2 Kings 21:13 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wipinga it, and turning it upside down. ”

2 Kings 21:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The general meaning is plain, but the exact force of the metaphor used is not so clear. If the “line” and the “plummet” be “symbols of rule” or law, the meaning will be - “I will apply exactly the...
2 Kings 21:13 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line (d) of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as [a man] wipeth a dish, wiping [it], and turning [it] upside down. (d) As...
2 Kings 21:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Reigns of Manasseh and Amon. The fact that the reformation begun by Hezekiah was so thoroughly undone at his death, and that his son was able to reign undisturbed for fifty-five years, proves that...
2 Kings 21:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the line... the plummet. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of the Cause), for what is measured by them. wipe... wipeth... wiping. Figure of speech Polyptoton , emphasizing the completeness of...
2 Kings 21:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it , and turning it upside down. The line of...
2 Kings 21:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, &c.— See 2 Samuel 8:2 . The expression, I will wipe Jerusalem, &c. signifies, "I will take away all its inhabitants, as a dish is freed...
2 Kings 21:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down. The line...
2 Kings 21:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Reigns of Manasseh and Amon 3. The high places, etc.] Manasseh not only restored the country sanctuaries which had been destroyed by Hezekiah as seats of corruption (see 2 Kings 18:4 ; 2 Kin...
2 Kings 21:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And I will stretch over Jerusalem ... — Comp. Amos 7:7-9 ; Isaiah 34:11 ; Lamentations 2:8 . The sense is, I will deal with Jerusalem by the same rigorous rule of judgment as I have dealt alread...
2 Kings 21:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

MANASSEH B.C. 686-641 2 Kings 21:1-16 "Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with Thee, That frameth mischief by statute? They gather themselves in troops against the soul of the...
2 Kings 21:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

an Evil Leader's Terrible Influence 2 Kings 21:1-15 It seems incredible that the good Hezekiah should have had such a son; but the young prince was evidently under the power of that reactionary...
2 Kings 21:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here we have the story of reaction. It manifested itself in two reigns, both utterly evil, Manasseh's, lasting fifty- five years, and Amon's, lasting two years. The story of Manasseh's sin was not m...
2 Kings 21:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I bring the whole of a life so flagitious as that of Manasseh within one point of view, both for the sake of shortness, and for gathering all the instruction it affords before the Reader at once. But...
2 Kings 21:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria ,.... The Targum is, the line of destruction; and the sense is, that the same measure should be measured to Jerusalem as was to Samaria; that is...
2 Kings 21:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as [a man] wipeth a dish, wiping [it], and turning [it] upside down. Ver. 13....
2 Kings 21:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria She shall have the same measure and lot; that is, the same judgments which Samaria has had. For the line is often put for one's lot or portion, b...
2 Kings 21:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

MANASSEH'S WICKED REIGN (vv.1-18) Manasseh was 12 years old when he began to reign, therefore he was born three years after Hezekiah's sickness and recovery. But in contrast to his father, he wa...
2 Kings 21:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Manasseh's Ruin Foretold. B. C. 643. 10 And the L ORD spake by his servants the proph...
2 Kings 21:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jerusalem shall have the same measure and lot, i.e. the same judgments, which Samaria had. The line is oft put for one's lot or portion, as Psalms 16:6 2 Corinthians 10:16 , because men's port...
2 Kings 21:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

YHWH Prophesies Destruction And Misery On An Unfaithful People ( 2 Kings 21:10-16 ). These prophecies were made during the reign of Manasseh. Indeed the Chronicler made clear that many seers proph...
2 Kings 21:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

MANASSEH: THE REIGN OF TERROR IN JERUSALEM CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES .— 2 Kings 21:1 . Manasseh was twelve years old, &c.—Born, therefore, three years after his father’s recovery. His...
2 Kings 21:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 21:1 . Manasseh was twelve years old. He was the sixteenth king of Judah, ruined in his education, it would seem, by some apostate priests. These tutors ruined the church also, and ruined...
2 Kings 21:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign. Manasseh The narratives of the Old Testament are not to be read as mere matters of history, but as records of the providential dispensation...
2 Kings 21:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION 2 Kings 21:1-12 THE REIGNS OF MANASSEH AND AMON . 2 Kings 21:1-12 THE REIGN OF MANASSEH . Hezekiah's good and glorious reign was followed by one of exactl...
2 Kings 21:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Manasseh's Reign
2 Kings 21:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 14:10 ; 1 Kings 21:21-24 ; 2 Kings 10:11 ; 2 Kings 17:6 ; Amos 7:7 ; Amos 7:8 ; Ezekiel 23:31-34 ; Ezekiel 24:10 ; Ezekiel 24:11 ; Isaiah 10:22 ; Isaiah 14:23 ; Isaiah 28:17 ; Is...
2 Kings 21:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The line — She shall have the same measure, the same judgments which Samaria had. The line is often put for one's lot or portion, because mens portions or possessions used to be measured by lines....

2 Kings 21:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

2 Kings 21:13 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

2 Kings 21:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 21:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

2 Kings 21:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

2 Kings 21:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 21:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 21:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 21:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

2 Kings 21:13 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

2 Kings 21:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

2 Kings 21:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

2 Kings 21:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

2 Kings 21:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

2 Kings 21:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

2 Kings 21:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 21:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 21:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

2 Kings 21:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

2 Kings 21:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

2 Kings 21:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

2 Kings 21:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Kings 21:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

2 Kings 21:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

2 Kings 21:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

2 Kings 21:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Kings 21:13 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes