Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 21:13
But hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like to the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also hast slain thy brethren of thy father’s house, [which were] better than thyself:
13. like to the whoredoms of the house of Ahab ] R.V. like as the house of Ahab did.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
More innocent, and righteous, and pious.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
13-19. hast made Judah and theinhabitants of Jerusalem . . . like to the whoredoms of the house ofAhabthat is, introduced the superstitions and vices ofPhoelignician idolatry (see on De13:6-14). On this account, as well as for his unnaturalcruelties, divine vengeance was denounced against him, which was soonafter executed exactly as the prophet had foretold. A series ofoverwhelming calamities befell this wicked king; for in addition tothe revolts already mentioned, two neighboring tribes (see 2Ch17:11) made hostile incursions on the southern and westernportions of his kingdom. His country was ravaged, his capital taken,his palace plundered, his wives carried off, and all his childrenslain except the youngest. He himself was seized with an incurabledysentery, which, after subjecting him to the most painful sufferingfor the unusual period of two years, carried him off, a monument ofthe divine judgment. To complete his degradation, his death wasunlamented, his burial unhonored by his subjects. This custom,similar to what obtained in Egypt, seems to have crept in among theHebrews, of giving funeral honors to their kings, or withholdingthem, according to the good or bad characters of their reign.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel,…. Worshipping the calves, and even Baal, with other idols, as they did:
and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like to the whoredoms of the house of Ahab; meaning spiritual whoredoms or idolatries:
and hast also slain thy brethren of thy father’s house, which were better than thyself; more religious, more humane, more prudent, and fitter for government.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(13) And hast made . . . to go a whoringi.e., caused to commit fornication (2Ch. 21:11). Like to the whoredoms, infinitive of the same verb; as the house of Ahah causeth them to commit fornication. This verb, znh, occurred in 1Ch. 5:25, but the writer does not use it again.
Hast slain thy brethren.2Ch. 21:4, supr.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2Ch 21:13 But hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like to the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also hast slain thy brethren of thy father’s house, [which were] better than thyself:
Ver. 13. And hast also slain thy brethren. ] This Jehoram would not hear of by word of mouth: he is told of it therefore by a letter.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
in the way: 1Ki 16:25, 1Ki 16:30-33
a whoring: 2Ch 21:11, Exo 34:15, Deu 31:16, 2Ki 9:22, Jer 3:8, Jer 3:9
hast slain: 2Ch 21:4, Gen 4:10-12, Gen 42:21, Gen 42:22, Jdg 9:56, Jdg 9:57, 1Ki 2:31-33, Isa 26:21, Hab 2:12, 1Jo 3:12
Reciprocal: 1Ki 2:32 – more righteous 2Ki 8:18 – the house 2Ki 17:19 – Also Judah 1Ch 5:25 – a whoring 2Ch 24:18 – And they left Hos 1:2 – for Hos 4:12 – gone
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Ch 21:13. Which were better than thyself More innocent, righteous, and godly. This seems to intimate that they were pious persons, who abhorred idolatry. And, if so, his sin was the more heinous in cutting them off, as proceeding from enmity to God, as well as to them.