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19700
 * digged many wells.  or, cut out many cisterns.
 # Ge 26:18-21
 * he had much.
 # 2Ki 3:4 1Ch 27:26-31
 * Carmel.  or, fruitful fields.
 # 2Ki 19:23 Isa 29:17
 * husbandry.  Heb.ground.
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 * went out.
 # 2Ki 5:2
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 # 12
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 * an army.  Heb. the power of an army.  three hundred.
 # 11:1 13:3 14:8 17:14-19
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 * slings to cast stone.  Heb. stones of slings.
 # Jud 20:16 1Sa 17:49
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 * cunning men.
 # 2:7,14 Ex 31:4
 * to shoot arrows.
   These engines, it is probable, bore some resemblance to the
   {balistæ} and {catapultæ} of the Romans, which were employed
   for throwing stones and arrows, and were in reality the
   mortars and carcasses of antiquity.  With respect to the
   towers which Uzziah built in the wilderness, (ver. 10,) Mr.
   Harmer appears to have given a truer view of the subject than
   commentators in general have done, who suppose that they were
   conveniences made only for sheltering the shepherds from bad
   weather, or to defend them from incursions of enemies; for
   they might rather be designed to keep the nations that
   pastured there in awe, and also to induce them quietly to pay
   the tribute to which the 8th verse seems to refer.  William of
   Tyre describes a country not far from the Euphrates as
   inhabited by Syrian and Armenian Christians, who fed great
   flocks and herds there, but were kept in subjection to the
   Turks, in consequence of their living among them in strong
   places.

 * spread far.  Heb. went forth.
 # Mt 4:24
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 * when he was.
 # 25:19 32:25 De 8:14,17 32:13-15 Pr 16:18 Hab 2:4 Col 2:18
 * went into.
 # 2Ki 16:12,13
 * to burn.
 # Nu 16:1,7,18,35 1Ki 12:33 13:1-4
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 * Azariah.
 # 1Ch 6:10
 * valiant men.
 # 1Ch 12:28 26:6
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 * withstood Uzziah.
 # 16:7-9 19:2 Jer 13:18 Mt 10:18,28 14:4 2Co 5:16 Ga 2:11
 * not unto thee.
 # Nu 16:40,46-48 18:7
 * to the priests.
 # Ex 30:7,8 Heb 5:4
 * go out.
 # 1Co 5:5
 * neither shall it be.
 # 1Sa 2:30 Da 4:37 Joh 5:44 Jas 2:1
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 * he.
 # 16:10 25:16
 * even.
 # Nu 12:10 2Ki 5:27
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 * hated also.
 # Es 6:12
 * the Lord.
 # Le 14:34 De 28:22,35
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 * A.M. 3239-3246.  B.C. 765-758.  Uzziah.
 # 2Ki 15:5
 * dwelt.
 # Le 13:46 Nu 5:2,3 12:15 2Ki 7:3
 * several.  Heb. free.
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 * first.
 # 9:29 12:15
 * Isaiah.
 # Isa 1:1 6:1
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 * A.M. 3246.  B.C. 758.  slept.
 # 2Ki 15:6,7
 * they buried him.
 # 18 21:20 28:27 33:20
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  1  Jotham reigning well, prospers.
  5  He subdues the Ammonites.
  7  His reign and death; Ahaz succeeds him.

 * A.M. 3246-3262.  B.C. 753-742.  twenty and five.
 # 2Ki 15:32,33-38 1Ch 3:12 Isa 1:1 Ho 1:1 Mic 1:1 Mt 1:9
 * Joatham.
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 * And he did.
 # 26:4 2Ki 15:34
 * he entered not.
   He copied his father's conduct as far as it was pious and
   constitutional; and avoided his transgression.

 # 26:16-21 Ps 119:120 Ac 5:13
 * the people.
 # 2Ki 15:35
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 * high gate.
 # 23:20 Jer 20:2
 * Ophel.  or, the tower.
   "The wall," says the Targum, "of the interior palace." {Ophel}
   appears to have been a tower, or fort, on the city wall, in
   which we read "the Nehthinim dwelt."

 # 33:14 Ne 3:26,27
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 * he built cities.
 # 11:5-10 14:7 26:9,10
 * the mountains.
 # Jos 14:12,13 Lu 1:39
 * castles and towers.
   These castles and towers he doubtless built built for the
   protection of the country people against marauders.
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 * the king of the Ammonites.
   We find here, that he brought the Ammonites under a heavy
   tribute for three years; but whether this was the effect of
   his prevailing against them, is not so evident.  Some think
   that they paid this tribute for three years, and then
   revolted; that, in consequence, he attacked them, and their
   utter subjection was the result.

