2 Chronicles 26:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visionsb of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper. ”

2 Chronicles 26:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Who had understanding in the visions of God - Another reading, supported by the Septuagint, and some ancient versions, is: “who instructed him in the fear of God.”
2 Chronicles 26:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And he sought God in the days of (c) Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as (d) he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper. (c) This was not the Zechariah that was t...
2 Chronicles 26:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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 probabil...
2 Chronicles 26:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

God. Hebrew. Elohim. with Art.. the [true] God. App-4. who had understanding in the visions of God. This is the Figure of speech Periphrasis (App-6) for. prophet. and. Note:. more or less...
2 Chronicles 26:5 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 417 CONNEXION BETWEEN DILIGENCE AND PROSPERITY 2 Chronicles 26:5 . As long as he sought the Lord, God made him to prosper . THE dispensation under which the Jews lived being of a tem...
2 Chronicles 26:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper. In the days of Zechariah - Who this was we know no...
2 Chronicles 26:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God— Who had instructed [ him ] in the fear of God. Houbigant.
2 Chronicles 26:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: an...
2 Chronicles 26:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Reign of Uzziah This chapter adds largely to the parallel account of Uzziah's reign in 2 Kings 15:1-7 , and furnishes information respecting his wars, his military defences, and the cause of his...
2 Chronicles 26:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And he sought God. — And he continued to seek God (the Hebrew is an expression peculiar to the chronicler). In the days of Zechariah. — An otherwise unknown prophet. Who had understanding in...
2 Chronicles 26:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

UZZIAH, JOTHAM, AND AHAZ 2 Chronicles 26:1-23 ; 2 Chronicles 27:1-9 ; 2 Chronicles 28:1-27 AFTER the assassination of Amaziah, all the people of Judah took his son Uzziah, a lad of sixteen, c...
2 Chronicles 26:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God Made Him to Prosper 2 Chronicles 26:1-15 The reign of Uzziah was, to all appearance, extremely prosperous; but his personal character deteriorated, as though it could not bear an unbroken s...
2 Chronicles 26:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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 p...
2 Chronicles 26:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

We must interpret what is here said of Uzziah, in doing that which was right in the sight of the Lord, in the same sense as we did of Amaziah: that is, he kept up a form of religion in the land in op...
2 Chronicles 26:5 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

A GRAND EPITAPH ‘Who had understanding in the visions of God.’ 2 Chronicles 26:5 I. Never was there a grander epitaph than this. —There are visions which are but worthless dreams—the wild f...
2 Chronicles 26:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he sought God in the days of Zechariah ,.... Not that Zechariah, the last of the prophets save one, he lived three hundred years after this; nor he that Joash slew; but, as it may seem, a son of...
2 Chronicles 26:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper. Ver. 5. And he sought God. ] Heb., Full in con...
2 Chronicles 26:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He sought God in the days of Zechariah Who was probably the son of that Zechariah whom his grand-father Joash slew. Who had understanding in the visions of God Either the visions with which he hi...
2 Chronicles 26:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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 goo...
2 Chronicles 26:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Uzziah's Prosperity. B. C. 800. 1 Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was si...
2 Chronicles 26:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He sought God, i.e. he persisted in the true religion and worship of God. In the days of Zechariah; as long as he lived. Compare 2 Chronicles 24:2 . who had understanding; who was a very knowi...
2 Chronicles 26:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] Uzziah’s character ( 2 Chronicles 26:1-6 ). “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 k...
2 Chronicles 26:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 Zechar...
2 Chronicles 26:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

And as long as he sought the Lord, God made him to prosper. Soul prosperity I. The seekers of the Lord. 1. Every real seeker of the Lord must be a heaven-born soul ( John 3:8 ). This involve...
2 Chronicles 26:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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...
2 Chronicles 26:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Success of Uzziah
2 Chronicles 26:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 22:11 ; 1 Chronicles 22:13 ; 2 Chronicles 15:2 ; 2 Chronicles 24:2 ; 2 Chronicles 25:8 ; Acts 20:30 ; Daniel 1:17 ; Daniel 10:1 ; Daniel 2:19 ; Daniel 5:16 ; Genesis 41:15 ;...

2 Chronicles 26:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Chronicles 26:5 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Chronicles 26:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Chronicles 26:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Chronicles 26:5 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

2 Chronicles 26:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Chronicles 26:5 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Chronicles 26:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Chronicles 26:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Chronicles 26:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Chronicles 26:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Chronicles 26:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Chronicles 26:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Chronicles 26:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Chronicles 26:5 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

2 Chronicles 26:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Chronicles 26:5 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Chronicles 26:5 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Chronicles 26:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Chronicles 26:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Chronicles 26:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Chronicles 26:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Chronicles 26:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Chronicles 26:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Chronicles 26:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Chronicles 26:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Chronicles 26:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge