2 Chronicles 18

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 18:24

So also, probably, this verse would purport to tell us beforehand distinctly what is not told after the issue of the battle and Ahab's death, that Zedekiah and his co-prophets did what they could, however vainly, to hide and to elude the vengeance of Jezebel ( 1 Kings 20:30 ; 1 Kings 22:25 ; 2 Kings 9:2 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 18:25

Carry him back . The last of these three words tells, of course, its own tale, of what had already been the treatment accorded to Micaiah. Amon the governor … Joash the king's son. This latter person is found only here and in the parallel, and the designation given him probably does not intend a personal relationship to the king, but an official; so see again 2 Chronicles 28:7 ; and note the conjunction again of the governor of the house, in the next clause. The Vulgate translates the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 18:26

Only the slightest differences are noticeable between this verse and the parallel, this latter using the sign of the objective case (which in this instance would probably lend some contemptuousness of expression), and using the word "come" instead of return . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 18:27

The courage and fidelity of Micaiah, in not deserting either his prophet-message or his prophet-Master, are admirable, and for his determined appeal to all the people, which was made in the very face of the king or kings, see again Micah 1:2 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 18:28

It must remain doubtful which of the kings carried with him the uneasier heart. What Jehoshaphat might have gained in less element of personal and physical fear, he by rights should have lost in sensitiveness of conscience. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 18:28-34

The true lesson of human ignorance. What are the true lessons that we gather from this interesting episode? There may be suggested— I. TWO THOUGHTS WHICH ARE SPECIOUS BUT FALSE . Some men would probably infer from similar facts happening in the range of their own observation: 1 . That the issue of events is in the hands of an irreversible fate. Ahab (they would argue) was bound to fall that day; do what he might, disguise himself as he pleased, take whatever... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 18:28-34

The battle of Ramoth.-an ill-fated expedition. I. AHAB 'S DISGUISE . ( 2 Chronicles 18:29 .) 1 . Artfully contrived. Apprehensive of the truth of Micaiah's prediction, Ahab agreed with Jehoshaphat to lay aside his royal robes and go into battle in the garb of a common soldier, perhaps (though not so said) concealing his well-known features behind a vizor, while he (Jehoshaphat), who had no occasion to dread an evil issue from the campaign, should array himself as usual in regal... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 18:29

Ahab does not seem disposed to lose anything again for want of asking, and even vouchsafing apparently (but it is exceedingly likely that this arises from our failing to appreciate exactly the force of the Hebrew forms in the text) to use the tone of directing, to his brother-king of the better part and kingdom. It must be presumed that there was something to relieve Ahab's language of the barefaced disregard for the safety of Jehoshaphat and regard for his own, which lie on the surface of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 18:30

Our had commanded stands rendered in the parallel not so explicitly "commanded," but in both cases the Hebrew text is the same ( צִוָּה ). Therefore, if the place of 2 Chronicles 18:29 , 2 Chronicles 18:30 were inverted, what reads like the cool suggestion of Ahab in 2 Chronicles 18:29 would seem more tolerable. Mean. time, Benhadad's command argues the intensity of his resentment towards Ahab, and not less ungrateful forgetfulness for the ultimate consideration that Ahab had... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 18:31

Comparing this and following verse minutely with the parallel ( 1 Kings 22:32 , 1 Kings 22:33 ), the exact correspondence of the latter of each pair of verses only the more clearly points the significance belonging to the two clauses of foreign matter interposed so characteristically by the writer of Chronicles for his own unvarying special objects, viz. the Lord helped him; and God moved them. What the cry of Jehoshaphat was remains uncertain; whether a cry to his own bodyguard and... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 18:24

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 18:25

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 18:26

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 18:27

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 18:28

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 18:28-34

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 18:28-34

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 18:29

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 18:30

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 18:31

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