2 Chronicles 29:1

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 29:1-11

Here is, I. Hezekiah's age when he came to the crown. He was twenty-five years old. Joash, who came to the crown after two bad reigns, was but seven years old; Josiah, who came after two bad reigns, was but eight, which occasioned the delay of the reformation; but Hezekiah had come to years, and so applied himself immediately to it. We may well think with what a sorrowful heart he beheld his father's idolatry and profaneness, how it troubled him to see the doors of the temple shut, though,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 29:1-2

Hezekiah began to reign ,.... Of these two verses; see Gill on 2 Kings 18:2 ; see Gill on 2 Kings 18:3 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 29:1

Hezekiah . The Ezekias of Matthew 1:9 . Five and twenty years old . We have been told ( 2 Chronicles 28:1 ) that Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years. So that, if these numbers be correct, and the numbers of our verse correct, Hezekiah must have been born when his father was only eleven years old. Of which all that can be said is, with Keil, that such a thing was not impossible and not unknown. It is far more probable, however, that one of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 29:1-2

The accession of Hezekiah. I. HIS PERSON . 1 . His name. Hezekiah, "The might of Jehovah;" Hizkiyah ( 2 Kings 18:1 ); Hiskiyahu ( 2 Chronicles 29:1 ; Isaiah 36:1 ; Isaiah 37:1 , Isaiah 37:3 ); with which last corresponds Hazakijau, or Hazakiau, of the Assyrian inscriptions. 2 . His parentage. His father Ahaz ( 2 Chronicles 28:27 ), to whom while yet a lad he must have been born (see homily on 2 Chronicles 28:1-27 ); his mother Abijah, "Father of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 29:1-11

The height of opportunity. To Hezekiah as he ascended the throne of Judah there was presented a very noble opportunity. His father had brought the nation down very low, had left it "naked" to its various enemies, had caused it to incur the sore displeasure of the Lord, had suffered it to reach the very verge of destruction. But he himself was young and strong; he knew what was the secret and what the source of prosperity; he indulged the hope that everything might yet be restored if... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 29:1-36

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 29:1-36

The reformation of Hezekiah-the thing done suddenly. Hezekiah was the thirteenth of the twenty kings of the line of Judah; but when his reign of twenty-nine years had run to its end, as many as two hundred and eighty-two yearn had sped away of the three hundred and ninety-two of the duration of the line up to the date of the Captivity. It may also be remembered that, of the seven reigns following upon that of Hezekiah, two (those of Jehoahaz and Jehoiachin) lasted only three months each.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 29:1

The treatment of Hezekiah’s reign by the author of Chronicles is in marked contrast with that followed in the Book of Kings. The writer of Kings describes mainly civil affairs; the author of Chronicles gives a full account of Hezekiah’s religious reformation. 2 Chr. 29–31 contain matter, therefore, which is almost wholly new. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 29:1-36

Hezekiah’s religious reforms (29:1-31:21)Immediately he became king, Hezekiah began a thorough reformation of Judah’s religion. This was prompted partly by the preaching of the prophet Micah (Jeremiah 26:17-19; see notes on 2 Kings 18:1-12).The Chronicler gives a detailed account of Hezekiah’s work, particularly that part of it which affected the temple, the priests and the Levites. Hezekiah called a meeting of priests and Levites and told them plainly that neglect of the temple was the reason... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Chronicles 29:1

began to reign. In the third year of Hoshea, king of Israel. Therefore in the last year but one of his father's reign. Hezekiah began his reformation in 616, the first year of his sole reign. See App-50 . Abijah. In 2 Kings 18:2 it is given as 'Abi, here it is 'Abijah. But the "I" in the former stands for the abbreviation of "jah" in the latter. read more

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