To Samaria . While the Syrian king carried his captives to Damascus ( 2 Chronicles 28:5 ), the Israel king carried his to Samaria. The numbers in this verse, with the added hundred and twenty thousand whom Pekah slew ( 2 Chronicles 28:6 ), may be compared with the military strength of the kingdom in Uzziah's time, as given in 2 Chronicles 26:13 . read more
The sending back of the captives-an incident of the Israelitish war. I. THE WARRIORS OF ISRAEL AND THE CAPTIVES OF JUDAH . ( 2 Chronicles 28:8 .) 1 . The number of the captives. Two hundred thousand persons. 2 . The persons of the captives. 3 . The destination of the captives. Samaria, in the Assyrian monuments Sa-mir-i-na , the capital of the northern kingdom, built by Omri ( 1 Kings 16:24 ). II. THE WARRIORS OF ISRAEL AND THE ... read more
This chapter is supplemental in character, The writer seems to assume that the narrative of Kings (marginal reference) is known, and is mainly anxious to add points which the author of that narrative has omitted. read more
Images for Baalim - Or, to serve as Baalim, i. e as representatives of the different forms or characters of the chief Phoenician deity. read more
Compare the 2 Kings 16:3 note. read more
He sacrificed also etc - Compare 2 Kings 16:4. read more
The two battles here mentioned, one with Rezin (king of Syria), and the other with Pekah (king of Israel) are additions to the narrative of the writer of Kings (marginal reference “g”). The events of the Syro-Israelite war were probably spread over several years. read more
The fearful loss here described may have been due to a complete defeat followed by panic. read more
Maaseiah was either an officer called “the king’s son” (compare 1 Kings 22:26), or perhaps a son of Jotham, since Ahaz could hardly have had a son old enough to take part in the battle (compare 2 Chronicles 28:1).Elkanah, as “second to the king,” was probably the chief of the royal counselors. read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 28:7
The king's son . This can scarcely mean the child of Ahaz, considering Ahaz's age; some think a brother of the present king, son of Jotham, may be intended. We have also to fall back upon the use of the phrase, "king's son," for some special official of the king or court (see note on 2 Chronicles 18:25 ; and its parallel, 1 Kings 22:26 ). The governor of the house ; Revised Version, ruler. We have probably a sufficient clue to this designation in 1 Kings 4:6 ; and the designation... read more