2 Kings 15:10 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead. ”

2 Kings 15:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Before the people - i. e. openly and publicly. The Septuagint turns the original of the above words into a proper name, Keblaam, and makes him the actual assassin, but without much ground.
2 Kings 15:10 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and (e) slew him, and reigned in his stead. (e) Zachariah was the last in Israel, that had the kingdom by succes...
2 Kings 15:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Last Kings of Israel. Zechariah, the son of Jeroboam, reigned but six months ( 2 Kings 15:8 ), and was killed by Shallum, probably, as LXX (L) reads, in Ibleam, instead of the Heb., which is doubtf...
2 Kings 15:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

smote him: as prophesied ( Amos 7:9 ).
2 Kings 15:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead. Smote him before the people - In some public assembly: he probably became...
2 Kings 15:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead. Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him - one of his gene...
2 Kings 15:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Sundry brief Annals This chapter relates the reigns of Azariah and Jotham of Judah, and of Zechariah, Shallum, Menahem, Pekahiah, and Pekah of Israel.
2 Kings 15:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Son of Jabesh. — Not man of Jabesh Gilead, as Hitzig explains. The father’s name is always given in the case of usurpers. Before the people. — Rather, before people — i.e., in public. So a...
2 Kings 15:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

THE DYNASTY OF JEHU Jehoahaz 814-797 2 Kings 13:1-9 Joash 797-781 2 Kings 13:10-21 ; 2 Kings 14:8-16 Jeroboam II 781-740 2 Kings 14:23-29 Zechariah 740 2 Kings 15:8...
2 Kings 15:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“A Leper until the Day of His Death” 2 Kings 15:1-12 The reign of Azariah, or Uzziah, in Judah was very splendid. Fifty-two years of almost unbroken prosperity! The story is told in the glowing...
2 Kings 15:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The throne of Judah was occupied by Azariah, the Uzziah of Isaiah. In the main, his reign was characterized by obedience to the divine will, yet the people continued in sin, and the king was smitten...
2 Kings 15:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I bring the whole into this compass, not only for the sake of brevity, but because the observations which are suited to one reign more or less will suit them all. Short as this chapter is, the events...
2 Kings 15:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him ,.... A friend of his, as Josephus q calls him, encouraged by the dissatisfaction of the people to him: and smote him before the people, and sle...
2 Kings 15:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead. Ver. 10. And slew him, and reigned in his stead. ] After whose death f...
2 Kings 15:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Shallum the son of Jabesh Probably one of his chief captains; conspired against him On what pretence is quite uncertain. And smote him before the people Openly and impudently, which, it is like...
2 Kings 15:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

AZARIAH'S REIGN IN JUDAH (vv.1-17) The reign of Azariah began after Jereboam had reigned 27 years in Samaria. We have seen Azariah (Uzziah) was only 16 years old when he began to reign, and reig...
2 Kings 15:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Reigns of Zachariah, Shallum, Menahem, Pekahiah, Pekah, and Hoshea. B. C. 758. ...
2 Kings 15:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Shallum the son of Jabesh; one of his chief captains. Before the people openly and impudently; which he presumed to do, either because he remembered that the promise of the kingdom made to Jehu w...
2 Kings 15:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Reign Of Zechariah King of Israel c.753-752 BC. By the time of Zechariah the prophets Amos and Hosea were in full flow denouncing the sins of Israel, and to some extent those of Judah. From th...
2 Kings 15:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 2 Kings 15:10 . Assassination of Zachariah by the conspirator Shallum —The compound word rendered “ before the people ,” would seem to record a public act of reg...
2 Kings 15:10 - Scofield Reference Notes

smote As prophesied, ( Amos 7:9 ).
2 Kings 15:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 15:1 . Azariah; that is, Uzziah, as below, and Isaiah 6:1 . He was a good man under affliction, brought several of the ten tribes under the wings of his defence, extended his empire to th...
2 Kings 15:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Kings 15:1-12 REIGNS OF AZARIAH AND JOTHAM OVER JUDAH ; AND OF ZACHARIAH , SHALLUM , MENAHEM , PEKAHIAH , AND PEKAH OVER ISRAEL . 2 Kings 15:1-12...
2 Kings 15:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Zachariah and Shallum in Israel
2 Kings 15:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 15:28 ; 1 Kings 16:10 ; 1 Kings 16:9 ; 2 Kings 15:14 ; 2 Kings 15:25 ; 2 Kings 15:30 ; 2 Kings 9:24 ; 2 Kings 9:31 ; Amos 7:9 ; Hosea 1:4 ; Hosea 1:5

2 Kings 15:10 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Kings 15:10 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Kings 15:10 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 15:10 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Kings 15:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Kings 15:10 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 15:10 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 15:10 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Kings 15:10 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Kings 15:10 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Kings 15:10 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 15:10 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Kings 15:10 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Kings 15:10 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Kings 15:10 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 15:10 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 15:10 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Kings 15:10 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 15:10 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 15:10 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Kings 15:10 - Scofield Reference Notes

2 Kings 15:10 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 15:10 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 15:10 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Kings 15:10 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge