_Azarias. The only difference between this and the former name is, that the younger brother's (H.) has u at the end, (C.) Azrieu. Protestants and Sept., make no difference, which we should nevertheless expect. H. --- Juda. Heb. "Israel." Sept., Syriac, &c. agree with the Vulgate editions, though mos... [ Continue Reading ]
_Pensions. Heb. "precious things." Sept. "arms."_... [ Continue Reading ]
_Sword. This cruel policy (H.) has been very common in the East. C. --- Israel. They had perhaps opposed his impious plans, animated by his brethren. God presently chastised him with the rebellion of Idumea; and though Joram gained a victory over Seir, (4 K. viii. 21.) he was not able to reduce the... [ Continue Reading ]
_Achab. It is supposed by Jezabel. She might be grand-daughter of Amri, C. xxii. 2. The infamous Athalia is blamed for most of the evils which her husband committed._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Lamp; heir and successor. C. Psalm cxxxi. 17._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Day, when the author lived. See 4 K. viii. 20._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Fornication; idolatry. M. --- Heb. "and compelled Juda." Sept. "seduced." Syriac, "dissipated Juda." C. --- He used every art of seduction and violence to introduce idolatry, to the ruin of his kingdom. H._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Elias. Le Clerc would read Eliseus. Grotius supposes that all passed in a dream. Others think that Elias had written the letter before his removal from the conversation of men, some years before, foreseeing the impiety of Joram, and leaving the letter with Eliseus, to be delivered unto him. M. Juni... [ Continue Reading ]
_Thee is not expressed in Heb., but it is in the Sept. and the king was not only afflicted with illness, but with the losses of his people and family. H._... [ Continue Reading ]
_By little. Heb. "by reason of the sickness, (H.) day by day," or in two years time, v. 19. C. --- He was probably ill so long. H. --- Agrippa and Antiochus were treated in the same manner, (C.) with a diarrh\'9ca, (M.) or dysentery, (C.) the vitals being corrupted. Valesius 40._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Philistines; who, it seems, had been obedient since the days of David. --- Ethiopians, who lay west of the Arabians, from the Red Sea to the lower Egypt and the Nile, (C.) bordering on Madian. There was another Ethiopia to the south of Egypt. M._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Joachaz, alias Ochozias, (Ch.) or Azarias, in Hebrew, C. xxii. 1., and 6. C. --- The variation of names seems to originate in the mistakes of transcribers, very frequently. If we found in some profane author, that Philip had only one son, Ander-alex, left, and that this son, Alex-ander, succeeded h... [ Continue Reading ]
_And. Prot. "And it came to pass that, in the process of time, after the end of two years, his bowels fell out, by reason of his sickness: so he died of sore diseases: And his people made no burning for him," &c. (H.) not that the body was usually consumed, but no aromatical spices were burned near... [ Continue Reading ]
_Rightly. Sept. "unpraised." Heb. "without any satisfaction;" or, "he departed unregretted," oppressed with illness, and odious to all. --- Kings. Joas, Achaz, Achab, and Manasses, were disgraced in like manner, after their death. The Hebrews then shewed their resentment, without fear. The like cust... [ Continue Reading ]
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