isthere to be underſtood, not of the City, but of the Kinzdom, or Territory ſo called, 1 Kings 13: 32. and elſewhere, in which Megidoo was : and fo that may be noted to ſhew that he could not flce into his own Kingdom where he might have been ſafe ; bur was forced to take up in another part of the Kingdom of 1-ae!, in the Terci- tory ofSamaria, and there to hide himſelf». Or, Secondly, if Samaris be the City, then the Hiſtory is briefly and imperfe&!y deſcribed here, and the defeC&ts ſupplied there, ( the Book of Chronicles being 'N great part written for that end, to ſupply things omitted i 1 the Book of Kings) and out of both, the Hiſtory may be thus com- pleated : He fled firſt to Megidao, and thence to Samaris, where he was caughr, and thence brought to Jehu, and by his Sentence was put to death at Megiaao, either becauſe Jehu was there at that time upon {ome occaſion ; or, for ſome other reaſon, which at this dif tance of time we cannot underſtand.
28 And his ſervants carried him in a chariot, to Te- rutalem, andburied himin his ſepulchre with his fathers, in the city of David #.
# Which they did by Feizu's permiſſion for Jehoſhaphat”s ſake, 2 Chron: 22' 9»
29 And in the eleventh year of Joram x the ſon of Ahab, began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.
x Of this ſee the Note on Chap: 8: 25.
3o 4 And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of zt, and ſhe f painted her face, and tired her head y, and looked out at a window.
y Either, hoping that by her Majeſtick dreſs and carriage, ſhe might ſtrike Jeh# or his followers with ſuch an awe, that they ſhould not offer any injury to her perſon : or rather, becauſe, perceiving her caſe to be deſperate, and that ſhe couid not live, was reſolved to die with honour and gallantry,
z1 Andas Jehu centred in at the gate 5, ſheſaid, Had Zmri peace, who ſlew his maſter ?
2 Ofthe Kings Palace. a Remember that thy Brother Traitor Zimri had but a very ſhort enjoyment of the benefit of his Treaſon and was ipcedily and ſeverely puniſhed for it by my Grand-Father Omri, 1 Kings 16: 9,16. and do thouexpett the ſame from ſome of my poſterity.
32 And he lift up his face to the window, and ſaid, Whozs on my ſide, who ? And there looked out to him wo co three || eunuchs b. || Or,
b For ſuch uſed to attend upon Queens in their Chambers. chambers
33 And he ſaid, Throw her dewn. So they threw ain. her down c, and ſome of her blood wasſprinkled on the wall, and on the horſes : and he trod her under foot.
ce Being mercenary Creatures, they quickly comply with Jehus command, facrificing her Life to ſave their own.
34 And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and ſaid, Go ſee now this curſed woman, and bury her d: for ſhe 5s a kings daughter e.
d This he ſuddenly commanded, either, becauſe he had forgot the charge given him above, wv. 10, or, becauſe having done his own buſineſs, he was careleſs about Gods Work, and the fulfilling of his threatning. e See 1 Kings 16: 31. Hedoth not ſay, becauſe ſhe was a kings wife, leſt he ſhould ſeem to ſhew any reſpect to that wicked and curſed houſecf 426, which God had devored to ignominy and utter de{truction:
25 And they went to bury her: but they found no more of ker tian the ſ{cull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.
26 Wherefore they came again, and told him : andhe ſaid, This is the word of the LORD f, which he ſpake i by hisſervant Elijah the Tiſhbite, ſaying, * In the por- + Heb, tion of Jezreel ſhall the dogs eat the fleſhof Jezchc! : by thehaud
f This ſtrange Providence brings that to his mind which he had 9: forgotten, or did not regard.
37 And the carcaſe of Jezebel ſhall be as dung upon the face of the field, in the portion of Jezree!, /o that they ſhall not ſay, This # Jezebel g.
£ Theſe words are not extant in the place where this Prophecy is firſt mentioned, 1 Kings 21: 23. but are here added, either by Jeu, by way ofexplication and amplification : or rather, becauſe Ej2þ ſpoke them, thoughgthey be not there Recorded, as being tor the ſubſtance of them contained in the former words ; it being uſual to inſert ſome paſlagesin following Writings, which had been omitted
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Fehr: by bes Letters Cauſeth 70 of Ahabs Sons to be lain : Tre Faſt is excuſef by Elijahs Prophecy. 1 IT. Alſo 42 of King Abaziahs Brethren, 12 —— 14: By ſubtility he flayeth all the Prieſ#s and Prophets of Ahab ; Breaketh down his Images and Temple, 1 5 === 28, He followeth the Sinwf Jeroboam, 29 31. Hazael oppreſſeth Iſrael: Jehoahax,
Jucceedeth Jehu, 32 36.
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