2 Chronicles Chapter 22

“And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead, etc.] He being the only surviving one of the sons of Jehoram, the same with Jehoahaz, (<142117>2 Chronicles 21:17) who was saved when the rest were taken captive and slain, by his mother Athaliah, and he made his escape, and that she also escaped is clear from (<142210>2 Chronicles 22:10) for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp; that is, of the Philistines, (<142116>2 Chronicles 21:16), which band seems to be a band or company of thieves and robbers, as the Septuagint, cruel and barbarous, as the action ascribed…”

“AHAZIAH SUCCEEDING JEHORAM, REIGNS WICKEDLY. (Ch2 22:1-9) the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah . . . king--or Jehoahaz (Ch2 21:17). All his older brothers having been slaughtered by the Arab marauders, the throne of Judah rightfully belonged to him as the only legitimate heir.”

“For “42” read “22” (see the marginal reference). Ahaziah’s father, Jehoram, was but 40 when be died 2 Chronicles 21:20. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Forty two years - Some acknowledge an error in the transcribers of the present Hebrew copies, in which language the numeral letters for 22 and 42 are so like, that they might easily be mistaken. For that it was read 22 here, as it is in the book of Kings, in other Hebrew copies, they gather from hence, that it is at this day so read in divers ancient Greek copies, as also in those two ancient translations, the Syriack and the Arabick, and particularly in that most ancient copy of the Syriack which was used by the church of Antioch in the primitive times, and to this day is kept in the church of Antioch. The…”

“22:2-4 The queen mother, Athaliah, exercised significant influence over the king (see study note on 15:16). Athaliah was very much like her mother, Jezebel (see 22:10–23:15; cp. 1 Kgs 16:31–21:28), and she followed in the footsteps of her grandfather Omri (see 1 Kgs 16:21-26). 22:2 one year: Ahaziah, also known as Jehoahaz, reigned briefly over Judah in 841 BC.”

“the inhabitants: Ch2 23:3, Ch2 26:1, Ch2 33:25, Ch2 36:1 Ahaziah: Ch2 22:6, Azariah, Ch2 21:17, Jehoahaz, Kg2 8:24-29; Ch1 3:11 slain: Ch2 21:16, Ch2 21:17 2 Chronicles 22:2”

“Ahaziah's reign of a year, and his death. - The account of Ahaziah in Kg2 8:26-29 agrees with our narrative, except that there the reflections of the chronicler on the spirit of his government are wanting; but, on the contrary, the account of his death is very brief in the Chronicle ( Ch2 22:6-9), while in 2 Kings 9 and 10 the extirpation of the Ahabic house by Jehu, in the course of which Ahaziah was slain with his relatives, is narrated at length. Ch2 22:1 Instead of the short stereotyped notice, "and Ahaziah his son was king in his stead," with which Kg2 8:24 concludes the history of Joram, the Chronicle gives…”