Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 26:22
Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write.
22. did Isaiah write ] This statement is not in Kings. Uzziah is mentioned in Isa 6:1.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
The acts of Uzziah … did Isaiah … write – Most critics regard Isaiah as about 20 when Uzziah died. He must, then, have written his history of Uzziahs reign from documents and accounts of others, rather than from his own knowledge.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 22. The rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet – write.] This work, however, is totally lost; for we have not any history of this king in the writings of Isaiah. He is barely mentioned, Isa 1:1; Isa 6:1.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last,…. What were done by him, both in the beginning and latter end of his reign:
did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write: not in his own prophecy, but in the history of his own times, which was usual for every prophet to write, though now lost, see 2Ki 15:6.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(22) Did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write.(See Introduction.) Kings, Are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2Ch 26:22. Now the rest of the acts of UzziahdidIsaiahwrite It appears probable from this, that Isaiah composed an entire history of the reign of Uzziah, which has not reached our times. See 2Ki 14:25.
REFLECTIONS.1st, Uzziah followed the best ways of his father Amaziah; and under the influence of Zechariah, a man favoured with prophetic visions, or deeply conversant with the writings of the prophets before him, kept close to the worship of the true God, and prospered in all his undertakings.
1. He was victorious in all his battles. God enabled him to vanquish the Philistines and Arabians, and seize their country. The Ammonites, fearing his arms, sought humbly to obtain his favour with presents, and his spreading fame overawed the neighbouring nations. Note; As long as we cleave to God, he will help us against all our foes.
2. He repaired and fortified Jerusalem; the wall of which, in his father’s time, had been broken down; and built cities or garrisons in the conquered countries, and places for the protection of his cattle in the wilderness; for he abounded in flocks and herds, and was a great lover of husbandry, an employment and amusement not unworthy of the greatest king.
3. He kept up a great army, ready for any emergency, parties of which were sent out against the neighbouring people, who made inroads on the borders; the rest served to garrison the cities. They were well armed, men of great courage, and provided with warlike engines, either for defending or assaulting besieged cities. Such forces and mighty preparations for war exceedingly strengthened his kingdom, and made him feared and respected.
2nd, Puffed up with the prosperity to which he was advanced, Uzziah blots his fair character by an act of daring intrusion into the priest’s office: so busy a sin is pride, and so ready to creep into the hearts even of pious men!
1. He would offer incense upon the golden altar, and enter that holy place to which all access was forbidden, except to the priests alone; and, as his transgression was wilful and obstinate, his sin was great against the Lord.
2. Azariah the high-priest, with fourscore of his brethren, bravely opposed the profane attempt; not by violence, but by a serious remonstrance. They urge the king to an immediate departure from the place into which he had intruded; warn him of the transgression that he had already committed; remind him of the unlawfulness of the service that he intended; and threaten him with the danger to which he was exposed: far from contributing to his honour, it would end in his perpetual shame and disgrace. Note; (1.) God’s institutions are sacred, and it is at our peril if we violate them. (2.) They who at all hazard will gratify their pride, often bring themselves to deserved shame.
3. Uzziah, far from submitting, was angry at the remonstrance, and refused to quit his censer. Note; The wisest and most just rebuke often exasperates the wilful.
4. God therefore appeared to decide the controversy. The leprosy, foul and incurable, seized him, and the marks of it were visible in his forehead: emboldened hereby, the priests hurried him forth from the holy place; and, far from resisting, the stroke that he felt bowed his stubborn heart, and he hasted to be gone, lest worse evils should overtake him: and now he no more dares approach God’s house; nay, he is excluded from his own palace while he lives, and from the sepulchre of his ancestors when he dies; a punishment admirably suited to his sin, and to deter others from imitating so bad an example. Note; (1.) They who will not submit to admonition rush on their ruin. (2.) When we feel God’s displeasure, it is madness to persist: humiliation is the only door of escape that remains. (3.) Though our iniquity may be pardoned of God, some sins leave a disgrace among men which is indelible.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
2Ch 26:22 Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write.
Ver. 22. Did Isaiah write.] Partly in his prophecy, and partly in the Second Book of Kings.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Isaiah. Raised up to prophesy in his reign. Wrote parts of 2 Kings, and his prophecy, Compare 2Ch 32:32.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
first: 2Ch 9:29, 2Ch 12:15
Isaiah: Isa 1:1, Isa 6:1
Reciprocal: 2Ki 19:2 – to Isaiah 2Ch 16:11 – the acts of Asa 2Ch 27:7 – Now the rest 2Ch 35:27 – deeds