2 Chronicles 23 - Introduction
_A.M. 3126. B.C. 878._ Jehoiada prepares the people, and crowns the king, 2 Chronicles 23:1. Athaliah is slain, 2 Chronicles 23:12. The kingdom is reformed, 2 Chronicles 23:16.... [ Continue Reading ]
_A.M. 3126. B.C. 878._ Jehoiada prepares the people, and crowns the king, 2 Chronicles 23:1. Athaliah is slain, 2 Chronicles 23:12. The kingdom is reformed, 2 Chronicles 23:16.... [ Continue Reading ]
_And took the captains of hundreds_ Not all, but those here following, in whom he put most trust. But the contents of this chapter, in general, having occurred 2 Kings 11., where they are explained, little need be said on them here.... [ Continue Reading ]
_And gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah_ Because he knew them to be well affected to the cause of God and the king, to which they were bound by the two strongest ties, conscience and interest: and because he could collect them without any suspicion, it being their duty to attend at... [ Continue Reading ]
_A third part of you shall be porters of the doors_ Or rather, guards at the gates, to prevent any of Athaliah's party from entering into the temple. _At the gate of the foundation_ So called, because it stood lower than the rest of the doors, at the foot of the steps by which they went up from the... [ Continue Reading ]
_Let none come into the house of the Lord_ Strictly so called, and distinguished from the courts just mentioned, namely, into the sanctuary, or holy place. _Save the priests, and they that minister of the Levites_ Who are to minister in course, or according to my present appointment. _They shall go... [ Continue Reading ]
_Jehoiada and his sons anointed him_ Among which sons was Zechariah, whom he afterward most ungratefully slew.... [ Continue Reading ]
_All the people rejoiced_ To see _a rod sprung out of the stem of Jesse!_ To see what they despaired of ever seeing, a king of the house of David.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Jehoiada made a covenant between him_, &c. In 2 Kings 11:17, it is said, _Jehoiada made a covenant between the Lord, and the king, and the people._ Here it is said to be made between him, the people, and the king. But the two passages do not contradict each other. For Jehoiada, as God's priest, was... [ Continue Reading ]
_Jehoiada appointed the offices_, &c. Or rather, _restored_, for there was no new appointment of offices or officers, but the old officers were restored to their respective offices. The Hebrew literally translated is, _He put the offices of the house of the Lord into the hand of the priests_, &c. Fo... [ Continue Reading ]
_All the people rejoiced: and the city was quiet_ The generality of the people rejoiced, the rest were quiet, and made no opposition. When the son of David is enthroned in the soul, all therein is quiet, and springs of joy are opened.... [ Continue Reading ]