Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 25:23
And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
23. the son of Jehoahaz ] i.e. the son of Ahaziah, Jehoahaz and Ahaziah being varying forms of the same name; cp. 2Ch 21:17 (note).
brake down the wall ] Rather, made a breach (or breaches) in the wall. The same verb is used in Neh 1:3 (“broken down”) and ibid. Neh 4:7 (“the breaches”).
the gate of Ephraim ] This gate cannot be identified, but its name suggests that it was on the north.
the corner gate ] Heb. text doubtful, but LXX. . Cp. 2Ch 26:9; Jer 31:38; Zec 14:10. Most probably this gate also was on the north, but nothing certain is known of its position.
four hundred cubits ] About 600 feet according to the ancient cubit, and 700 according to the later standard; cp. 2Ch 3:3 (note).
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
[See comments on 2Ch 25:20]
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(23) Jehoahaz.Several Hebrew MSS. read Ahaziah, as in 2Ki. 14:13, with which the rest of the verse agrees: see the Notes there. (See Note on 2Ch. 21:17.)
The corner gate.So 2Ki. 14:13, rightly. Our Hebrew text has, gate of the turning one, or gate that turneth; which would require some word indicating the direction of the turning. (Comp. Eze. 8:3, gate that turneth northward.) Some MSS., and all the versions, agree with Kings. It is merely a matter of different points. (Comp. also 2Ch. 26:9.)
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
took Amaziah: 2Ch 33:11, 2Ch 36:6, 2Ch 36:10, Pro 16:18, Pro 29:23, Dan 4:37, Oba 1:3, Luk 14:11
Jehoahaz: 2Ch 21:17, 2Ch 22:1, Ahaziah, 2Ch 22:6, Azariah
gate of Ephraim: Neh 8:16, Neh 12:39
corner gate: Heb. the gate of it that looketh, 2Ch 26:9, Jer 31:38
Reciprocal: 2Ki 8:24 – Ahaziah 2Ki 14:13 – the gate of Ephraim 2Ch 26:2 – restored 2Ch 32:5 – that was broken Zec 14:10 – from Benjamin’s