2 Chronicles 28:18

_THE PHILISTINES ALSO HAD INVADED THE CITIES OF THE LOW COUNTRY, AND OF THE SOUTH OF JUDAH, AND HAD TAKEN BETH-SHE'MESH, AND AJALON, AND GEDEROTH, AND SHOCHO WITH THE VILLAGES THEREOF, AND TIMNAH WITH THE_ _ VILLAGES THEREOF, GIMZO ALSO AND THE VILLAGES THEREOF: AND THEY DWELT THERE._ Gederoth - on the Philistine frontier (Joshua 15:41). SHOCHO - or Socah (Joshua 15:35), now Shuweikeh, a town in the valley of Judah (see the note at 1 Samuel 17:1). GIMZO - now Jimzu, a little east of Ludd (Lydda) (Robinson's 'Biblical Researches,' 3:, p. 56). All these disasters, by which the "Lord brought Judah low," was because of Ahaz, king of Israel (Judah) (see...

Philistia also, eager to retaliate the blows she had received from Uzziah 2 Chronicles 26:6, seized her opportunity. Ajalon and Shocho were among the cities fortified by Rehoboam 2 Chronicles 11:7, 2 Chronicles 11:10; Beth-shemesh Joshua 15:10 was famous as the scene of Amaziah’s defeat 2 Chronicles 25:21. Gimzo, which is not elsewhere mentioned in Scripture has been probably identified with the modern Jimzu, a large village about 2 12 miles from Ludd (the ancient Lydda)....

EXPOSITION This chapter is paralleled by 2 Kings 16:1. There is a great deal gained in this case by addition on the two accounts, however. Our chapter contains the wickedness by idolatry of Ahaz, the severe punishment thereof by the King of Syria, the Syrian captivity of Judah, and the release of the latter so unexpectedly (2 Chronicles 28:1); other punishments by war of Ahaz, his hardened heart, greater sins, and end (2 Chronicles 28:16-14). The united unsuccessful 'attacks of Syria and Israel, under Rezin and Pekah respectively, on Jerusalem, and attempt at the siege of Ahaz there; the Syrian recovery of Elath, and expulsion of the Jews thence, and the Assyrian taking of Da

THE PHILISTINES ALSO HAD INVADED THE CITIES OF THE LOW COUNTRY,.... Which lay nearest to them, as Sharon, Lydda, Joppa, c. in revenge of what Uzziah had done to them, 2 Chronicles 26:6, and of the south of Judah they penetrated as far as that, from the west to the south of the land: AND HAD TAKEN BETHSHEMESH, AND AJALON, AND GEDEROTH, AND SHOCHO, WITH THE VILLAGES THEREOF AND TIMNAH WITH THE VILLAGES THEREOF; of which see Joshua 15:10 AND GIMZO ALSO, AND THE VILLAGES THEREOF; which though nowhere else mentioned in Scripture, yet we frequently read in Jewish writings l of Nahum, a man of Ganizu, which perhaps is the same place with this: AND THEY DWELT THERE; kept them in their hands, and inhabited them. l T. Bab. Taanith, fol.

2 Chronicles 28:1. _Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem:_ So that he died before he reached the prime of life; he was cut off by God in the very midst of his sin. 2 Chronicles 28:1. _But he did not that which was right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father: for he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel,_ They had set up the worship of God under emblems, there were the calves of Bethel, the representation of strength: it was the worship of God by imagery, and Ahaz imitated it, and went even further in sin, 2 Chronicles 28:2. _And made also molten images for Baalim._

CHAPTER 28 THE REIGN OF AHAZ _ 1. The record of his reign (2 Chronicles 28:1)_ 2. The punishment of Ahaz (2 Chronicles 28:5) 3. The message of Oded and its results (2 Chronicles 28:9) 4. Further punishments of Ahaz (2 Chronicles 28:16) 5. Death of Ahaz (2 Chronicles 28:26) On Ahaz his wicked reign and apostasy, as well as the war with Syria and the invasion of Judah by Israel, see our annotations on...

THE REIGN OF AHAZ. See notes on 2 Kings 16, but the Chronicler's account of this reign is largely independent of 2 K.; he makes the Syro-Ephraimite War two separate campaigns, Ahaz being in turn defeated by the Syrians and then by the northern Israelites. This cannot be regarded as historical in face of 2 Kings 16; the Chronicler has probably reconstructed the history with a view to bringing into greater relief the punishment of Ahaz on account of his faithlessness to Yahweh. In a number of other ways this section differs from the account in 2 Kings 16. 2 Chronicles 28:27. they brought him not. : but see 2 Kings 16:20....

PHILISTINES. These behind, and the Syrians before. Compare Isaiah 9:12; Isaiah 9:13....

_had invaded_ Rather, RAIDED. _the low country_ R.V. THE LOWLAND (Heb. _Shephçlâh_). Cp. 2 Chronicles 1:15 (note). _Beth-shemesh_ Cp. 1 Chronicles 6:59 [44, _Heb_.], note. _Ajalon_ R.V. AIJALON; cp. 2 Chronicles 11:10. _Gederoth_ Joshua 15:41. _Shocho_ R.V. SOCO; cp. 2 Chronicles 11:7. _Timnah_ Joshua 15:10;...

13. THE REIGN OF AHAZ (Chapter 28) TEXT 2 Chronicles 28:1. Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and he did not that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, like David his father; 2. but he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for the Baalim. 3. Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations whom Jehovah cast out before the children of Israel. 4. And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree. 5. Wherefore Jehovah his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away of his a great multitude of captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Is