In the, &c. This chapter is complementary to 1 Kings 15:17-24. six and thirtieth. The thirty-sixth year of the kingdom: i.e. from the disruption of the kingdom of Judah. This agrees with all the other dates and lengths of reigns. See App-50 and note on p. 57.
reign. See note on 2 Chronicles 15:19.
came up against. There had been quiet between the two kingdoms as such (2 Chronicles 14:1; 2 Chronicles 15:19), though there had been border fighting (1 Kings 15:16; 1 Kings 15:32).
let none go out. This shows that there was. tide of population streaming into Judah from Israel. See note on 1 Kings 2Ch 12:17.