2 Kings 22:17 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 22:11-20

We hear no more of the repairing of the temple: no doubt that good work went on well; but the book of the law that was found in it occupies us now, and well it may. It is not laid up in the king's cabinet as a piece of antiquity, a rarity to be admired, but it is read before the king. Those put the truest honour upon their Bibles that study them and converse with them daily, feed on that bread and walk by that light. Men of honour and business must look upon an acquaintance with God's word to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 22:17

Because they have forsaken me ,.... My worship, as the Targum; his word and ordinances: and have burnt incense unto other gods ; to Baal, to the host of heaven, and other Heathen deities: that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands : their idols of wood, stone, gold, and silver, which their hands had made, to worship; than which nothing was more provoking to God: therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched ; the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 22:17

My wrath shall be kindled - The decree is gone forth; Jerusalem shall be delivered into the hands of its enemies; the people will revolt more and more; towards them longsuffering is useless; the wrath of God is kindled, and shall not be quenched. This was a dreadful message. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 22:1-20

ACCESSION OF JOSIAH . REPAIR OF THE TEMPLE . RECOVERY OF THE BOOK OF THE LAW . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 22:1-20

A monarch of rare virtue, and a God of retributive justice. "Josiah was eight years old," etc. There are two subjects in this chapter that arrest our attention, and which are fertile with suggestions. I. A MONARCH OF RARE VIRTUE . "Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem," etc. In this monarch we discover four distinguished merits. 1. Religiousness of action . "He did that which was right in the sight of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 22:8-20

The finding of the Law-book. The finding of the book of the Law by Hilkiah in the temple marks a distinct turning-point in Josiah's reformation It is admitted generally that this Law-book included, if it did not exclusively consist of, the Book of Deuteronomy. As it is further allowed that some of the main narrative documents of our present Pentateuch, and the book of the covenant ( Exodus 21:1-36 .-23.), if not also collections of priestly laws, were then in existence, and had long been,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 22:15-20

The prophecy of Huldah . The word of the Lord comes to Huldah with the arrival of the messengers, or perhaps previous to it, and she is at once ready with her reply. It divides itself into two parts. In 2 Kings 22:15-17 the inquiry made is answered—answered affirmatively, "Yes, the fiat is gone forth; it is too late to avert the sentence; the anger of the Lord is kindled, and shall not be quenched ." After this, in 2 Kings 22:18-20 , a special message is sent to the king, granting... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 22:17

Because they have forsaken me. This was the gist of their offence, the thing that was unpardonable. Against this were all the chief warnings in the Law ( Deuteronomy 12:19 ; Deuteronomy 29:25-28 ; Deuteronomy 31:16 , Deuteronomy 31:17 ; Deuteronomy 32:15 , etc.) and the prophets ( 10:13 ; 1 Samuel 8:8 ; 1 Samuel 12:9 ; 1 Kings 9:9 ; 1 Kings 11:33 ; 1 Kings 18:18 ; Isaiah 1:4 ; Isaiah 65:11 ; Jeremiah 1:16 ; Jeremiah 2:13 , etc.). It was not merely that they... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 22:17

Have burned incense - In the marginal reference the corresponding phrase is: “have served other gods, and worshipped them.” Its alteration to “have bnrned incense” points to the fact that the favorite existing idolatry was burning incense on the housetops to Baal Jeremiah 19:13; Jeremiah 32:29 and to the host of heaven 2 Kings 21:3. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 22:17

2 Kings 22:17. Because they have forsaken me The God of their fathers, and the only living and true God. And burned incense to other gods Imaginary beings of their own devising, or the works of their hands Gods which they themselves have made. To provoke me to anger As if they designed this, and worshipped these vanities for no other end but to provoke me; for in so doing they said, in effect, there is as much reason and propriety in worshipping the stock of a tree, as in worshipping... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 22:11-20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 22:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 22:17

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 22:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 22:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 22:8-20

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 22:15-20

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Kings 22:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 22:17

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Kings 22:17

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