Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 15:33
Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.
When he began to reign, to wit, properly and alone; for he had reigned before this, as his fathers deputy and viceroy.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
33. Five and twenty years was hewhen he began to reignthat is, alonefor he had ruled as hisfather’s viceroy [2Ki 15:5].
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign,…. Alone, after the death of his father:
and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and his reign, upon the whole, was a good reign:
and his mother’s name was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok; a person well known in those times; Dr. Lightfoot h thinks he was high priest.
h Works, vol. 1. p. 100.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
2Ki 15:33 Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.
Ver. 33. The daughter of Zadok. ] Who probably was a priest, and father-in-law to this king.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
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Jerusha: 2Ch 27:1, Jerushah
Reciprocal: 2Ki 15:30 – in the twentieth 2Ki 16:1 – seventeenth
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Ki 15:33-34. Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign Namely, properly and alone; for he had reigned before this as his fathers deputy. And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord Josephus gives him a very high character; that he was pious toward God, just toward men, and laid himself out for the public good; that whatever was amiss he took care to have it rectified; and, in short, wanted no virtue that became a good prince. And though the high places were not taken away, yet, to draw the people from them, and keep them close to Gods holy place, he showed great respect to the temple, and built, or rebuilt rather, the higher gate, not indeed of the temple itself, but of one of its courts, probably that which led to the kings palace, 2Ch 23:20. If magistrates, says Henry, cannot do all they would for the suppression of vice and profaneness, let them do so much the more for the support and advancement of piety and virtue, and bringing of them into reputation. If they cannot pull down the high places of sin, yet let them build and beautify the high gate of Gods house.