Wesley's Explanatory Notes
2 Chronicles 26:10
Towers — To guard his cattle from the inroads which the Arabians were accustomed to make: and to give notice of the approach of any enemy.
Towers — To guard his cattle from the inroads which the Arabians were accustomed to make: and to give notice of the approach of any enemy.
Verse 2 Chronicles 26:10. _BUILT TOWERS IN THE DESERT_] For the defence of his flocks, and his shepherds and husbandmen. _AND IN CARMEL_] Calmet remarks that there were _two_ Carmels in Judea: one in...
HE BUILT TOWERS IN THE DESERT - Refuges for the flocks and the herdsmen in the wild pasture country on the borders of the holy land, especially toward the south and southeast. WELLS - The marginal tr...
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...
_the desert_ R.V. THE WILDERNESS (where the pastures were: cp. Psalms 65:12). _digged many wells_ R.V. HEWED OUT MANY CISTERNS. _both in the low country, and in the plains_ R.V. IN THE LOWLAND ALSO,...
HE BUILT TOWERS IN THE DESERT— William of Tyre describes a country not far from the Euphrates, as inhabited by Syrian and Armenian Christians, that fed great flocks and herds there, but were in subjec...
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...
_ALSO HE BUILT TOWERS IN THE DESERT, AND DIGGED MANY WELLS: FOR HE HAD MUCH CATTLE, BOTH IN THE LOW COUNTRY, AND IN THE PLAINS: HUSBANDMEN ALSO, AND VINE DRESSERS IN THE MOUNTAINS, AND IN CARMEL: FOR...
26:10 lowland (d-20) The _ Shephelah_ . see Deuteronomy 1:7 ....
IN THE DESERT, etc.] Uzziah's cattle were pastured in three different districts, (_a_) the desert (or wilderness) in the S. and SE. of Judah, which has some fertile spots; (_b_) the low country (or lo...
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...
IN THE DESERT. — Or, _grazing country, i.e.,_ the “wilderness of Judah,” on the west of the Dead Sea. The towers were for the protection of the royal herds against the predatory Bedawin. (Comp. Micah...
וַ יִּ֨בֶן מִגְדָּלִ֜ים בַּ † מִּדְבָּ֗ר וַ...
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...
Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen [also], and vine dressers in the mountains, and in (g) Carmel:...
_Wilderness, for the protection of shepherds, 4 K. xvii. 9. --- Plains. Heb. "valleys, and in the plains husbandmen, and vinedressers in the mountains, and in Carmel; for he loved the earth, or husban...
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...
ALSO HE BUILT TOWERS IN THE DESERT,.... In the desert of Arabia, to protect travellers from thieves and robbers, and particularly shepherds and their flocks, as appears by what follows; which a certai...
Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen [also], and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for...
_He built towers in the desert_ Partly to guard his cattle from the inroads and depredations which the Arabians were accustomed to make: and partly to give notice of the approach of any enemy, and to...
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 SUCCESS OF UZZIAH...
Also he built towers in the desert, for observation, defense, and shelter, AND DIGGED MANY WELLS, prepared cisterns to hold the water collected during the rainy season; FOR HE HAD MUCH CATTLE, BOTH IN...
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...
DIGGED MANY WELLS: Or, cut out many cisterns CARMEL: Or, fruitful fields HUSBANDRY: _ Heb._ ground...
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...
HE BUILT TOWERS IN THE DESERT; partly to guard his cattle from the inroads and depredations which the Arabians were accustomed to make; and partly to give notice of the approach of any enemy, and to g...
2 Chronicles 26:10 built H1129 (H8799) towers H4026 desert H4057 dug H2672 (H8799) many H7227 wells H953
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...
_For he loved husbandry._ WE CANNOT ALWAYS FOLLOW THE PURSUITS WE LOVE Is there anything more distressing than to be compelled to do the thing we have no heart for? Many a man in the city would leave...
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....
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 26:9 CORNER GATE. See 2 Chronicles 25:23. Uzziah promoted farming throughout the w
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...
1 Chronicles 27:26; 2 Kings 19:23; 2 Kings 3:4; Genesis 26:18;...