What does 2 Chronicles 21:7 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"Howbeit the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a lighta to him and to his sons for ever."
Verse 2 Chronicles 21:7. _TO GIVE A LIGHT TO HIM_] To give him a _descendant_....
3. DECLINE AND APOSTASY UNDER JEHORAM, AHAZIAH AND ATHALIAH CHAPTER 21 The Reign of Jehoram _ 1. Jehoram's wicked reign (2 Chronicles 21:1)_ 2. Revolt of Edom (2 Chronicles 21:8) 3. Revolt of Libn...
THE REIGN OF JEHORAM (see notes on 1 Kings 22:50; 2 Kings 8:17). A large part of this section has nothing corresponding to it in 1 and 2 K. 2 Chronicles 21:1. _Cf._ 1 Kings 22:50. 2 Chronicles 21:5....
THE COVENANT. Compare 2 Samuel 7:12. AS. according as. A LIGHT. a lamp. Compare 1 Kings 15:4; 1 Kings 11:36. The word always refers to this promise to David....
_the house of David_ In 2 Kin. _Judah_, a term sparingly used in Chron.; cp. 2 Chronicles 11:3 (note). _a light_ R.V. A LAMP. Thus figuratively applied the Heb. word is written _nîr_; ordinarily "lam...
6. THE REIGN OF JEHORAM (2 Chronicles 21:5-20) TEXT 2 Chronicles 21:5. Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 6. And he walked in the w...
_HOWBEIT THE LORD WOULD NOT DESTROY THE HOUSE OF DAVID, BECAUSE OF THE COVENANT THAT HE HAD MADE WITH DAVID, AND AS HE PROMISED TO GIVE A LIGHT TO HIM AND TO HIS SONS FOR EVER._ No JFB commentary on...
REIGN OF JEHOKAM This chapter in part reproduces 2 Kings 8:17 but adds several particulars respecting the judgments brought upon Jehoram....
2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE The *Kingdom called Judah 2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 10 TO 36 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 21 JEHORAM BECOMES KING OF JUDAH – 2 CHRONICLES 21:1-7 V1 Jehoshaphat d...
THE LORD WOULD NOT DESTROY THE HOUSE OF DAVID ... — An exegetical (not _arbitrary,_ as Thenius asserts) expansion of “The Lord would not destroy Judah, for the sake of David his servant” (Kings). THE...
וְ לֹא ־אָבָ֣ה יְהוָ֗ה לְ הַשְׁחִית֙ אֶת ־בֵּ֣ית דָּוִ֔יד לְמַ֣עַן הַ בְּרִ֔ית אֲשֶׁ֥ר כָּרַ֖ת...
JEHORAM, AHAZIAH, AND ATHALIAH: THE CONSEQUENCES OF A FOREIGN MARRIAGE 2 Chronicles 21:1; 2 Chronicles 22:1; 2 Chronicles 23:1 THE accession of Jehoram is one of the instances in which a wicked son s...
With the passing of Jehoshaphat another period of degeneracy and darkness set in for the kingdom of Judah. He was succeeded by his first-born, Jehoram, who seems to have been a man of utterly evil nat...
_Lamp; heir and successor. C. Psalm cxxxi. 17._...
God's covenant love is a point of so much importance to be attended to in the history of the church, that the Holy Ghost hath caused it to be recorded both here and in the parallel, history, 2 Kings 8...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 21 THROUGH 26. Finally, the king perishes, according to Elijah's prediction. Disaster upon disaster falls upon Judah in consequence of this connection with t...
2 Chronicles 21:5....
Howbeit the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever. Ver. 7. _As he promised...
1 Iehoram succeeding Iehoshaphat, slayeth his brethren. 5 His wicked reigne. 8 Edom and Libnah reuolt. 12 The prophecie of Eliiah against him in writing. 16 Philistines and Arabians oppresse him....
THE WICKEDNESS OF JEHORAM...
THE REIGN OF JEHORAM (vv.1-20) Though verse 1 speaks of Jehoram's reigning when Jehoshaphat died, it is made clear in2 Kings 8:16 that Jehoram began to reign before Jehoshaphat's death, for it read...
LIGHT: _ Heb._ lamp, or candle...
1-11 Jehoram hated his brethren, and slew them, for the same reason that Cain hated Abel, and slew him, because their piety condemned his impiety. In the mystery of Providence such men sometimes prosp...
BECAUSE OF THE COVENANT THAT HE HAD MADE WITH DAVID; for which, in 2 KINGS 8:19, it is for David his servant's sake, i.e. not for David's merits, but for God's free promise and covenant, as it is here...
2 Chronicles 21:7 LORD H3068 would H14 (H8804) destroy H7843 (H8687) house H1004 David H1732 covenant H1285 made H3772 (H8804) David H1732 promised H559 (H8804) give H5414 (H8800) lamp H5216 sons H112...
CONTENTS: Jehoram's wicked reign over Judah and its accompanying disasters. CHARACTERS: God, Jehoram, Elijah, Libnah. CONCLUSION: Bad men bring judgment upon themselves and all about them. Wickednes...
2 Chronicles 21:2. _Jehoshaphat king of Israel._ Many think that Israel is here put for Judah; but many of the ten tribes now placed themselves under Jehoshaphat; the text may therefore be correct, Go...
2 CHRONICLES 21:2 Jehoram and Ahaziah. God is faithful to his promise to preserve David’s lineage, even when specific Davidic kings behave like the wicked King Ahab. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getEl...
CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter corresponds with 2 Kings 8:16; contains Jehoshaphat’s family arrangements (2 Chronicles 21:1); beginning and character of Jehoram’s reign (2 Chronicles 21:5); the writing...
EXPOSITION The matter of this chapter may be divided into four parts. The death and burial of Jehoshaphat, and the number, names, and position of his sons (2 Chronicles 21:1). The accession and wicke...
Now Jehoshaphat died, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead. And he had brothers who were also sons of Jehoshaphat [and it names several of the...
1 Kings 11:13; 1 Kings 11:36; 2 Chronicles 22:11; 2 Kings 8:19; 2 Samuel 23:5; 2 Samuel 7:12; Isaiah 7:6; Isaiah 7:7; Jeremiah 33:20;...