Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge, by R.A. Torrey, [ca. 1880], at sacred-texts.com
Overview
Ch2 28:1, Ahaz reigning very wickedly, is greatly afflicted by the Syrians; Ch2 28:6, Judah being captivated by the Israelites, is sent home by the counsel of Oded the prophet; Ch2 28:16, Ahaz sending for aid to Assyria, is not helped thereby; Ch2 28:22, In his distress he grows more idolatrous; Ch2 28:26, He dying, Hezekiah succeeds him.
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Ahaz: Kg2 16:1, 2-20; Ch1 3:13; Isa 1:1, Isa 7:1-12; Hos 1:1; Mic 1:1; Mat 1:9
like David his father: Ch2 17:3
For he walked: Ch2 21:6, Ch2 22:3, Ch2 22:4; Kg1 16:31-33; Kg2 10:26-28
molten images: Exo 34:17; Lev 19:4
Baalim: Jdg 2:11, Jdg 2:13; Hos 2:13, Hos 2:17
burnt incense: or, offered sacrifice
the valley: Kg2 23:10; Jer 7:31, Jer 7:32, Jer 19:2-6, Jer 19:13
burnt: Ch2 33:6; Lev 18:21; Kg2 16:3; Psa 106:37, Psa 106:38; Jer 2:34, Jer 32:35; Eze 16:20, Eze 16:21; Mic 6:7
after the abominations: Ch2 33:2; Deu 12:31
Lev 26:30; Deu 12:2, Deu 12:3; Kg2 16:4
his God: Ch2 36:5; Exo 20:2, Exo 20:3
delivered him: Ch2 24:24, Ch2 33:11, Ch2 36:17; Jdg 2:14; Kg2 16:5, Kg2 16:6; Isa 7:1, Isa 7:6
Damascus: Heb. Darmesek
Pekah: Kg2 15:27, Kg2 15:37; Isa 7:4, Isa 7:5, Isa 7:9, Isa 9:21
an hundred: Ch2 13:17
valiant men: Heb. sons of valour
because: Ch2 15:2; Deu 6:14, Deu 6:15, Deu 28:15, Deu 28:25, Deu 29:24-26, Deu 31:16, Deu 31:17, Deu 32:20; Jos 23:16; Jos 24:20; Isa 1:28, Isa 24:5, Isa 24:6; Jer 2:19, Jer 15:6
next to the king: Heb. the second to the king, Gen 41:43, Gen 43:12, Gen 43:15; Est 10:3
brethren: Ch2 11:4; Act 7:26, Act 13:26
he went out: Ch2 19:1, Ch2 19:2, Ch2 25:15, Ch2 25:16; Kg1 20:13, Kg1 20:22, Kg1 20:42; Kg2 20:14, Kg2 20:15
Behold: To this beautiful speech nothing can be added by the best comment. it is simple, humane, pious, and overwhelmingly convincing; and it is no wonder that it produced the effect here described. That there was much humanity, as well as firmness, in the heads of the children of Ephraim, who joined with the prophet of Jehovah on this occasion, their subsequent conduct, as detailed in the Ch2 28:15, sufficiently proves. They did not barely dismiss these most unfortunate captives, but they took that very spoil which their victorious army had taken, and with clothed, shod, fed, and anointed these distressed people, set the feeblest of them upon asses, and escorted them safely to Jericho! We can scarcely find a parallel to this in the universal history of the wars which savage man has carried on against his fellows from the foundation of the world. The compliance also of the whole army, in leaving both the captives and spoil to the disposal of the princes, was really wonderful, and perhaps unparalleled in history. Both the princes and army are worthy to be held up to the admiration and imitation of mankind.
