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John Gill's Exposition on 2 Chronicles 25:16
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, art thou made of the king’s council? etc.] He was not indeed one of his privy council, made so by him, but he was appointed a counsellor to him by the Lord, the King of kings, to expostulate with him about his idolatry, and to advise him to relinquish it, to whose counsel he ought to have hearkened: forbear, why shouldest thou be smitten? bidding him hold his peace, and threatening him, that if he did not, he must expect to be smitten; that is, with death, as Zechariah the prophet was by the order of his father: then the prophet forbore; left off speaking, only added this at parting: and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee; being given up to hardness of heart, so as to pay no regard to the Lord and his prophets, which was a sure presage of destruction: because thou hast done this; committed such idolatry, and persisted in it: and hast not hearkened to my counsel; to reform from it. Ver. 17-19. Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, etc.] Not of God, nor of his prophets, but of some of his nobles like himself: and sent to Joash--king of Israel; of his message to him here, and his answer in the two following verses, see the following notes: (See Gill on “<121408>2 Kings 14:8-10”). Ver. 20-28. But Amaziah would not hear, etc.] What the king of Israel advised him to, not to meddle to his hurt; for it came of God, that he might deliver them into the hand [of their enemies]; Amaziah and his army into the hands of Joash and his; this was the will of God, and was brought about by his providence; and that it might be, Amaziah was given up to blindness and hardness of heart, as a punishment of his idolatry: because they sought after the gods of Edom; he and his nobles, and many of the people following his example; from hence to the end of the chapter the same things are recorded as in (<121411>2 Kings 14:11-20), see the notes there,
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