2 Chronicles 28:7
in 2 Chronicles 28Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the son of the king, Azrikam the governor of the palace, and Elkanah the second to the king.
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ASV
And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king’s son, and Azrikam the ruler of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king.
KJV
And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king’s son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 28
Commentary
5 notes on this verseAnd Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son,.... Who therefore must have escaped being burnt in the valley of Hinnom, or only was caused to pass through the fire there, 2Ch 28:3, and Azrikam the governor of the house; steward or treasurer in the king's house, in the same office as Sheban was, Isa 22:15. and Elkanah that was next to the king: prime minister of state.
This site's exposition
Elkanah that was next to the king
on 2 Chronicles 28:7-8
Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, cuts down three men close to the throne, Maaseiah the king's son, Azrikam who governs the house, and Elkanah who stands next to the king, officials Kings never names. Verse 8 adds a further two hundred thousand captives, women, sons and daughters, taken north to Samaria along with the spoil. Chronicles alone preserves this second catastrophe of the war, setting up the confrontation the very next verse brings.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
The kingdom of Israel was not strong at this time, and yet strong enough to bring this great destruction upon Judah. But certainly so many men, great men, stout men, could not have been cut off in one day if they had not been strangely dispirited both by the consciousness of their own guilt and by the righteous hand of God upon them.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Maaseiah was either an officer called “the king’s son” (compare 1Ki 22:26), or perhaps a son of Jotham, since Ahaz could hardly have had a son old enough to take part in the battle (compare 2Ch 28:1). Elkanah, as “second to the king,” was probably the chief of the royal counselors.
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Maaseiah the king's son--the sons of Ahaz being too young to take part in a battle, this individual must have been a younger son of the late King Jotham; Azrikam the governor of the house--that is, "the palace"; and Elkanah that was next to the king--that is, the vizier or prime minister (Ge 41:40;
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The words behind it
16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַֽיַּהֲרֹ֞ג | vaiyaharog | and he killed | H2026 → | 167 times |
| זִכְרִ֣י׀ | zikhri | Zikri | H2147 → | 12 times |
| גִּבּ֣וֹר | gibor | <the> warrior of | H1368 → | 158 times |
| אֶפְרַ֗יִם | ʾefrayim | Ephraim | H669 → | 180 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מַעֲשֵׂיָ֙הוּ֙ | maaseyahu | Maaseiah | H4641 → | 23 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עַזְרִיקָ֖ם | ʾazrikam | Azrikam | H5840 → | |
| נְגִ֣יד | negid | [the] officer of | H5057 → | 45 times |
| הַבָּ֑יִת | habayit | the house | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֶלְקָנָ֖ה | ʾelkanah | Elkanah | H511 → | |
| מִשְׁנֵ֥ה | mishneh | [the] second of | H4932 → | 35 times |
| הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ ס | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
וַֽיַּהֲרֹ֞גand he killed
vaiyaharogH2026 →167 times
זִכְרִ֣י׀Zikri
zikhriH2147 →12 times
גִּבּ֣וֹר<the> warrior of
giborH1368 →158 times
אֶפְרַ֗יִםEphraim
ʾefrayimH669 →180 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מַעֲשֵׂיָ֙הוּ֙Maaseiah
maaseyahuH4641 →23 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
עַזְרִיקָ֖םAzrikam
ʾazrikamH5840 →
נְגִ֣יד[the] officer of
negidH5057 →45 times
הַבָּ֑יִתthe house
habayitH1004 →2046 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
אֶלְקָנָ֖הElkanah
ʾelkanahH511 →
מִשְׁנֵ֥ה[the] second of
mishnehH4932 →35 times
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 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
Esther 10:3For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews and highly favored by his many kinsmen, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen.
it leads to
- Nehemiah 2:10
But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the Ammonite official heard about this, they were deeply disturbed that someone had come to seek the well-being of the Israelites.
- Romans 14:18
For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.
- Romans 10:1
Brothers, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is for their salvation.
- Nehemiah 2:10
Through
Genesis 43:12Take double the silver with you so that you may return the silver that was put back into the mouths of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake.
it leads to
- Genesis 42:25
Then Joseph gave orders to fill their bags with grain, to return each man’s silver to his sack, and to give them provisions for their journey. This order was carried out,
- Genesis 42:35
As they began emptying their sacks, there in each man’s sack was his bag of silver! And when they and their father saw the bags of silver, they were dismayed.
- Genesis 42:25
Through
Genesis 41:43He had Joseph ride in his second chariot, with men calling out before him, “Bow the knee!” So he placed him over all the land of Egypt.
it leads to
- Genesis 45:26
“Joseph is still alive,” they said, “and he is ruler over all the land of Egypt!” But Jacob was stunned, for he did not believe them.
- Genesis 45:8
Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God, who has made me a father to Pharaoh—lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt.
- Acts 7:10
and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.
- Genesis 45:26
About 2 Chronicles

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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
