Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 18:10
And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the LORD, With these thou shalt push Syria until they be consumed.
10. made him horns of iron ] For a similar use of symbolic action by a prophet cp. Jer 27:2 (also 2Ch 28:10). For the meaning of the phrase cp. Amo 6:13, “Have we not taken to us horns?” i.e. “Have we not acquired military power?”
thou shalt push ] Cp. Deu 33:17. So Rameses II is described in an Egyptian psalm as “the strong bull against the Ethiopians; his horn pushes them.” (Erman, Ancient Egypt, Eng. Tr., p. 57.)
Syria ] R.V. the Syrians.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
[See comments on 2Ch 18:2].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(10) Push.Butt (Dan. 8:4). Figuratively, as here, Deu. 33:17.
Until they be consumed.Unto destroying them.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
they. Note the characteristic ambiguity of such communications.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
horns of iron: Mr. Bruce, in describing the head-dress of the governors of Abyssinia, says, “A large broad fillet was bound upon their forehead, and tied behind their head: in the middle of this was a horn, or conical piece of silver, gilt, about four inches long, much in the shape of our common candle extinguishers. This is called kirn, keren, and is only worn in reviews, or parades after victory.” Such, it may be supposed, were the horns of iron which Zedekiah (who appears to have acted the hero returning from a military triumph) made for himself, when he presumed, in the name of Jehovah, to flatter his prince with the promise of victory: “Thus saith the Lord, With these thou shalt push Syria, until they be consumed.” Jer 27:2, Jer 28:10-14, Zec 1:18-21, 2Ti 3:8
Thus: Jer 23:17, Jer 23:21, Jer 23:25, Jer 23:31, Jer 28:2-3, Jer 29:21, Eze 13:7, Eze 22:28
they be consumed: Heb. thou consume them
Reciprocal: Deu 33:17 – he shall push 2Ch 18:23 – Zedekiah Jer 28:11 – Thus
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18:10 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him {i} horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the LORD, With these thou shalt push Syria until they be consumed.
(i) Read 1Ki 22:11.