Of most of the kings of judah we are told how old they were when they began their reign, and by that may compute how old they were when they died. But by faith, through the eyes of faithbecause he knew god, because he was close to godhe understood that god was with him always and a tremendous army of angelic beings protected his servant elisha. The history of many of the kings of israel that reigned at the same time is given us in short, five in succession, all of whom, except one, went down slain to the pit, and their murders were their successors. This section of 2 kings 15 begins the story of five kings over israel. Yahweh reassured him that there were seven thousand who had.
Jul 04, 2010 textual horizons a suggestion right off the bat lengthen the pericope to include at least verses 15 19a, if not the whole of 2 kings 5. Being a child only four years old when his father was murdered, a regency was appointed during azariahs minority. Because they opened not to him refused to open the gates of. The history of many of the kings of israel that reigned at the same time is given us in short. Those are best able to speak of the power of divine grace, who themselves experience it. He took gilead and galilee, including all the land of naphtali, and deported the people to assyria. And his mothers name was jerusha, the daughter of zadok. Gods presence is made evident through the restoration of naamans body, which results from his reluctant attentiveness to the.
Then menahem smote tiphsah either that tiphsah mentioned 1 kings 4. It is likely that elisha could not literally see all of these spirit beings that were out there on the mountain. Honor means to give high regard, respect, and esteem to. They went to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him. He was a sinful king and the lord did not find favor with him. When the members of the prophetic guild in jericho, 1 who were standing at a distance, 2 saw him do this, they said, the spirit that energized elijah 3 rests upon elisha. The company of the prophets from jericho, who were watching, said, the spirit of elijah is resting on elisha. Naaman is a gentilean arameanthe commander of an army often hostile to israel. He also shows himself grateful to elisha the prophet. Being a child only four years old when his father was murdered, a regency was appointed. Respect means to have deferential regard for, to treat with propriety and consideration. We read of him in 2 chronicles that he sought the lord. At that time menahem sacked tiphsah and all who were in it and its territory from tirzah on.
Verse 15 of 2 kings 5 bookends this first half of the passage with an acknowledgement of god dwelling in israel. The effect is to place this scene, which is the central scene in the whole of 12 kings, outside of time. In the twentyseventh year of jeroboam king of israel, azariah the son of amaziah, king of judah, became king. The history of many of the kings of israel that reigned at the same time is given us in short, five in succession, all of whom, except one, went down slain to the pit, and their murderers were their successors. Read 2 kings 15 commentary using commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible.
Study the bible online using commentary on 2 kings 15 and. Ultimately, zechariah was assassinated by shallum, who then took the throne. Like the samaritan leper healed by jesus, naaman came back to give glory to god. The biblical author here crowds into this single chapter the events of seventy years, dismissing the long halfcentury reign of azariah uzziah in judah with a mere seven verses and compressing the five reigns of phantom kings of israel in the remaining space. The most memorable part of the tour, however, was not the beautiful rock formations. And the coasts thereof, from tirzah all the people dwelling between those places. Many kings reign in israel and in judahtheir wickedness, wars, conspiracies, and evils are describedmuch of israel is carried captive to assyria by tiglathpileser. He succeeded his father, amaziah see ii kings 14ii chronicles 25 notes. See all of our coronavirus resources here toggle navigation. In the thirty and eighth year of azariah king of judah did zechariah the son of jeroboam reign over israelthere was an interregnum from some unknown cause. If magistrates cannot do all they would, for the suppressing of vice and profaneness, let them do the more to support and advance piety and virtue. He sacked tiphsah and ripped open all the pregnant women. One family vacation we visited cave of the winds in colorado springs.
David guzik commentary on 2 kings 16 describes the reign of ahaz, who makes judah a subject nation to assyria and perverts worship at the temple. Samaria was quite out of his road to damascus, but benefit melted his heart, and the pride, which had been indignant that the prophet did not come out to him, faded before thankfulness, which impelled him to go to the prophet. This daily newsletter provides a starting point for personal study, and. The history of two of the kings of judah is briefly recorded. Read 2 kings 15 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. A free bible version and commentary on the old testament book of 2 kings in easy english. Because they opened not to him refused to open the gates of their city, and submit to him as conqueror. Verse by verse commentaries by book precept austin. Creating an account allows you to access more features and content such as. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 1 and 2 kings the niv application commentary.
The second book of the kings commentary by robert jamieson chapter 15 2ki 15. Daily verse and comment, and have biblical truth delivered to your inbox. Nothing does more towards the making of a nation an easy prey to a common enemy than. Textual horizons a suggestion right off the bat lengthen the pericope to include at least verses 15 19a, if not the whole of 2 kings 5. He was a great man in the sight of his master and highly regarded, because through him the lord had given victory to aram.
And that devine presence envelopes the entire universe at any given point in time and space. It could be read as being just as much about the womans persistent faith, as it is read as showing the capacity to which the word of the lord is with the prophet. It describes the corruption and disorganization that made them the easy prey of assyria. To a nine year old flatlander, a mountain cave was an exciting experience. Commentaries, history books, and more are linked to this page. In the twenty and seventh year of jeroboamit is thought that the throne of judah continued vacant eleven or twelve years, between the death of amaziah and the inauguration of his son azariah.
An error of transcription for the fifteenth year 15. But in an evil hour uzziah he is also called azariah in this chapter forgot that, though he was a king, he owed allegiance to a greater king. He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fiftytwo years in jerusalem. Study 2 kings 15 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. Now ahaziah fell through the lattice of his upper room in samaria, and was injured. He reigned in judah from 16 years of age until he was 68. In the twenty and seventh year of jeroboam after an interregnum of twelve years in the kingdom of judah, either through the prevalency of the faction which cut off amaziah the father, and kept the son out of his kingdom. Note that 931bc marks the division of the kingdom into southern tribes judah and benjamin and ten. This chapter anticipates the final overthrow of this kingdom of the tribes. Genesis 3 commentary genesis 12 commentary genesis 15 commentary. Bible commentary 2 kings 15 2 chronicles 26 bibletrack. So he sent messengers to the temple of baalzebub, the god of ekron, to ask whether he would recover. While the nation was thus shattered by divisions at home the kings of assyria, first one 2 kings 15. He was the son of jeroboam, but his reign only lasted six months.