Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
2 Chronicles 26:12
The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valor, the chiefs of the father-houses, who were captains of the bands of the father-houses, were two thousand and six hundred.
The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valor, the chiefs of the father-houses, who were captains of the bands of the father-houses, were two thousand and six hundred.
CHAPTER 26 THE REIGN OF UZZIAH _ 1. The beginning of his reign (2 Chronicles 26:1)_ 2. Uzziah's success and fortifications (2 Chronicles 26:6) 3. Uzziah's sin and leprosy (2
THE REIGN OF UZZIAH (see notes on 2 Kings 14:21 to 2 Kings 15:7). The Chronicler amplifies considerably the account of this reign in 2 K. which is very meagre: his additions are in all probability bas...
CHIEFS. head. THE MIGHTY MEN. Hebrew. _gibbor._ App-14....
_the chief of the fathers of the mighty_men] R.V. THE HEADS OF FATHERS" HOUSES, EVEN THE MIGHTY MEN. were _two thousand_ R.V. WAS TWO THOUSAND....
11. THE REIGN OF UZZIAH (Chapter 26) TEXT 2 Chronicles 26:1. And all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah. 2. He built Eloth...
_THE WHOLE NUMBER OF THE CHIEF OF THE FATHERS OF THE MIGHTY MEN OF VALOUR WERE TWO THOUSAND AND SIX HUNDRED._ No JFB commentary on these verses....
REIGN OF UZZIAH This chapter adds largely to the parallel account of Uzziah's reign in 2 Kings 15:1, and furnishes information respecting his wars, his military defences, and the cause of his leprosy...
2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE The *Kingdom called Judah 2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 10 TO 36 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 26 UZZIAH WINS WITH GOD’S HELP – 2 CHRONICLES 26:1-15 v1
UZZIAH’S CAMPAIGNS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND MILITARY STRENGTH (2 Chronicles 26:6). This section is peculiar to the Chronicles. Although the book of Kings passes over the facts recorded here, they are essen...
CHIEF OF THE FATHERS. — _Heads of the families,_ or _father-houses._ OF THE MIGHTY MEN OF VALOUR. — To _wit, the mighty men of valour,_ in apposition with _heads of the families._ The army was marsha...
כֹּ֠ל מִסְפַּ֞ר רָאשֵׁ֤י הָ אָבֹות֙ לְ גִבֹּ֣
UZZIAH, JOTHAM, AND AHAZ 2 Chronicles 26:1; 2 Chronicles 27:1; 2 Chronicles 28:1 AFTER the assassination of Amaziah, all the people of Judah took his son Uzziah, a lad of sixteen, calle
GOD MADE HIM TO PROSPER 2 Chronicles 26:1 The reign of Uzziah was, to all appearance, extremely prosperous; but his personal character deteriorated, as though it could not bear an unbroken succession...
The story of Uzziah's long reign of fifty-two years is most interesting and remarkable. He was a man of strong character, and the early part of his occupancy of the throne was characterized by true pr...
The whole (h) number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour [were] two thousand and six hundred. (h) Of the chief officers of the king's house, or of the captains and sergeants for w...
During the time that Uzziah favored the service of the temple the Lord made his way prosperous in temporal things. This is the sense of what is meant by the Lord's helping him....
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 th...
THE WHOLE NUMBER OF THE CHIEF OF THE FATHERS OF THE MIGHTY MEN OF VALOUR WERE TWO THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED. Who were the commanders and principal officers of his army; and such a number supposed a large a...
The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour [were] two thousand and six hundred. Ver. 12. _Were two thousand and six hundred._] All these were commanders. What a huge hos...
1 Vzziah succeeding, and reigning well in the dayes of Zechariah, prospereth. 16 Waxing proud, he inuadeth the Priests office, and is smitten with leprosie. 22 Hee dieth, and Iotham succeedeth him....
THE REIGN OF UZZIAH (vv.1-15) Uzziah, the son of Amaziah, took the throne of Judah when he was only 16 years old and reigned for 52 years. The first thing mentioned about him is the positive good w...
1-15 As long as Uzziah sought the Lord, and minded religion, God made him to prosper. Those only prosper whom God makes to prosper; for prosperity is his gift. Many have owned, that as long as they s...
No text from Poole on this verse....
2 Chronicles 26:12 number H4557 chief H7218 officers H1 men H1368 valor H2428 thousand H505 six H8337 hundred H
CONTENTS: Accession of Uzziah. His successes and fame. CHARACTERS: God, Uzziah, Zechariah, Jotham, Isaiah. CONCLUSION: The world's smiles are the devil's darts and prosperity ruin as many as adversi...
2 Chronicles 26:1. _Uzziah_ is called Azariah in 2 Kings 14:21. 2 Chronicles 26:5. _Uzziah sought God in the days of Zechariah._ This good priest being dead, as above, it must mean that Zechariah had...
2 CHRONICLES 26:1 Uzziah. Compare 2 Kings 15:2. The Chronicler emphasizes God’s blessing on Uzziah’s long reign (792–740 B.C.) but also the cause of his eventual downfall....
CRITICAL NOTES.] Uzziah’s character (2 Chronicles 26:1). “It is not too much to say that we are indebted to Chronicles for our whole conception of the character of Uz., and for nearly our whole knowle...
EXPOSITION The twenty-three verses of this chapter, entirely occupied with the career of Uzziah, have to be content with a parallel of nine verses only, viz. 2 Kings 14:21, 2 Kings 14:22; 2 Kings 15:1...
Chapter 26 we find the beginning of the reign of Uzziah. Now he was only sixteen years old when he began to reign and he had one of the longest reigns outside of Manasseh, the longest reign of any kin...