (see the comment on verses 1, 8, and 27). Azariah is mentioned by Tiglath-pileser as contending with him in the year in which he took tribute from Menahem, which is thought to have been B.C. 738. Apparently, he too was forced to pay tribute to the Assyrian monarch. Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years. So Josephus ( l.s.c .). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 15:29

In the days of Pekah Feng of Israel came Tiglath-pileser King of Assyria. Tiglath-pileser's records are not in the shape of annals, and are, moreover, in a very mutilated condition. He does not date events, like most Assyrian kings, by his regal years. His first expedition into Syria is thought, however, to have been in his third year, B.C. 743, but there is no evidence that, on this occasion, he proceeded further south than Damascus, where he took tribute from Rezin. Some years after... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 15:30

And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead. By a mutilated notice in the records of Tiglath-pileser, it appears that the revolution here related was the result of another invasion of the Israelite territory by that monarch. "The land of Beth-Croft," he says, " … the tribe … the goods of its people and their furniture I sent to Assyria. Pekah their king [I caused to be put to death?] and Hoshea I... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 15:31

And the rest of the acts of Pekah and all that he did (see the comment on 2 Kings 15:27-31 ) , behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 15:29

Tiglath-Pileser is the first among the Assyrian monarchs of Scripture whom we can certainly identify with a king mentioned in the monuments. According to the Assyrian Dr. he reigned from 745 B.C. to 727 B.C.; and the monuments show us this energetic and powerful prince (though, probably, an usurper), building and repairing palaces, levying armies, and carrying on successful wars against Merodach-Baladan in Babylonia, Rezin at Damascus, Hiram at; Tyre, the Medes, the Armenians, the natives of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 15:30

Hoshea, the son of Elah - One of Pekah’s friends, according to Josephus.The twentieth year of Jotham - According to 2 Kings 15:33 and 2 Chronicles 27:1, Jotham reigned only 16 years. See also the suggestion in the margin. Strangely enough, this first year of Hoshea is also called, not the fourth, but the twelfth of Ahaz 2 Kings 17:1. The chronological confusion of the history, as it stands, is striking.Uzziah - i. e. Azariah. See 2 Kings 15:1-4. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 15:8-31

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 15:27

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 15:27-31

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 15:28

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 15:29

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 15:29

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 15:30

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 15:31

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 15:29

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 15:30

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