John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 26:11
Moreover, Uzziah had an host of fighting men ,.... A standing army: that went out to war by bands ; to annoy his enemies, and to scour the country from thieves and robbers, that came in troops to plunder: according to the number of their account, by the hand of Jeiel the scribe ; the secretary of war, who ordered these bands, settled their number, and directed their destination: and Maaseiah the ruler ; or officer over them, a lieutenant: under the hand of Hananiah, one of the... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 26:1-15
We have here an account of two things concerning Uzziah:? I. His piety. In this he was not very eminent or zealous; yet he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord. He kept up the pure worship of the true God as his father did, and was better than his father, inasmuch as we have no reason to think he ever worshipped idols as his father did, no, not in his latter days, when his heart was lifted up. It is said (2 Chron. 26:5), He sought God in the days of Zechariah, who, some think, was... read more