 # 20:1 Jud 11:4-33 2Sa 10:1-14 Jer 49:1-6
 * ten thousand.
   Rather, "ten thousand {cors} (korim) of wheat."  The {cor} was
   same as the {homer,} and contained about 32 pecks 1 pint.

 * So much.  Heb. This.
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 * Jotham.
 # 26:5
 * prepared.  or, established.
 # 19:3
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 * Now the rest.
 # 20:34 26:22,23 32:32,33
 * A.M. 3262.  B.C. 742.  they are written.
   There is not so much found in the book of Kings, which we have
   now, as here:  in both places we have abridged accounts; the
   larger histories having been lost.
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 # 8
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 * Jotham.
 # 2Ki 15:38
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  1  Ahaz reigning very wickedly, is greatly afflicted by the
     Syrians.
  6  Judah being captivated by the Israelites, is sent home by
     the counsel of Oded the prophet.
 16  Ahaz sending for aid to Assyria, is not helped thereby.
 22  In his distress he grows more idolatrous.
 26  He dying, Hezekiah succeeds him.

 * A.M. 3262-3278.  B.C. 742-726.  Ahaz.
 # 2Ki 16:1,2-20 1Ch 3:13 Isa 1:1 7:1-12 Ho 1:1 Mic 1:1 Mt 1:9
 * like David his father.
 # 17:3
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 * For he walked.
 # 21:6 22:3,4 1Ki 16:31-33 2Ki 10:26-28
 * molten images.
 # Ex 34:17 Le 19:4
 * Baalim.
 # Jud 2:11,13 Ho 2:13,17
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 * burnt incense.  or, offered sacrifice.  the valley.
 # 2Ki 23:10 Jer 7:31,32 19:2-6,13
 * burnt.
 # 33:6 Le 18:21 2Ki 16:3 Ps 106:37,38 Jer 2:34 32:35
 # Eze 16:20,21 Mic 6:7
 * after the abominations.
 # 33:2 De 12:31
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 # Le 26:30 De 12:2,3 2Ki 16:4
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 * his God.
 # 36:5 Ex 20:2,3
 * delivered him.
 # 24:24 33:11 36:17 Jud 2:14 2Ki 16:5,6 Isa 7:1,6
 * Damascus.  Heb. Darmesek.
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 * Pekah.
 # 2Ki 15:27,37 Isa 7:4,5,9 9:21
 * an hundred.
 # 13:17
 * valiant men.  Heb. sons of valour.  because.
 # 15:2 De 6:14,15 28:15,25 29:24-26 31:16,17 32:20 Jos 23:16
 # Jos 24:20 Isa 1:28 24:5,6 Jer 2:19 15:6
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 * next to the king.  Heb. the second to the king.
 # Ge 41:43 43:12,15 Es 10:3
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 * carried.
 # De 28:25,41
 * brethren.
 # 11:4 Ac 7:26 13:26
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 * he went out.
 # 19:1,2 25:15,16 1Ki 20:13,22,42 2Ki 20:14,15
 * Behold.
   To this beautiful speech nothing can be added by the best
   comment:  it is simple, humane, pious, and overwhelmingly
   convincing; and it is no wonder that it produced the effect
   here described.  That there was much humanity, as well as
   firmness, in the heads of the children of Ephraim, who joined
   with the prophet of Jehovah on this occasion, their subsequent
   conduct, as detailed in the fifteenth verse, sufficiently
   proves.  They did not barely dismiss these most unfortunate
   captives, but they took that very spoil which their victorious
   army had taken, and with clothed, shod, fed, and anointed
   these distressed people, set the feeblest of them upon asses,
   and escorted them safely to Jericho!  We can scarcely find a
   parallel to this in the universal history of the wars which
   savage man has carried on against his fellows from the
   foundation of the world.  The compliance also of the whole
   army, in leaving both the captives and spoil to the disposal
   of the princes, was really wonderful, and perhaps unparalleled
   in history.  Both the princes and army are worthy to be held
   up to the admiration and imitation of mankind.

