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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 21 This chapter relates Jehoram's succession to the throne of Judah, and the murders and idolatries committed by him, 2 Chronicles 21:1, the revolt of the Edomites from him, and some of his own people, 2 Chronicles 21:8, a writing of Elijah to him, threatening a great plague to him and his family, 2 Chronicles 21:12,...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Now Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers,.... [See comments on 1 Kings 22:50].
Matthew Henry - Complete Commentary - Matthew Henry
Never surely did any kingdom change its king so much for the worse as Judah did, when Jehoram, one of the vilest, succeeded Jehoshaphat, one of the best. Thus were they punished for not making a better use of Jehoshaphat's good government, and their disaffectedness (or coldness at least) to his reformation, ch. xx. 33. Those that knew not now to...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he had brethren, the sons of Jehoshaphat,.... That is, Jehoram had, who succeeded him: their names follow, Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah; two of them were of the same name; though it may be observed, that in the Hebrew text they are somewhat distinguished, the latter is called Azariah; Jehiel is...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things,.... As jewels and precious stones; or precious garments, as the Targum, in like manner as Abraham gave to his sons, when he sent them from Isaac: with fenced cities in Judah; not as their own property, but he appointed them governors in them, to defend them...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Now when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father,.... Succeeded him in it, and reigned alone, for he had reigned with his father some years before his death; [See comments on 2 Kings 8:16], he strengthened himself; in the kingdom, by some means or another closely attaching the greater part of the princes, and people of the land, unto...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Ver. 5-10. Jehoram was thirty two years old,.... Of these verses, [See comments on 2 Kings 8:17] [See comments on 2 Kings 8:18] [See comments on 2 Kings 8:19] [See comments on 2 Kings 8:20] [See comments on 2 Kings 8:21] [See comments on 2 Kings 8:22]
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
[See comments on 2 Chronicles 21:5].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
[See comments on 2 Chronicles 21:5].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
[See comments on 2 Chronicles 21:5].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
[See comments on 2 Chronicles 21:5].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
[See comments on 2 Chronicles 21:5].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Moreover, he made high places in the mountains of Judah,.... Temples and altars for idols, which, being built on mountains, had the name of high places; and these Jehoram made or rebuilt were those which had been pulled down by Asa and Jehoshaphat: and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication; that is, idolatry, drawing them by...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet,.... Not what was written by him after his ascension to heaven, and from thence came to Jehoram, even seven years after that, as say some Jewish writers (z); nor was it a writing from another person of the same name in those times, since of such an one we nowhere read; nor from Elisha bearing...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel,.... Worshipping the calves, and even Baal, with other idols, as they did: and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like to the whoredoms of the house of Ahab; meaning spiritual whoredoms or idolatries: and hast also slain thy brethren of thy father's house, which were...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Behold, with a great plague will the Lord smite thy people,.... They going into the same idolatry with himself willingly, at least great part of them, and therefore deserved to be smitten, and which would be a punishment to him: and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy goods; which should be carried captive, as the event shows.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And thou shalt have great sickness by disease of thy bowels,.... Which was a just retaliation to him, for having no bowels of compassion on his brethren whom he slew: until thy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness day by day; that continuing day after day, and even year after year, the space of two years, as appears from 2 Chronicles 21:19.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Moreover, the Lord stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines,.... Which had been depressed in the times of Jehoshaphat, to whom they brought their presents and tribute willingly, 2 Chronicles 17:11 and of the Arabians that were near the Ethiopians; not the Ethiopians of Africa, as the Targum, for the Arabians were not near them, but...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, c. l In an hostile manner: and carried away all the substance that was found in the king's house, his gold, silver, and precious things, the rich furniture of his palace no mention is made of any other plunder in the city, or the country; so that they seem to have had their principal eye to the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
After all this the Lord smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease. What it was is not agreed upon; some take it be an "hernia", or rupture; others, the falling of the "anus", or a fistula in it; others, the colic, or iliac passion; but generally it is thought to be a dysentery, or bloody flux; the Targum is, "the Word of the Lord broke...