THE DYNASTIC TROUBLES OF ISRAEL CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 16:1. WORD OF THE LORD CAME TO JEHU—His father was a prophet (2 Chronicles 16:7). This is the only incident on record of Jehu. 1 Kings 16:2. FORASMUCH AS I EXALTED THEE—Not that God sanctioned the method by which Baasha atta... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 16:15. DID ZIMRI REIGN SEVEN DAYS—A brief possession of a throne won by such criminal deeds! The Israelites repudiated the villainous usurper. 1 Kings 16:18. INTO THE PALACE OF THE KING’S HOUSE—אֲרְמוֹן means the _highest_ place in the king’s house; “the fo... [ Continue Reading ]
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 16:30. AHAB, THE SON OF OMRI—A name fraught with woe for Israel! 1 Kings 16:30. TOOK TO WIFE JEZEBEL—_Ethbaal_, her royal father, murdered his own brother (king Philetos), was a priest also of Baal. Fit parent of this woman. 1 Kings 16:32. REARED UP AN ALT... [ Continue Reading ]