 * because the Lord God.
 # 5 Jud 3:8 Ps 69:26 Isa 10:5-7 47:6 Jer 15:17,18 Eze 25:12-17
 # Eze 26:2,3 Ob 1:10-16 Zec 1:15
 * reacheth.
 # Ge 4:10 11:4 Ezr 9:6 Re 18:5
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 * keep.
 # Le 25:39-46
 * not with.
 # Jer 25:29 Mt 7:2-4 Ro 12:20,21 1Pe 4:17,18
 * the Lord.
 # 5
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 * deliver.
 # Isa 58:6 Jer 34:14,15 Heb 13:1-3
 * the fierce.
 # Ezr 10:14 Mt 5:7 7:2 Jas 2:13
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 * the heads.
 # 1Ch 28:1
 * stood up.
 # Jer 26:6
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 * add more.
 # Nu 32:14 Jos 22:17,18 Mt 23:32,35 Ro 2:5
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 # 14
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 * expressed by name.
 # 12
 * clothed.
 # Job 31:15-23 Isa 58:7 Mt 25:35-45 Ac 9:39 1Ti 5:10
 # Jas 2:15,16 1Jo 3:17,18
 * gave them.
 # 2Ki 6:22 Pr 25:21,22 Lu 6:27 8:27,35 Ro 12:20,21
 * carried.
 # Ro 15:1
 * the city.
 # De 34:3 Jud 1:16
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 * did king.
 # 2Ki 16:5-7 Isa 7:1-9,17
 * the kings.
   Instead of {malchey,} "kings," the Chaldee, Syriac, Arabic,
   and Vulgate, one MS., and the parallel place, have {mailech},
   "king."
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 * the Edomites.
 # 25:11,12 Le 26:18 Ob 1:10,13,14
 * captives.  Heb. a captivity.
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 * Philistines.
 # Eze 16:27,57
 * Beth-shemesh.
 # Jos 15:10 1Sa 6:9
 * Ajalon.
 # 11:10
 * Aijalon.  Gederoth.
 # Jos 15:41
 * Shocho.
 # Jos 15:48
 * Socoh.  Timnah.
 # Jud 14:1
 * Timnath.
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 * the Lord.
 # De 28:43 1Sa 2:7 Job 40:12 Ps 106:41-43 Pr 29:23
 * because of Ahaz.
 # Ho 5:11 Mic 6:16
 * Israel.
 # 21:2
 * made Judah.
 # Ge 3:7,11 Ex 32:25 Re 3:17,18 16:15
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 * A.M. 3264.  B.C. 740.  Tilgath-pilneser.
 # 2Ki 15:29 16:7-10
 * Tiglath-pileser.
 # 1Ch 5:26 Ho 5:13
 * distressed him.
 # 2Ki 17:5 Isa 7:20 30:3,16 Jer 2:37
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 * took away.
 # 12:9 2Ki 18:15,16 Pr 20:25
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 * in the.
 # 33:12 Ps 50:15 Isa 1:5 Eze 21:13 Ho 5:15 Re 16:9-11
 * this is.
 # Es 7:6 Ps 52:7
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 * For he sacrificed.
   This passage, says Mr. Hallet, greatly surprised me; for the
   sacred historian is here represented as saying, "The gods of
   Damascus had smitten Ahaz."  But it is impossible to suppose
   that an inspired author should say this; for the Scripture
   every where represents the heathen idols as nothing and
   vanity, and as incapable of doing either good or hurt.  All
   difficulty is avoided if we follow the old Hebrew copies, from
   which the Greek translation was made:  "And king Ahaz said, I
   will seek to the gods of Damascus which have smitten me."

 # 25:14 2Ki 16:12,13
 * Damascus.  Heb. Darmesek.  Because the gods.
 # Hab 1:11
 * sacrifice to them.
 # Jer 10:5 44:15-18
 * But they were.
 # Isa 1:28 Jer 44:20-28 Ho 13:9
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 * cut in pieces.
 # 2Ki 16:17,18 25:13-17
 * shut up.
 # 29:3,7
 * he made.
 # 33:3-5 Jer 2:28 Ho 12:11 Ac 17:16,23
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 * burn.  or, offer.
 # 3 *marg:
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 * the rest.
 # 20:34 27:7-9 2Ki 16:19,20
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 * A.M. 3278.  B.C. 726.  they brought.
 # 21:20 26:23 33:20 1Sa 2:30 Pr 10:7
 * the kings of Israel.
   Or, "the kings of Judah;" the name Israel being sometimes
   applied by the writer of this book, in a general way, to
   Judah.  The Hebrews were accustomed to honour the memory of
   those kings who had reigned well, by depositing their remains
   in the royal cemetery.  On the contrary, those who died under
   the disapprobation of the people, as a mark of posthumous
   disgrace, were denied interment with their predecessors, and
   were buried in some other place in Jerusalem.  So it was with
   Ahaz, who, though brought into the city, was not buried in the
   sepulchres of the kings of Judah.  It was doubtless with a
   design to make a suitable impression on the minds of their
   kings while living, that such distinctions were observed.
   They might thus restrain them from evil, or excite them to
   good, according as they were fearful of being execrated, or
   desirous of being honoured, when dead.