2 Kings 15
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Chapter 15
Chapter Overview:
Verses:
The reign of Azariah, ver. 1 - 7.
Of Zachariah, ver. 8 - 12.
Of Shallum, ver. 13 - 15.
Of Menahem, ver. 16 - 22.
Of Pekahiah, ver. 23 - 26.
Of Pekah, ver. 27 - 31.
Of Jotham, ver. 32 - 38.
15:1 | To reign - Solely and fully to exercise his regal power. |
15:5 | A leper - The cause whereof see 2 Chronicles 26:16 . |
15:8 | Six months - After the throne had been vacant several years, thro' the dissentions that were in the kingdom. |
15:13 | Full moon - That dominion seldom lasts long, which is founded in blood and falsehood. |
15:30 | Twentieth year - The meaning is, that he began his reign in the twentieth year after the beginning of Jotham's reign; or, which is the same thing, in the fourth year of Ahaz, son of Jotham. |
15:33 | To reign - Alone: for he had reigned before this, as his father's deputy. |
15:35 | Gate - Not of the temple, but of one of the courts of the temple, probably that which led to the king's palace. |