2 Chronicles 28:14

Armed men. — See 2 Chronicles 17:18.

The princes, “the heads” of 2 Chronicles 28:12.

The congregation. — The assembly of the citizens at the gate of Samaria.

Related Commentaries of 2 Chronicles 28:14

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Reign of Ahaz. See notes on 2 Kings 16, but the Chronicler's account of this reign is largely independent of 2 K.; he makes the Syro-Ephraimite...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

congregation . assembly.
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation.
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name was Oded: and he went out before the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, Behold, becau...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Reign of Ahaz This chapter recounts how the idolatry of Ahaz was punished by the attacks of Syria and Israel; how the captives taken by the Is...
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...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Wicked King's Blind Folly 2 Chronicles 28:12-27 This sending of the captives home, clothed, shod, and anointed was a beautiful act, and antic...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The whole reign of Ahaz was a period of terrible and rapid degeneracy. With appalling fearlessness the king restored all the evils of idolatry, even...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I feel delight in the perusal of those verses in that they plainly manifest the grace of the Lord had not totally departed from Israel. Certain perso...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and the congregation. Which were come out of Samaria to meet them; such an effe...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation. Ver. 14. So the armed men left the captives. ] See h...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

A.M. 3263. B.C. 741. Ahaz reigns ill, 2 Chronicles 28:1-4 . Is smitten by the Syrians and Israelites, 2 Chronicles 28:5-8 ; who send back th...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes , &c. To be disposed of as they pleased. And herein they showed a more truly...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE UNGODLY REIGN OF AHAZ (vv.1-4) Ahaz stands in painful contrast to his father. Jotham had been unable to rightly influence Judah to cease wor...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The King of Israel Defeats Ahaz. B. C. 738....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

No text from Poole on this verse.
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter corresponds with 2 Kings 16 , and gives chief events in same order. Narrative fuller in military affairs, yet an omiss...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

2 Chronicles 28:1-3 . Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was ri...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

2 Chronicles 28:1 . Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: So that he died before he reache...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

2 Chronicles 28:3 . Burnt his children. In 2 Kings 16:3 , it is said he made his son “pass through the fire.” The Hebrew term has a double meanin...
The Biblical Illustrator

Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign. The mysterious in human development The growth of humanity is not after a horticultural manne...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This chapter is paralleled by 2 Kings 16:1-12 . There is a great deal gained in this case by addition on the two accounts, however....
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Ahaz Defeated by the Syrians and by Israel
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

So the armed men, overcome by the earnestness of the remonstrances, left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Chronicles 12:23 ; 2 Chronicles 20:21
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Left the captives — And herein they shewed a more truly heroic bravery, than they did in taking them. It is true honour for a man to yield to reaso...

¹⁴ So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation.

Related Commentaries of 2 Chronicles 28:14

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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