Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 28:7
And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king’s son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah [that was] next to the king.
7. the governor of the house ] R.V. the ruler ( ngd, Heb.) of the house. Probably the head of the king’s household is meant, his “chancellor”; but cp. Neh 11:11, “the ruler ( ngd) of the house of God.”
next to the king ] Cp. 1Sa 23:17.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Maaseiah was either an officer called the kings son (compare 1Ki 22:26), or perhaps a son of Jotham, since Ahaz could hardly have had a son old enough to take part in the battle (compare 2Ch 28:1).
Elkanah, as second to the king, was probably the chief of the royal counselors.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
7. Maaseiah the king’s sonthesons of Ahaz being too young to take part in a battle, thisindividual must have been a younger son of the late King Jotham;
Azrikam the governor of thehousethat is, “the palace”; and
Elkanah that was next to thekingthat is, the vizier or prime minister (Gen 41:40;Est 10:3). These were all cutdown on the field by Zichri, an Israelitish warrior, or as somethink, ordered to be put to death after the battle. A vast number ofcaptives also fell into the power of the conquerors; and an equaldivision of war prisoners being made between the allies, they weresent off under a military escort to the respective capitals of Syriaand Israel [2Ch 28:8].
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king’s son,…. Who therefore must have escaped being burnt in the valley of Hinnom, or only was caused to pass through the fire there, 2Ch 28:3,
and Azrikam the governor of the house; steward or treasurer in the king’s house, in the same office as Sheban was, Isa 22:15
and Elkanah that was next to the king: prime minister of state.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
In this battle, Zichri, an Ephraimite hero, slew three men who were closely connected with the king: Maaseiah, the king’s son, i.e., not a son of Ahaz, for in the first years of his reign, in which this war arose, he cannot have had an adult son capable of bearing arms, but a royal prince, a cousin or uncle of Ahaz, as in 2Ch 18:25; 2Ch 22:11, etc. (cf. Caspari, loc. cit. S. 45ff.); Azrikam, a prince of the house, probably not of the house of God (2Ch 31:13; 2Ch 9:11), but a high official in the royal palace; and Elkanah, the second from the king, i.e., his first minister; cf. Est 10:3; 1Sa 23:17.
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
(7) Maaseiah the kings soni.e., a prince of the royal house, related to Ahaz, but not his own son; or he would have been too young to be engaged in the battle. (Comp. 2Ch. 18:25 : Joash the kings son.)
Azrikam the governor of the housei.e., of the royal house, or palace. Azrikam was nagd, prince or superintendent of the palace, a high court official. (Comp. 1Ki. 4:6; 1Ki. 18:3.)
Elkanah . . . next to the king.See margin. Elkanah was grand vizier. (Comp. 1Sa. 23:17; Est. 10:3.) The writer mentions the deaths of these three personages, because of their intimate connection with Ahaz, whose punishment he is describing. The blow which struck them struck the king. (Comp. 2Ch. 24:23.)
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2Ch 28:7 And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king’s son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah [that was] next to the king.
Ver. 7. And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim. ] Heros fortis Ephraita, a man of extraordinary courage and strength: he must be so, that slew so many grandees and their guards.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
mighty man. Hebrew. gibbor. App-14.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
next to the king: Heb. the second to the king, Gen 41:43, Gen 43:12, Gen 43:15, Est 10:3