spirit. Hebrew. ruach. App-9. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), for life in its manifestations.
the Philistines. These were tributaries before this (2 Chronicles 17:11).
were near: or were under the direction of.
Related Commentaries of 2 Chronicles 21:16
2 Chronicles 21:16
16 Moreover the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that were near the Ethiopians: