baskets = the baskets. Hebrew. dud, for carrying fruit. Still used for this purpose. Not sal (bread-basket), which Gideon (Judges 6:19 ), and Pharaoh's baker (Genesis 40:17 ) used.
Jehonadab. He was a Kenite (1 Chronicles 2:55 ), descendants of the father-in-law of Moses (Numbers 10:29 . Judges 1:16 ; Judges 4:11 . 1 Samuel 15:6 ). See Jeremiah 35:0 .
the rest. An Assyrian inscription (now in the British Museum) records that Jehu paid tribute to Shalmaneser II, who in 842 B.C. defeated Hazael, king of Syria. Jehu bought Shalmaneser II off by giving him, as tribute, bars of silver and gold; a golden ladle and golden goblets and pitchers were among his gifts.
are they not. ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6 .
Verse 1
sons. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Part), for grandsons and greatgrandsons.
unto. Some codices, with Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "and unto".
rulers = elders.
of Jezreel. Doubtless they had fled to Samaria, being in great fear (2 Kings 10:4 ) from what Jehu had done in Jezreel.
Verse 6
mine = for me.
the men. Hebrew. 'enosh. App-14 .
persons. Hebrew. 'ish.
men. Hebrew. 'ish . App-14 .
Verse 7
baskets = the baskets. Hebrew. dud, for carrying fruit. Still used for this purpose. Not sal (bread-basket), which Gideon (Judges 6:19 ), and Pharaoh's baker (Genesis 40:17 ) used.
Verse 9
Ye be righteous. Said by way of flattery and to allay disaffection.
Verse 10
the word of the 10RD = the word of Jehovah. Compare 1 Kings 21:19-29 .
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 .
by = by the hand of.
Verse 11
kinsfolks = acquaintance.
Verse 13
brethren. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of the Part) for near relatives. Compare 2 Chronicles 22:8 , where we have "sons of the brethren".
children = sons.
the king = Joram.
the queen = Jezebel, the queen-mother.
Verse 15
Jehonadab. He was a Kenite (1 Chronicles 2:55 ), descendants of the father-in-law of Moses (Numbers 10:29 . Judges 1:16 ; Judges 4:11 . 1 Samuel 15:6 ). See Jeremiah 35:0 .
as = according as.
Verse 16
see = be eyewitnesses of.
zeal for the LORD. Not pure. See verses: 2 Kings 10:29-31 .
Verse 19
worshippers = servants.
Verse 20
Proclaim = Sanctify, Hallow, or Solemnise.
Verse 21
full, &c. = so full [that they stood] mouth to mouth. Ellipsis to be thus supplied, as in Authorized Version margin.
Verse 24
offer = prepare. See App-43 .
life = soul. Hebrew. nephesh.
Verse 25
the city = Hebrew. 'lr, the innermost or most inaccessible part, whether of a city (= the citadel) or a house (as here).
Verse 26
images, or statues.
them = each of them.
Verse 27
draught house = dunghill, middens, latrince.
Verse 29
made Israel to sin. See note on 1 Kings 14:16 .
to wit = namely.
in Dan. See 1 Kings 12:29 , 1 Kings 12:30 , and compare Genesis 49:17 .
Verse 30
fourth generation. See 2 Kings 15:12 . These were Jehoahaz, Joash, Jeroboam II, and Zachariah. Jehu's dynasty was the longest in all Israel.
Verse 31
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 .
the sins. Hebrew. chata'. App-44 . Some codices read "all the sins".
Verse 32
to cut Israel short: or, to cut off the outskirts, or make inroads into.
coasts = borders.
Verse 33
eastward = toward the sun-rising.
Verse 34
the rest. An Assyrian inscription (now in the British Museum) records that Jehu paid tribute to Shalmaneser II, who in 842 B.C. defeated Hazael, king of Syria. Jehu bought Shalmaneser II off by giving him, as tribute, bars of silver and gold; a golden ladle and golden goblets and pitchers were among his gifts.
are they not. ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6 .
Verse 35
slept with his fathers. See note on Deuteronomy 31:16 .