2 Chronicles 28:21-25 KJV

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:1-27

This King Ahaz: the progress of a king literally devoid of religion. In such words, the significance of which no one can mistake, is the royal person who is the chief subject of this chapter pointed to ( 2 Chronicles 28:22 ). Ahaz is the bad son of a good father. He is a type of those who begin badly, who are untaught by experience, who grow worse by suffering and adversity, and who end by maddening themselves, to their own destruction! The career of his father Jotham is written,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:1-27

This is that King Ahaz. I. A DEGENERATE SON . Aliaz, "Grasper" or "Possessor." In the Tigiath-Plleser inscriptions, which probably confounded him with the son of Jehoram ( 2 Chronicles 21:17 ), he is called Jehoahaz, "Whom Jehovah grasps," though the Scripture writers may have dropped the prefix "Jeho-" on account of his wickedness. 1 . He possessed his father ' s nature. Of necessity, as his father's son ( Genesis 5:3 ). Yet he improved not upon that nature, but rather... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:16-21

An unfortunate embassy. I. THE PERSON APPROACHED . Tiglath-Pilneser ( 2 Chronicles 28:20 ), Tiglath-Pileser ( 2 Kings 16:7 ); in Assyrian, Takul-u- (Tukeal) -habal-i-sar-ra, meaning "He who puts his trust in Adar," or, "Adar is my confidence;" in the LXX . θαλγαθ - φελασσάρ ; the same person as Pal King of Assyria, to whom Menahem of Israel gave a thousand talents of silver as a bribe for aid to keep the throne he had usurped ( 2 Kings 15:17 ). Originally a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:21

Add to references of last verse 2 Chronicles 16:2 ; 2 Kings 12:18 ; 2 Kings 18:15 . But he helped him not . See the parallel in its 2 Kings 18:9 ( 2 Kings 16:1-20 .), and note on our foregoing verse. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:21-27

Sin in its issues. To what will sin lead us? What, when it nears its end and when it is finished, will it bring forth? We have the answer in this portion of Ahaz's life. I. INFATUATION . He robbed the palace and even plundered the temple in order to bribe the King of Assyria to help him, instead of going to the house of the Lord as a servant and suppliant of Jehovah, to seek and find his help. That is to say, he committed robbery and sacrilege in order to secure the succour of a man... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:22

This is that King Ahaz . Expunge the words in italic type. Revised Version, this same King Ahaz. But the most literal rendering will be the most forcible: He, the King Ahaz. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:23

He sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him . The writer must be understood to speak from the point of view of Ahaz, in putting it, that it was the gods of Damascus who smote." The formula, all Israel, is a clear instance of how the name "Israel" is used as "Judah." The gods of Damascus were, of course, the same with those of Syria, of which Damascus was capital. Their names were Rimmon, Tabrim-men, Hadad, and some others. Perhaps no verse in Chronicles is more typical of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:24

This verse (completed, indeed, by the verse following) heightens to its climax the description of the guilt of Ahaz, which grew to madness. 2 Chronicles 28:17 , 2 Chronicles 28:18 of the parallel enlarge our view of what Ahaz did in the way of destruction, relating his mutilation of the bases and laver and sea, after also the displacement of the brazen altar in favour of that the pattern of which he had sent from Damascus to Urijah the priest, who must have been a consenting party to the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 28:23

His adoption of the Syrian gods, Hadad, Rimmon, and others, as objects of worship, no doubt preceded the destruction of Damascus by the Assyrians 2 Kings 16:9.Israel - i. e. “Judah;” so in 2 Chronicles 28:27. Compare 2 Chronicles 28:19. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 28:24

Compare 2 Kings 16:17 note. The temple-worship was suspended, the lamps put out, and the doors shut, to prevent the priests from entering. The Jews still celebrate a yearly fast in commemoration of this time of affliction.Altars - As the one altar for sacrifice, which alone the Law allowed, symbolized the doctrine of one God, so these many altars spoke unmistakeably of the all-embracing polytheism affected by Ahaz. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:1-27

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:1-27

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:16-21

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:21

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:21-27

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:22

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:23

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:24

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 28:23

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 28:24

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