2 Chronicles 21:17
in 2 Chronicles 21So they went to war against Judah, invaded it, and carried off all the possessions found in the king’s palace, along with his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except Jehoahaz, his youngest.
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ASV
and they came up against Judah, and brake into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king’s house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.
KJV
And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king’s house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 21
Commentary
8 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Jehoahaz - The writer of Chronicles calls him indifferently Jeboahaz and Abaziah, which are equivalent names (2Ki 8:24 note).
This site's exposition
stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines
on 2 Chronicles 21:16-17
The first half of Elijah's sentence lands: the Lord stirs up the spirit of the Philistines and the Arabians near the Ethiopians, peoples Jehoshaphat had kept as tribute-paying neighbors, and they break into Judah and carry off the substance of the king's house along with his sons and his wives. Only Jehoahaz, the youngest, is left him, so that the line the covenant of verse 7 protects survives by one child rather than by Jehoram's own care.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
Just read the books of Paralipomenon and this is what you will find written in the second book: "And the Lord stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and of the Arabians who border on the Ethiopians. And they came up to the land of Judah and wasted it, and they carried away all substance that was found in the king's house." Here we have a clear indication of how God stirs up enemies to lay waste those countries that he judges to be deserving of such punishment. And yet, was it not of their own will that the Philistines and Arabs came to lay waste the country of Judah? Or did they so come of their own will that the Scripture lies where it tells us that the Lord stirred up their spirit to do so? On the contrary. Both statements are true because they did come of their own will and God did stir up their spirit. The same thing could also be expressed by saying that God both stirred up their spirit and that they came nevertheless of their own will. For the Almighty, who cannot possibly will anything unjust, is able to set in motion even the inclinations of their will in human hearts in order to accomplish through these people whatever he wishes to achieve through their agency.
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Left him - Blood for blood. He had slain all his brethren; they slay all his sons, but one. And he had not escaped, had be not been of the house of David; which must not be extirpated, like that of Ahab: because a blessing was in it; no less a blessing than that of the Messiah.
And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, &c. l In an hostile manner: and carried away all the substance that was found in the king's house, his gold, silver, and precious things, the rich furniture of his palace; no mention is made of any other plunder in the city, or the country; so that they seem to have had their principal eye to the king's palace, and the spoil of that; being so directed by the providence of God, who had stirred them up to do this as a punishment of Jehoram: and his sons also, and his wives; these they also carried away, all but Athaliah, who hid herself; he through his disease not being able to make any opposition, or to get any forces together to withstand them: so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons; the same that is called Ahaziah and Azariah, 2Ch 22:1 so the prophecy in 2Ch 21:14 was fulfilled.
To be sick and poor, sick and solitary, but especially to be sick and in sin, sick and under the curse of God, sick and destitute of grace to bear the affliction, and of comfort to counter-balance it--is a most deplorable case.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem . . . like to the whoredoms of the house of Ahab--that is, introduced the superstitions and vices of Phœnician idolatry (see on De 13:6-14). On this account, as well as for his unnatural cruelties, divine vengeance was denounced against him, which was soon after executed exactly as the prophet had foretold.
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1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Save Jehoahaz the youngest - This person had at least three names, Jehoahaz, Ahaziah, (2Ch 22:1), and Azariah, (2Ch 22:6).
The words behind it
22 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּעֲל֤וּ | vaiyaalu | and they came up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| בִֽיהוּדָה֙ | vihudah | on Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וַיִּבְקָע֔וּהָ | vaiyivkauha | and they broke into it | H1234 → | 51 times |
| וַיִּשְׁבּ֗וּ | vaiyishbu | and they took captive | H7617 → | 47 times |
| אֵ֤ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הָרְכוּשׁ֙ | harekhush | the property | H7399 → | 28 times |
| הַנִּמְצָ֣א | hanimtza' | which was found | H4672 → | 455 times |
| לְבֵית־ | leveit- | to [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| וְגַם־ | vegam- | and also | H1571 → | 769 times |
| בָּנָ֖יו | banav | sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| וְנָשָׁ֑יו | venashav | and wives his | H802 → | 781 times |
| וְלֹ֤א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| נִשְׁאַר־ | nishar- | he remained | H7604 → | 133 times |
| לוֹ֙ | lo | to him | ||
| בֵּ֔ן | ben | a son | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| כִּ֥י | ki | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אִם־ | ʾim- | except | H518 → | 1069 times |
| יְהוֹאָחָ֖ז | yehoachaz | Jehoahaz | H3059 → | 20 times |
| קְטֹ֥ן | keton | [the] young [one] of | H6996 → | 101 times |
| בָּנָֽיו׃ | banav | sons his | H1121 → | 4930 times |
וַיַּעֲל֤וּand they came up
vaiyaaluH5927 →890 times
בִֽיהוּדָה֙on Judah
vihudahH3063 →819 times
וַיִּבְקָע֔וּהָand they broke into it
vaiyivkauhaH1234 →51 times
וַיִּשְׁבּ֗וּand they took captive
vaiyishbuH7617 →47 times
אֵ֤ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הָרְכוּשׁ֙the property
harekhushH7399 →28 times
הַנִּמְצָ֣אwhich was found
hanimtza'H4672 →455 times
לְבֵית־to [the] house of
leveit-H1004 →2046 times
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
וְגַם־and also
vegam-H1571 →769 times
בָּנָ֖יוsons his
banavH1121 →4930 times
וְנָשָׁ֑יוand wives his
venashavH802 →781 times
וְלֹ֤אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
נִשְׁאַר־he remained
nishar-H7604 →133 times
לוֹ֙to him
lo
בֵּ֔ןa son
benH1121 →4930 times
כִּ֥יthat
kiH3588 →4482 times
אִם־except
ʾim-H518 →1069 times
יְהוֹאָחָ֖זJehoahaz
yehoachazH3059 →20 times
קְטֹ֥ן[the] young [one] of
ketonH6996 →101 times
בָּנָֽיו׃sons his
banavH1121 →4930 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Chronicles 25:23There at Beth-shemesh, Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz. Then Jehoash brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from…
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 22:1
Then the people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, the youngest son of Jehoram, king in his place, since the raiders who had come into the camp with the Arabs had killed all the older sons.…
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Nehemiah 8:16
And the people went out, brought back branches, and made booths on their own rooftops, in their courtyards, in the court of the house of God, and in the squares by the Water Gate…
- 2 Chronicles 26:9
Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, the Valley Gate, and the angle in the wall, and he fortified them.
- 2 Chronicles 22:1
Through
2 Chronicles 22:1Then the people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, the youngest son of Jehoram, king in his place, since the raiders who had come into the camp with the Arabs had killed all the older sons.…
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 21:16–17
Then the LORD stirred against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and Arabs who lived near the Cushites.
- 2 Kings 8:24–29
And Jehoram rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David. And his son Ahaziah reigned in his place.
- 2 Chronicles 26:1
All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
- 2 Chronicles 36:1
Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and made him king in Jerusalem in place of his father.
- 2 Chronicles 21:16–17
Through
2 Chronicles 22:6so he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds they had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. Then Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah went…
it leads to
- 2 Kings 9:15
but King Joram had returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he had suffered at the hands of the Arameans in the battle against Hazael their king.) So Jehu said, “If you commanders…
- 2 Kings 9:15
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Augustine of Hippo, ON GRACE AND FREE WILL 21.42; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.