2 Chronicles 26:6-7

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 26:6

And he went forth, and warred against the Philistines ,.... Who in the times of Jehoram broke in upon Judah, and distressed them, 2 Chronicles 21:16 . and brake down the wall of Gath ; which was one of the five principalities of the Philistines: and the wall of Jabneh ; nowhere else mentioned in Scripture, but frequent in the Jewish writings; where the sanhedrim sometimes sat, and where was a famous university, and from whence sprung many of the Jewish rabbins; it is the same which... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 26:7

And God helped him against the Philistines ,.... He did not do all before related of himself, and by his own strength, but by the help of God; the Targum is"the Word of the Lord helped him:" and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gurbaal ; the same with Gerar, according to the Targum; which also belonged to the Philistines, and had a king in Abraham's time, Genesis 20:1 , the same with Askelon, another of the five principalities of the Philistines: and the Mehunims ; or the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 26:7

And God helped him - "And the Word of the Lord helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians who lived in Gerar, and the plains of Meun." - Targum. These are supposed to be the Arabs which are called the Meuneons, or Munites, or Meonites. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 26:1-15

Uzziah the prosperous. I. A YOUTHFUL SOVEREIGN . ( 2 Chronicles 26:1-3 .) 1 . His names. Uzziah, "Might of Jehovah" ( 2 Kings 15:13 , 2 Kings 15:30 , 2 Kings 15:32 , 2 Kings 15:34 ; Isaiah 1:1 ; Isaiah 6:1 ; Amos 1:1 ; Zechariah 14:5 ); Azariah, "Whom Jehovah aids" ( 2 Kings 14:21 ; 2 Kings 15:1 , 2 Kings 15:6 , 2 Kings 15:8 , 2 Kings 15:17 , 2 Kings 15:23 , 2 Kings 15:27 ; 1 Chronicles 3:12 );—the former, the designation taken by or conferred... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 26:1-23

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 26:1-23

The reign of fifty-two years spoiled in an hour. Many a reign, indeed, was a spoiled reign which had begun well, promised well, and continued well for some length, of time. But the reign of Uzziah, of all the reigns of Judah and of Israel the longest with the one exception of that of Manasseh, and particularly full of prosperity, and remarkably varied prosperity within, of success in just foreign wars, and of that which led to these things, viz. the most gracious tokens of the Divine... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 26:6

The Philistines . It has been seen how the Philistines, humbled to tribute under Jehoshaphat ( 2 Chronicles 17:10-13 ), had lifted up their heads repeatedly since, as on one occasion in alliance with Arabians ( 2 Chronicles 21:16 , 2 Chronicles 21:17 ) against Jehoram. Brake down the wall (see 2 Chronicles 25:23 , the first occasion of this exact expression). Gath (see the parallel to our 2 Chronicles 24:23 , 2 Chronicles 24:24 in 2 Kings 12:17 ). Jabneh . A city on the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 26:6-15

A victorious career. Perhaps it is not well understood that Uzziah was one of the strongest of the kings of Judah, and ran a remarkably successful course. Had not his sun set in some dark clouds, his name and fame would probably have stood far higher than they do. But when we have made necessary allowances, there remains before our eyes the picture of— I. A VICTORIOUS CAREER . This, whether we have regard to: 1 . The extension of his kingdom; he prevailed against the Edomites,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 26:7

Gur-baal . Though nothing is known of this place (the meaning of which is "abode of Baal," perhaps from some temple of Baal), yet its companion Maon, the city of the Mehunim ( 2 Chronicles 22:1 ; 10:12 ), shows whereabouts it was. read more

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