*; Or, were ahorr to bury, as that Particle is oft uſed in the Hebrew Tongue. # Coming towards them, but at ſome diſtance. b Not daring to carry thedead Corps further to the place appointed for his burial, they made uſe of the next burying-place, where Eliſha was buried, and there they removed ſome Stone, or opened ſome Door, and haſtily flung down their dead Corps there. © 1- e. The man's dead Body, er the Coffin in which he was put. 4 Which might eaſily be, the Coffin and linen in which Eliſba's Body was put, and the Fleſh of his body being now conſumed : for this was ſome conſider- able time after his death. e Which Miracle God wrought there, partly, todo honour to that great Prophet, and that by this Seal he might confirm his Do&rine, and thereby confute the falſe Dorine and Worſhip of the J/-azlites ; partly, to ſtrengthen the Faith of Joaſh, and of the 17 aelites, in his promiſe of their ſucceſs againſt the Syrians ; and partly, in the midſt of all their Calamities to comfort ſuch Iſraelites as were Elijba's followers, with the hopes of that Eternal . Life, whereof this was a manifeſt pledge, and to awaken the reft of that people to a due care and preparation for it.
22 q But Hazael king of Syria oppreſſed Iſrael all the days of Jehoahaz.
23 Andthe LORD was gracious unto them, and had compaſiion on them,and had reſpe& unto them, becauſe of his covenant with Abraham, Iſaac, and Jacob, and would not deſtroy them, neither caft he them from his + preſence f as yet.
f 1. e. From the Land of Canaan to which the preſence, and pub- lick and ſolemn Worſhip of God was confined- | :
24 So Hazael king of Syria died, and Benhadad his
ſon reigned in his ſtead.
25 And Jehoaſh the ſon of Jehoahaz F took again
out of the hand of Benhadad the ſon of Hazael, the
and zook, Cities which he had taken our of the hand of Jehoahaz his Father by war : three times did Joaſh beat him g, and
recovered the cities of Iſrael. g According to the Prediftion above. v 19:
C H AJ Þ., XIV.
fmaziahs good reign * His juſtice on the Murderers of his Father : His Fiftory over Edom : Warreth againſt Jehuaſb King of Iſrael: Is overcome by him ;
and ſtain by his own People : Azariah ſucceedeth him, x —— 22. Jehnaſh diech 3 and Jeroboam hu Son is King over Iſrael : Hu Afr, and Death : Zachariah hu Son ſucceedeth him, 23 - 29.
N the ſecond year of Joaſh ſon of Jehoahaz king of
* 2 Chron @ Ifrael , reigned * Amaziah the fog of Joaſh king
of Judah,
Il. KINGS. Chap. XIV,
@ i« e Afffer he began to Reign alone: for he Reigned two or three Years with his Father ; Of which ſee on chap. 13. 10. 2 He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years b in Jeruſalem : and his mothers name was Jehoaddan of Jeruſalem. b To wit, 14 Years with Joaſb King of 1ſrael, who reigned onely 16 Years, chap: 13; 10: and 15 Years after the death ot Joaſh, vr with Jeroboam the Son of Joaſh, as is affirmed here, werſe. 17: and 2 Chron. 25; 25. 3 And he did hat Which was right in the ſight of the LORD «c, yet not like David his Father 4: he did according ro all things as Joaſh his Father gid e. c Thar which was in ſome ſort agreeable tg Gods Will, d Not ſincerely, 2 Chron. 25, 2. e1,e. For atime ſerved God aright, bur afterwards fell to Idolatry, 1 Chron 25. 14. as Joaſh had done, 2 Kings I2e J. 4 Howbeit f, the high places were not taken away :
45 yet the people did ſacrifice, and burnt incenſe on the high piaces.
F Tnough he did right, &c, for this particle is tobe joyned with thoſe words, the reſt being to be cloſed with a Parenthelig, 5 © Andit came to paſs aſſoon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand, that he flew his ſervants * which « ,__
had ſlain the king his Father .*. 12, 26, .*. Whereby it is implied, that his Fathers Murderers had powerful Friendsand Abettors, and that their fa& was in ſome ſort approved
by the generality of the people, to whom Joaſh had made himſcif
| hateful by his Apoſtacy to Idolatry, and by his ingratitude to the
Houſe ot Jehoiaaas
6 Bur che children of the murderer he ſlew notg : ac- cording unto that which is wricten in the book of the -
law of Moſes, wherein the LORD commandedg, ſaying,
* The fathers ſhall not be put to death for the/children, , D nor the children be put to death for the fathers ; bur . a _ every man fha!l be put to death for his own fin. Ezck: 18: g Wherein he ſhewed ſome Faith and Courage,that he would obey 20. this Command of God though it was very hazardous to himſelf, ſuch perſons being likely to ſeek revenge for their Fathers death.
7 He ilew of Edom h in the valley of ſalt ;, ten chou- ſand, and took || Selah & by war, and called the name of it Joktheei /, unto this day.
þ 1.c., Of the Edomites, or the children of Seir, as they are called 2 Chron. 25. 11. either, becauſe they dwelt in Seir ; See Gen. 36. 8. or, becaulie theſe people were confederates. And he invaded theſe people becauie they were Subje&sto his Kingdom, from which they had revolted in Joram's days, 2 Kings 8: 20. i Which was the Land of Edem ; Of which ſee 2 Sam: 8; 13; Pſal: 60: 2. k Or, the rock: the chicf Ciry of that part of Arabia, called by other Authors Perra, which ſignifies a rock, becauſe it was built upon a Rock, 2 Chren. 25 12. { Which ſignifies, the obedience of God, 1. e. given him by God as a reward of his Obedience to Gods Meſſage by the Prophet 2 Chron. 25.8, 9,
8 C Then Amaziah ſent meſſengers to Jehoaſh, the ſon of Jehoahaz ſon of Jehu, king of Iſrael, ſaying, Come, let us look ene another in the Face .
2 Let us fight perſonally, and with our Armies? This challenge he ſent, partly upon the late and great injuries done by the 1ſ-aelices to his people, 2 Chron. 25- 10, 13. and partly, from ſelf-confidence, and a deſire of advancing his Glory and cas op by his Arms.
9 And Jchoaſh che king of Iſrael fent to Amaziah