2 Chronicles 9:28
acquired <03318> [brought.]
"Moses," says Bp. Warburton, "had expressly prohibited the multiplying of horses, (De 17:16;) by which the future king was forbidden to establish a body of calvary, because this could not be effected without sending into Egypt, with which people God had forbidden any communication, as this would be dangerous to religion. When Solomon had violated this law, and multiplied horses to excess, (1 Ki 4:26,) it was soon attended with those fatal consequences that the law foretold: for this wisest of kings having likewise, in violation of another law, married Pharaoh's daughter, (the early fruits of this commerce,) and then, by a repetition of the same crime, but a transgression of another law, had espoused more strange women, (1 Ki 4:26; 11:1,) they first,in defiance of a fourth law, persuaded him to build them idol temples for their use; and afterwards, against a fifth law, brought him to erect other temples for his own."
2 Chronicles 10:2
Jeroboam .................... Jeroboam <03379> [Jeroboam.]
2 Chronicles 1:16
Solomon <08010> [Solomon. Heb. the going forth of the horses which was]
Solomon's.
Que ........ Que <04723> [linen yarn.]
The word [miqvˆ <\\See definition 04723\\>,] or [miqvˆh <\\See definition 04723\\>,] {mikweh,} is regarded by the ancient translators as a proper name: the LXX. have [ek Thekoue,] "from Tekoa," the Vulgate, {de Coa,} "from Koa," which is adopted by Dr. Geddes; the Syriac, "from the city Aphelia;" and the Arabic, "{ex urbe Australium.}" Bochart thinks it signifies a tribute; others suppose that it signifies a string or drove of horses, or as Jarchi says, what the Germans call {Stutte,} a stud; but Houbigant supposes it to be a corruption for {mercavah,} "chariots." Our English translation, however, which regards it as synonymous with {tikwah,} seems by far the best. According to Norden, linen yarn is still one of the principal articles of commerce in Egypt, and is exported in very large quantities, together with unmanufactured flax and spun cotton; and Sanutus, 400 years ago, remarked that though Christian countries abounded in flax, yet the goodness of the Egyptian was such, that it was dispersed even to the west.
2 Chronicles 9:26
ruled .... kingdoms <04910 04428> [reigned over.]
Euphrates <05104> [river.]
"That is, Euphrates."
2 Chronicles 36:3-4
prevented <05493> [put him down. Heb. removed him.]
imposed <06064> [condemned. Heb. mulcted.]
Eliakim <0471> [made Eliakim.]
Necho <05224> [Necho.]
2 Chronicles 1:17
kings ........ kings <04428> [the kings.]
sold <03027> [means. Heb. hand.]
2 Chronicles 5:10
ark <0727> [There was nothing.]
In the parallel passage in the Epistle to the Hebrews, it is expressly stated that in the ark were "the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;" but it is evident that the apostle speaks there of the tabernacle erected by Moses, and of the state and contents of that tabernacle in the time of Moses; and in the temple there were several things added, and several left out.
two <08147> [save.]
Lord ............ out <03068 03318> [when. or, where. the Lord.]
2 Chronicles 12:2-3
Shishak <07895> [A.M. 3034. B.C. 970. Shishak.]
unfaithful <04603> [because.]
1,200 <03967> [twelve hundred.]
innumerable number <04557> [without number.]
Libyans <03864> [Lubims.]
Lubim, apparently the same with Lehabim (Ge 10:13,) were probably the ancient inhabitants of Lybia, (called Lubi in the Syriac version, Ac 2:10,) a district of Africa, adjoining to Egypt, and extending along the shore of the Mediterranean as far as the city of Cyrene.
Sukkites <05525> [the Sukkiims.]
The Sukkiim, (from {sachach,} "to cover,") are supposed to have been the Troglodites, as the LXX. and Vulgate render, a people of Egypt, on the west of the Red Sea, so called because they dwelt [en troglais,] in caves.
Cushites <03569> [Ethiopians.]
These Cushim were probably the inhabitants of Ethiopia, south of Egypt.
[Cushim. Heb.]
2 Chronicles 26:8
Ammonites <05984> [the Ammonites.]
fame <08034> [his name.]
<03212> [spread. Heb. went.]
2 Chronicles 6:5
day <03117> [Since the day.]
live <08034> [my name.]
chosen ..................... choose <0977> [neither chose.]
The judges and Saul were chosen by God, for a season, to be rulers of Israel; but not to establish a permanent and hereditary authority over that people, as was the case with David. This clause is wanting in the parallel passage of Kings; but it helps to clear the sense.
2 Chronicles 7:8
celebrated <06213> [kept.]
great ... included <01419 03966> [a very great.]
<0935> [from the entering.]
That is, from one extremity of the land to another; Hamath being situated on the north, and the river of Egypt on the south.
2 Chronicles 7:22
abandoned <05800> [Because they forsook.]
brought <0935> [therefore.]
2 Chronicles 12:9
Shishak <07895> [Shishak.]
took ............... took <03947> [took away.]
shields <04043> [the shields.]
2 Chronicles 20:10
allow <05414> [whom thou.]
2 Chronicles 35:20
temple <01004> [A.M. 3394. B.C. 610. temple. Heb. house. Necho.]
Pharaoh, the lame, says the Targumist.
[Pharaoh-necho.]
[Charchemish.]
