Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 22:7
And the destruction of Ahaziah was of God by coming to Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.
7. destruction ] Rather, ruin, or downfall, LXX., . Ahaziah’s brethren fell with him (2Ch 22:8).
by coming to Joram ] R.V. in that he went unto Joram.
had anointed ] Cp. 2Ki 9:1-10.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
The destruction of Ahaziah was of God – i. e. his untimely end was a judgment upon him for his idolatry.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
The destruction of Ahaziah was of God; by his providence so disposing occasions and Ahaziahs inclinations, that he should come at that season to receive his deserved judgment.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And the destruction of Ahaziah was of God by coming to Joram,…. Of his appointing; it was according to his purpose and decree, and was brought about by his overruling Providence, ordering the occasion and manner of it very justly for his sins:
for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi; see 2Ki 9:21,
whom the Lord had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab; raised up to be king of Israel for that purpose, 2Ki 9:6, the Targum is,
“whom Elijah anointed by the command of the Word of the Lord;”
but it was not Elijah, but a prophet by the order of Elisha, that anointed him, 2Ki 9:1, and this being done by direction of the Lord, is ascribed to him.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
See note on 2Ki 9:21
Fuente: Garner-Howes Baptist Commentary
(7) And the destruction of Ahaziah was of God.Literally, And from God came the downtreading of Ahaziah, so that he went to Joram. The coin cidence of the visit with Jehus rebellion revealed the working of Divine providence. It thus came to pass that the three chief representatives of the house of AhabJoram, Jezebel, and Ahaziahwere involved in one catastrophe of ruin; Athaliah, however, escaped for the time. Downtreading (tebsah) occurs here only. (Comp. mebsah, Isa. 22:5.)
For.And.
With Jehoram.So 2Ki. 9:21.
Against Jehu.Rather, unto Jehu. Kings, l.c., to meet Jehu.
The son of Nimshii.e., grandson. Jehu was son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi (2Ki. 9:2).
Whom the Lord had anointed.Comp. 1Ki. 19:16; 2Ki. 9:1-10.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2Ch 22:7 And the destruction of Ahaziah was of God by coming to Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.
Ver. 7. And the destruction. ] Heb., The treading down, sc., with the feet of Jehu.
By coming to Joram.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
destruction. Compare 2Ki 9:21-27.
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.
whom the LORD had anointed. Compare 2Ki 9:6, 2Ki 9:7.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
2Ch 22:7-9
2Ch 22:7-9
AHAB’S HOUSE DESTROYED; THE DEATH OF AHAZIAH
“Now the destruction of Ahaziah was of God, in that he went unto Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoran against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom Jehovah had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab. And it came to pass when Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ahab, that he found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah, ministering to Ahaziah, and slew them. And he sought Ahaziah, and they caught him (now he was hiding in Samaria), and they brought him to Jehu, and slew him; and they buried him, for they said, He is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought Jehovah with all his heart. And the house of Ahaziah had no power to hold the kingdom.”
“The destruction of Ahaziah was of God” (2Ch 22:7). This means that it was due to God’s providential arrangements that Ahaziah was found in close companionship with Ahab at the very moment when God’s appointed exterminator of the house of Ahab appeared and included Ahaziah in the slaughter, quite properly enough; because by Jehoshaphat’s foolish marriage of Ahaziah to Athaliah, Ahab’s daughter, he had made his son Ahaziah definitely a part of `the house of Ahab.’
“The house of Ahaziah had no power to hold the kingdom” (2Ch 22:9). This was the power vacuum that enabled the evil Athaliah to seize the throne and to proceed with her intention of destroying the last vestiges of the house of David, a purpose which, in the providence of God, was thwarted.
E.M. Zerr:
2Ch 22:7. The destruction of Ahaziah had been determined by the Lord, and the occasion for bringing it about was this very circumstance of his coming to Jezreel to see Joram. While calling on him, the word came that Jehu was approaching. Now this man had been chosen by the Lord to overthrow the house of Ahab, of which Joram (or Jehoram) was a wicked member. To oppose Jehu, therefore, would be the same as opposing the plans of God, and that was what Ahaziah did when he joined in with the wounded man, and went out against Jehu.
2Ch 22:8. Jehu was really engaged in executing the judgment of God on the house of Ahab, when he came across some chief men of Judah who had been serving Ahaziah. Upon meeting these men Jehu slew them, which was the beginning of Ahaziah’s downfall.
2Ch 22:9. When Ahaziah saw that defeat was about to come he tried to escape and had succeeded in reaching some hiding place in Samaria, capital of the 10 tribes. He was found and brought before Jehu where he was slain. He was given a respectful burial because he was the son (grandson) of Jehoshaphat, who was a very righteous man.
Fuente: Old and New Testaments Restoration Commentary
destruction: Heb. treading down, Mal 4:3
was of God: 2Ch 10:15, Deu 32:35, Jdg 14:4, 1Ki 12:15, 1Ki 22:20, Psa 9:16, Isa 46:10, Hos 14:9
he went out: 2Ki 9:21
the Lord had: 1Ki 19:16, 2Ki 9:1-7
Reciprocal: 2Ki 8:29 – Ahaziah 2Ki 9:6 – I have anointed 2Ki 9:16 – And Ahaziah 2Ki 9:27 – Ahaziah 2Ch 22:6 – which were given him 2Ch 25:20 – it came of God Psa 118:12 – in the name
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Ch 22:7-8. The destruction of Ahaziah was of God By his providence so disposing occasions, and Ahaziahs inclinations, that he should come, at that particular time, to receive his deserved judgment. See on 2Ki 10:12-14.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
22:7 And the destruction of Ahaziah {f} was of God by coming to Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.
(f) By this we see that nothing can come to any but by God’s providence and as he has appointed, and therefore he causes everything to serve his purposes.