2 Chronicles 28:20-22 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:16-27

Here is, I. The great distress which the kingdom of Ahaz was reduced to for his sin. In general, 1. The Lord brought Judah low, 2 Chron. 28:19. They had lately been very high in wealth and power; but God found means to bring them down, and make them as despicable as they had been formidable. Those that will not humble themselves under the word of God will justly be humbled by his judgments. Iniquity brings men low, Ps. 106:43. 2. Ahaz made Judah naked. As his sin debased them, so it exposed... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:20

And Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria came unto him ,.... Not to Jerusalem, but to Damascus, where he made a diversion in his favour, and took that city, and where Ahaz met him, 2 Kings 16:9 . and distressed him, but strengthened him not ; exhausted his treasures, and laid a tribute upon him, but did not help him against the Edomites and Philistines, or recover for him the cities they had taken from him; and, in taking Damascus, he served himself more than Ahaz, and paved the way for... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:21

For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the Lord, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes ,.... A part out of the treasures of the temple, and a part out of his own treasures, and another which he levied upon his nobles: and gave it unto the king of Assyria ; sent it to him as a present, to engage him on his side, and assist him against his enemies, 2 Kings 16:10 . but he helped him not ; See Gill on 2 Chronicles 28:20 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:22

And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord ,.... By increasing his idolatries, as appears by what he did, in imitation of what he saw at Damascus, where he had an interview with the king of Assyria, 2 Kings 16:10 this is that King Ahaz ; that monster of iniquity, than whom there was none worse, nor any so bad, of all the kings of Judah. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 28:21

But he helped him not - He did him no ultimate service. See the note on 2 Kings 16:9 . After 2 Kings 16:15 , the 23d, 24th, and 25th verses are introduced before the 16th, in the Syriac and Arabic, and the 22d verse is wholly wanting in both, though some of the expressions may be found in the twenty-first verse. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:1-27

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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 28:20

Tilgath-Pilneser (see 1 Chronicles 5:6 , 1 Chronicles 5:26 ; 2 Kings 15:29 ; 2 Kings 16:10 , our parallel. See our notes in full on 1 Chronicles 5:6 , 1 Chronicles 5:26 ). Gesenius dates his reign as King of Assyria as B.C. 753-734; others as about B.C. 747-728. Distressed him, but strengthened him not . This is in our writer's usual deeper moral and religious vein, and was no doubt most true. For all Ahaz paid and bribed out of the sacrilegiously employed treasure of the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:16-27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:22

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 28:21

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:1-27

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 28:20

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