2 Chronicles 26:6 NIV

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

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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 26:6

Uzziah’s expedition was the natural sequel to the Edomite war of Amaziah 2 Chronicles 25:11, which crushed the most formidable of all the tribes of the south. On Jabneh see Joshua 15:11 note; and on Ashdod see Joshua 13:3 note. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 26:6

2 Chronicles 26:6. And brake down the wall of Gath Which had been taken by Hazael, in the days of Joash his grand-father, chap. 2 Kings 12:17; but was either relinquished by him, because it lay so far from his other dominions; or retaken by the Philistines, who had now repaired its fortifications and kept it. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 26:1-23

Prosperity followed by disaster (25:1-28:27)Succeeding kings of Israel are passed over in silence (2 Kings 13:1-25). Judah was to have nothing to do with the northern kingdom, not even to the hiring of Israelite soldiers. Amaziah took the advice, and was rewarded with victory in a battle against Edom. But the victory, instead of increasing his dependence on God, gave him a feeling of independence. He turned from God and worshipped idols. The ungodly northern kingdom then became God’s instrument... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 26:1-15

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

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 26:1-15

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 26:1-23

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 26:1-23

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 26:6

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 26:6-15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 26:6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 26:6

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 26:1-23

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