2 Chronicles 33:3
_The host of heaven. The sun, moon, and stars, (Ch.) in imitation of the Ph\'9cnicians and ancient Chanaanites._... [ Continue Reading ]
_The host of heaven. The sun, moon, and stars, (Ch.) in imitation of the Ph\'9cnicians and ancient Chanaanites._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Courts of the Gentiles and of Israel, (M.) though afterwards he also placed idols even in the court of the priests, v. 7. Salien, the year of the world 3340. --- But we find no express mention of the court of the Gentiles, till after the captivity; (C.) so that the two courts mean those of the prie... [ Continue Reading ]
_Valley. Heb. Ge-ben-hinnon, "the vale of the son of Ennom," (H.) a Jebusite, who had formerly possessed that part of the valley of Cedron. M. Syriac write Gena, whence comes Greek: geenna a place at the foot of Moria, and the sink of the city. A constant fire was kept up to burn dead bodies. Kimchi... [ Continue Reading ]
_Graven. Prot. "a carved image (the idol which he had made) in," &c. It seems to have been sacred to the grove, (H.) or a representation of Astarte, 4 K. xxi. 7. The ark was taken away, (chap. xxv. 3.) to make place for this impure deity, which had four (S. Basil) or five faces, (Eusebius; Salien) t... [ Continue Reading ]
_Seduced. Using the arts of seduction, as well as open force. Heb. "Manasses made Juda....err," 4 K. xxi. 16. There is a fund of malice in the human heart, which easily prevails on people to yield, on such occasions, if the grace of God do not support them. Yet, as they are not still without a sense... [ Continue Reading ]
_Spoke, by his prophets, 4 K._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Captains; probably Tharthan. the year of the world 3328. About five years before, Asarhaddon had made himself master of Babylon, to which place the captive king was brought, in the 22d year of his reign, 4 K. xx. 10., &c. and Isaias xxii. --- And carried. Heb. "among the thorns, and bound him with... [ Continue Reading ]
Distress. "When he had been conducted to Babylon, and cast into a brazen vessel full of holes, over a fire, he called upon all the names of the idols, which he was accustomed to adore; and, as he was not heard, nor set free by them, he recollected what he had often heard repeated by his father: When... [ Continue Reading ]
_Without, including what is styled the second city; (4 K. xxii. 14,) or he perfected the works begun by his father, or repaired the wall which the Assyrians had thrown down, though we read not of their taking the city. C. --- Fish-gate....to Ophel, from the north-eastern corner, to the place opposit... [ Continue Reading ]
_And praise. Prot. "thanks-offerings." Sept. "a victim of salvation and praise." H. --- The sacrifice might be accompanied with canticles, Psalm xxvi. 6., &c. C._... [ Continue Reading ]
_God. Heb. adds, "only," and not to idols. H. --- This worship was not superstitious, but it was illegal; and it is a misfortune, that Manasses had not as much influence to guide the people in virtue, as he had formerly, to induce them to follow his example in idolatry. C. --- He could not prevail u... [ Continue Reading ]
_Prayer, which is not extant in Hebrew, but in Greek and Latin. As yet it is neither received for canonical, nor rejected by the Church. W. --- Israel. That kingdom had been overturned in the sixth year of Ezechias. There was now no need of distinguishing the kings of Juda from those of Israel. The... [ Continue Reading ]
_Contempt. Heb. "prevarication." Sept. "apostacy." M. --- Chozai means "seers." Sept. Protestants) H. --- But it more probably signifies some particular prophet, (C.) Isaias, (S. Jerom, Trad.) "Hanan," (Syriac) or "Saphan." Arabic version) C. --- This work, less than the book of the kings of Israel,... [ Continue Reading ]
_House, in his own gardens, and not with the other kings. Grotius) C._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Made, though he had afterwards destroyed them. Amon endeavoured to restore their worship, (C.) adoring the same idols, and making other statues in their honour. D._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Sins, inasmuch as he died in his guilt. Prot. "but Amon trespassed more and more," (H.) following the former bad example of Manasses, Jeremias xv. D._... [ Continue Reading ]
_Them. Heb. "all that had conspired against king Amon." H._... [ Continue Reading ]
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