e1. e. Intoan Inner Chamber in the Houſe, v. 2. 7 Thereby in Gods Name letting him in to the aftual poſſeflion of the Kingdom: For if Elijah did before this time Anoint him, as ſome think, from T Kings 19. 16. that Un&tion did only confer a remote right to the Kingdom, as Samue!'s Union did to David, 1 $a, i6. 13. Though others think Elijah did perform that Command by Elijha, to whom he left it in charge. and ELſha waited Gods time and commani4 for the aCtual execution of it, which he received at this rime. 7 And thou ſhalt ſmite g the houſe of Ahab thy maſter b, that I may avenge the blood of my ſervants , theprophets, and the blood of all the ſervants of the Kings LORD, * at the hands of jezebel. 15, g1.e. Kill and deſtroy, as that word is uſed, Gen: 8: 21» and F, Kings elſewhere, h Thy former Lord and King.
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4%nw,& 8 Forthe whole houſe of Ahab ſhall periſh, and *1 » S will cur off from Ahab * him that piſlech againſt the 5.22 Wall, and him taat is ſhut up, and leftin Iſrael.
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' 7 In that part of Land in or near the City, which belonged to | Naboth. |
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fore came this mad fellow #2 tothee ? And he ſaid unto 2*%®: 11m, Ye know the man, and his communication ».
k To the reſt of the Commanders and Officers there preſent, / Is not this unlucky Meſſenger come with ſome ill Tidings ? » They perceived him to be a Prophee by his Habit, and Ge'itures, and manner of Speech. And theſe prophane Soldiers eſtecmed the Lords P:ophers Mad-men partly, becauſe of their negleQt of them- ſelves, and contempt of all Worldly Wea!th and Honour, which the wiſe Men of this World ſo greedily ſeek, and of their ſtrange and uncouth manner of living : partly, becauſe of their Hoiy Excrciſes to which they devoted themſelves, which they eſteemed nothing bur a Religious Phrenzy : 2nd partly, becauſe of thoſe unuſual and ſeemingly ridiculous Geſtures and A&ions which the Prophets ſome= rimes uſed in raptures of Spirit, or in the Fervours of Devotion. Compare Jer: 29: 26: Fohn 10; 20: 4s 26: 24. n You rightly gueſs that he was a Mad-man, and fo it appears by his Diſconrle with me, which was, after the manner of hat ſort of Men, vain and imper- tinent, to te]l me of my fins, or of my duty, or ſuch things as are not worth my ſpeaking, or your hearing.
12 And they ſaid. Ir z failes ; tell us now p. And he faid, Thus and thus ſpake he to me, ſaying, Thus faith the LORD, TI have anointed thee king over Ilrael.
o There 1s ſemething extraordinary and of great Importance in his Mcfſage, as we plainly perccive by his ca'iling thee into an inner Chamber, by his great Expcdition, and by his Geſture and Carriage. p His Conccalmeat of the thing made them more greedy ro kiow Its
13 Then they haſted q, and took every man his gar- ment, and put it under him r on the top of the ſtairs /, and biew with trumpets, faying, Jehu F 1s king.
qBeing well pleaſed with the thing ; partly, fromthe advantage which hereby they expected 3 partly, from that defire of Change which 1s1n moſt Mens Natures; and. principally, by Gods P:ovi- dence, inclining their Hearts to Jehu. r A Ceremony uſed in the taitera parts rowards Superiors, in token of great Reverence ta his Perſon, that they wouid hot have his feet to touch che Ground, and that they pur themiclves and their Concerns under his teer, and into his Ditpotal. See on Mat. 21. 7. f in ſome highand eminent piace, whence he might be ieen and owned by all the Soldiers, wha were called together upon this great occaſion. :
14 So Jehuthe fon of Jehoſhaphar the ſon of Nimſhi, conſpired againſt Joram : ( Now Joram had kept Ramoth-gilead, z, be and all Ifracl, becauſe of Hazael king of Syria —— |
t Which Interpreters conchdeTo have becn taken by Joram before this time, though the raking of it be not mentioned. This rhey gather, Firſt, from the mention of rhe inner chamber, v. 2. and of the ep of the fairs here. Secondly, From w. 15. lt none go forth out of the Citys But theſe Arguments 1ccm not to be cogent Nor the former, becauſe there mighr be ſome Suburbs or our-Buildings be= !onging to the City, or notfar from it- which the 1raelites might have in their poſſeſſion. Nor the latter, as we ſhall rhereſee» And if it was taken, why ſhould a [ſrael be there to keep it» for which a ſtrong Gariton was ſufficient ? The words therefore may be other- wiſe rendred, exaaly according to the Hebrew, Joram had k-pt, or did kcep ( to wit, by his Army left there ) or put guards, or laid ſiege at, or to { for ſo the Particle Beth is oft uſed ) Ramoti-Gilead., And therefore he had al 1ſracl, 1. e. all the Military Force of 1jrael, with him, that he might both maint.in the Siege and withal oppolie Hazael who ſought to relieve it.
15 But * king | Joram was returned to be healed in 4 jezreel, of the wounds which che Syrians * had given g, 2g :1m. when he fought with Hazael « king of Syria.) And + Heb. jchu ſaid, If it be your minds, ther F let none go forth Jehorame or eſcape out of the City x, togortell it in Jezreel y. | Bun :
« When he came with an Army, either to retake the City taken + Heb. let >y Jo'am: or, to raiſe the Siege» x Or, from the City; either from , eſca _ within the City, or from beforeit, from the Siege or Army. y That ,| No s we may ſurpriſe him, and ſo more eaſily ſubdue him. ho:
16 So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel z,
( forJoram lay there ) and Ahaziah king of judah was come down to ſee Joram.
z Accompanied with the Horſemen of his Army.
17 And there ſteod a watch-men on the tower ir Jezreel, and he ſpied the company of Jehu as he came, and ſaid, I ſcea company. And ſjoram ſaid, Take an norſeman, and fend ro meet them, and let bim fay, 1s i peace s ? | .
a Enquire who it is comes, and ifhe comeupon peaceable terms,
For he teared, Icft either the S3#F1 ans had prevailed there ; Ory lome Sedition or Rebellion was raifed againſt him ; which the Example of Libuah, and his own guilty Conſcience, made him fcar.