CONTENTS
Ahaziah's history openeth at this Chapter. He succeedeth to the throne - makes a wicked reign, and is slain by Jehu. Athaliah destroyeth all the royal seed, except Joash.
We have the parallel history to what is here recorded in the 2d of Kings 11 So that for brevity's sake I refer the Reader to that part of the sacred writings. The great point to be attended to in this historical relation, and for which, no doubt, the Holy Ghost hath caused a duplicate of this history to be preserved was, that the church might see how the promised seed, in leading to Christ, hath been preserved. Ahaziah and Joash shall be kept safe amidst all danger, because the grand event of redemption is the great point all along referred to. Destroy it not, there is a blessing in it. Isaiah 65:8.