because the Lord God: Ch2 28:5; Jdg 3:8; Psa 69:26; Isa 10:5-7, Isa 47:6; Jer 15:17, Jer 15:18; Eze 25:12-17; Eze 26:2, Eze 26:3; Oba 1:10-16; Zac 1:15
reacheth: Gen 4:10, Gen 11:4; Ezr 9:6; Rev 18:5
keep: Lev 25:39-46
not with: Jer 25:29; Mat 7:2-4; Rom 12:20, Rom 12:21; Pe1 4:17, Pe1 4:18
the Lord: Ch2 28:5
deliver: Isa 58:6; Jer 34:14, Jer 34:15; Heb 13:1-3
the fierce: Ezr 10:14; Mat 5:7, Mat 7:2; Jam 2:13
the heads: Ch1 28:1
stood up: Jer 26:6
add more: Num 32:14; Jos 22:17, Jos 22:18; Mat 23:32, Mat 23:35; Rom 2:5
expressed by name: Ch2 28:12
clothed: Job 31:15-23; Isa 58:7; Mat 25:35-45; Act 9:39; Ti1 5:10; Jam 2:15, Jam 2:16; Jo1 3:17, Jo1 3:18
gave them: Kg2 6:22; Pro 25:21, Pro 25:22; Luk 6:27, Luk 8:27, Luk 8:35; Rom 12:20, Rom 12:21
carried: Rom 15:1
did king: Kg2 16:5-7; Isa 7:1-9, Isa 7:17
the kings: Instead of malchey, "kings," the Chaldee, Syriac, Arabic, and Vulgate, one manuscript, and the parallel place, have mailech, "king.
the Edomites: Ch2 25:11, Ch2 25:12; Lev 26:18; Oba 1:10, Oba 1:13, Oba 1:14
captives: Heb. a captivity
Philistines: Eze 16:27, Eze 16:57
Bethshemesh: Jos 15:10; Sa1 6:9
Ajalon: Ch2 11:10, Aijalon
Gederoth: Jos 15:41
Shocho: Jos 15:48, Socoh
Timnah: Jdg 14:1, Timnath
the Lord: Deu 28:43; Sa1 2:7; Job 40:12; Psa 106:41-43; Pro 29:23
because of Ahaz: Hos 5:11; Mic 6:16
Israel: Ch2 21:2
made Judah: Gen 3:7, Gen 3:11; Exo 32:25; Rev 3:17, Rev 3:18, Rev 16:15
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Tilgathpilneser: Kg2 15:29, Kg2 16:7-10, Tiglath-pileser, Ch1 5:26; Hos 5:13
distressed him: Kg2 17:5; Isa 7:20, Isa 30:3, Isa 30:16; Jer 2:37
took away: Ch2 12:9; Kg2 18:15, Kg2 18:16; Pro 20:25
in the: Ch2 33:12; Psa 50:15; Isa 1:5; Eze 21:13; Hos 5:15; Rev 16:9-11
For he sacrificed: This passage, says Mr. Hallet, greatly surprised me; for the sacred historian is here represented as saying, "The gods of Damascus had smitten Ahaz." But it is impossible to suppose that an inspired author should say this; for the Scripture every where represents the heathen idols as nothing and vanity, and as incapable of doing either good or hurt. All difficulty is avoided if we follow the old Hebrew copies, from which the Greek translation was made: "And king Ahaz said, I will seek to the gods of Damascus which have smitten me." Ch2 25:14; Kg2 16:12, Kg2 16:13
Damascus: Heb. Darmesek
Because the gods: Hab 1:11
sacrifice to them: Jer 10:5, Jer 44:15-18
But they were: Isa 1:28; Jer 44:20-28; Hos 13:9
cut in pieces: Kg2 16:17, Kg2 16:18, Kg2 25:13-17
he made: Ch2 33:3-5; Jer 2:28; Hos 12:11; Act 17:16, Act 17:23
burn: or, offer, Ch2 28:3 *marg.
the rest: Ch2 20:34, Ch2 27:7-9; Kg2 16:19, Kg2 16:20
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they brought: Ch2 21:20, Ch2 26:23, Ch2 33:20; Sa1 2:30; Pro 10:7
the kings of Israel: Or, "the kings of Judah;" the name Israel being sometimes applied by the writer of this book, in a general way, to Judah. The Hebrews were accustomed to honour the memory of those kings who had reigned well, by depositing their remains in the royal cemetery. On the contrary, those who died under the disapprobation of the people, as a mark of posthumous disgrace, were denied interment with their predecessors, and were buried in some other place in Jerusalem. So it was with Ahaz, who, though brought into the city, was not buried in the sepulchres of the kings of Judah. It was doubtless with a design to make a suitable impression on the minds of their kings while living, that such distinctions were observed. They might thus restrain them from evil, or excite them to good, according as they were fearful of being execrated, or desirous of being honoured, when dead.