Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 23:1-11
We may well imagine the bad posture of affairs in Jerusalem during Athaliah's six years? usurpation, and may wonder that God permitted it and his people bore it so long; but after such a dark and tedious night the returning day in this revolution was the brighter and the more welcome. The continuance of David's seed and throne was what God had sworn by his holiness (Ps. 89:35), and an interruption was no defeasance; the stream of government here runs again in the right channel. The instrument... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 23
Six years bloody Athaliah had tyrannised; in this chapter we have her deposed and slain, and Joash, the rightful heir, enthroned. We had the story before nearly as it is here related, 2 Kgs. 11:4-21 I. Jehoiada prepared the people for the king, acquainted them with his design, armed them, and appointed them their posts, 2 Chron. 23:1-10. II. He produced the king to the people, crowned him, and anointed him, 2 Chron. 23:11. III. He slew the usurper, 2 Chron. 23:12-15. IV. He reformed the... read more