2 Chronicles 22:10-23:21 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 22:10-12

We have here what we had before, 2 Kgs. 11:1-16 1. A wicked woman endeavouring to destroy the house of David, that she might set up a throne for herself upon the ruins of it. Athaliah barbarously cut off all the seed-royal (2 Chron. 22:10), perhaps intending to transmit the crown of Judah after herself to some of her own relations, that though her family was cut off in Israel by Jehu it might be planted in Judah. 2. A good woman effectually preserving it from being wholly extirpated. One of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 22:9-12

And he sought Ahaziah ,.... Who fled on Joram's being wounded by Jehu: and they caught him ; the soldiers of Jehu, who were sent after him, and bid to smite him: for he was hid in Samaria ; either in some part of the kingdom of Samaria, or in the city itself, whither he fled: and brought him to Jehu : who was at Jezreel; see Gill on 2 Kings 9:27 , and when they had slain him they buried him ; not at Jezreel, but delivered him to his servants to carry him to Jerusalem, and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 22:10

All the seed royal of the house of Judah - Nothing but the miraculous intervention of the Divine providence could have saved the line of David at this time, and preserved the prophecy relative to the Messiah. The whole truth of that prophecy, and the salvation of the world, appeared to be now suspended on the brittle thread of the life of an infant of a year old, (see 2 Chronicles 24:1 ;), to destroy whom was the interest of the reigning power! But God can save by few as... 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 22:5-12

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 22:10

But when Athaliah . For parallel to the end of the chapter, see 2 Kings 11:1-3 . The words, of the house of Judah , are here carefully supplied, wanting in parallel. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 22:10-12

Compare the marginal reference and notes. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 22:1-12

A.M. 3119. B.C. 885. Ahaziah’s wicked reign, 2 Chronicles 22:1-4 . Being confederate with Joram, he is slain by Jehu, 2 Chronicles 22:5-9 . Athaliah destroys the seed royal, and usurps the kingdom, 2 Chronicles 22:10-12 . 2 Chronicles 22:1. The band of men had slain all the eldest A cruel sort of men, who came along with the Arabians, and therefore slew those whom the Arabians had spared, and only carried into captivity. Or the Philistines may be intended, who accompanied the Arabians... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 22:10-12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 22:9-12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 22:10

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 22:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 22:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 22:1-12

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 22:5-12

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 22:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 22:10-12

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 22:1-12

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