Three years. Not full years, for he died in the twentieth year of Jeroboam (1 Kings 15:9 ).
mother's. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Genus) for ancestor. Here = grandmother. Maachah, or Michaiah (2 Chronicles 13:2 ). Abishalom = Absalom (2 Chronicles 11:21 ).
war. Only border fighting (compare verses: 1 Kings 15:16 , 1Ki 15:32 , 2 Chronicles 14:1 ; 2 Chronicles 15:19 ); no actual campaign, as in 2 Chronicles 16:1 .
in Tirzah. See notes on 1 Kings 14:17 and 1 Kings 15:21 .
twenty and four years. Began in the third year of Asa. Therefore he died in the twenty-sixth year of Asa (1 Kings 16:8 ). Yet in the thirty-sixth year Baasha came and made war against Judah (2 Chronicles 16:1 ). This would be nine or ten years after he was dead. But see note on 2 Chronicles 16:1 , where the word "reign" should be rendered "kingdom": i.e. the thirty-sixth year from the kingdom of Israel. See App-50 .
Verse 1
Abijam = Abijah.
Verse 2
Three years. Not full years, for he died in the twentieth year of Jeroboam (1 Kings 15:9 ).
mother's. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Genus) for ancestor. Here = grandmother. Maachah, or Michaiah (2 Chronicles 13:2 ). Abishalom = Absalom (2 Chronicles 11:21 ).
Verse 3
father. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Genus), App-6 , for ancestor.
Verse 4
lamp. See note on 1 Kings 11:36 . Peculiarly used of David.
Verse 6
And, &c. This is repeated (from 1 Kings 14:30 ) to complete Structure above.
Verse 7
the rest. See 2 Chronicles 13:3 , &c.
Verse 8
slept with his fathers. See note on 1 Kings 14:20 .
Verse 11
right. Therefore his days "long in the land" (1 Kings 15:23 ). Contemporary with seven Israelite kings.
idols = filthy idols.
Verse 14
not removed: not till the reign of Hezekiah (1 Kings 22:43 ; 2 Kings 12:3 ; 2 Kings 18:4 ).
Verse 15
things. dedicated = holy things of his father. See note on Exodus 3:5 .
Verse 16
war. Only border fighting. No campaign. Compare 1 Kings 15:32 .
Verse 17
Ramah = the modern er Ram, five miles north of Jerusalem, which it was intended to menace. See 2 Chronicles 16:1 .
go out or come in. But in vain. See 1Ki 12:27 ; 1 Kings 15:9 , &c.
Verse 18
the. Some codices, with two early printed editions, read "among the".
Verse 19
There is. Supply Figure of speech Ellipsis ( App-6 ). [Let there be. ]
league = covenant.
and. Supply [as] instead of "and",
behold. Figure of speech Asterismos App-6 .
Verse 20
hosts = forces.
Ijon, &c. All in the neighbourhood of Gennesaret.
Verse 21
dwelt in. Septuagint and Vulg, read "returned to". See note on 1 Kings 14:17 .
Verse 23
The rest. Compare 2 Chronicles 14:9 , 2 Chronicles 15:10 .
are they not. ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6 .
Verse 24
father = forefather. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Species).
Verse 26
evil. Hebrew. ra'a . App-44 .
sin. Same as "evil", above.
made Israel to sin. See note on 1 Kings 14:16 .
Verse 29
that breathed. Hebrew. neshamah. App-16 .
the saying. Compare 1 Kings 14:7-11 .
Verse 32
war. Only border fighting (compare verses: 1 Kings 15:16 , 1Ki 15:32 , 2 Chronicles 14:1 ; 2 Chronicles 15:19 ); no actual campaign, as in 2 Chronicles 16:1 .
Verse 33
in Tirzah. See notes on 1 Kings 14:17 and 1 Kings 15:21 .
twenty and four years. Began in the third year of Asa. Therefore he died in the twenty-sixth year of Asa (1 Kings 16:8 ). Yet in the thirty-sixth year Baasha came and made war against Judah (2 Chronicles 16:1 ). This would be nine or ten years after he was dead. But see note on 2 Chronicles 16:1 , where the word "reign" should be rendered "kingdom": i.e. the thirty-sixth year from the kingdom of Israel. See App-50 .