Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 34:28

Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word again.

28. of the same ] R.V. thereof. Cp. the similar promise made to Ahab (1Ki 21:29).

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2Ch 34:28

Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers.

The saints refreshing

I. That God takes notice of every good thing His children do and rewards them for it even in this life.

II. How the Spirit of God in common matters doth raise up the soul to think highly of them. It sweetens death with the phrase of gathering.

III. That death is nothing but a gathering.

IV. That the changes of Gods children are for the better.

V. That burial is a comely and honourable thing.

VI. That death is less miserable than the ill which a man may live to see in this life

VII. That our times are in Gods hands.

VIII. That it is the sight of misery which works the deepest impression.

IX. That those which be dead in the Lord are freed from seeing of any evil or misery.

X. Another conclusion, that takes away their invocation of saints.

XI. That the lives of Gods children do keep back judgment and evil from the place where they live, and their death is a forerunner of judgment. Because–

1. Gracious men do make the times and the places good where they live.

2. Gracious men do bind God by their prayers.

XII. That the evils which we suffer are from the evil of sin.

XIII. That God will give good men faithful servants that shall deal faithfully with them. The messengers dealt faithfully with Josiah.

XIV. That the care of the commonwealth and of the Church is a duty.

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Verse 28. Gathered to thy grave in peace] See particularly Clarke’s note on “2Ki 22:20“.

Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible

[See comments on 2Ch 34:14]

Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible

2Ch 34:28 Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word again.

Ver. 28. Behold, I will gather thee. ] See 2Ki 22:20 .

All the evil. ] War, and all the evils that attend it, as filth falleth into a sink.

So they brought the king word. ] They were no way guilty of that fault which the Greeks call , or delivering a wrong message.

Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)

gather thee to thy fathers. This is explained by the next sentence. See note on 2Sa 12:23.

gathered to thy grave. Figure of speech Euphemismos (App-6), for dying.

evil. Hebrew. ra’a’. App-44.

Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics

I will gather: 2Ch 35:24, 2Ki 22:20, Isa 57:1, Isa 57:2, Jer 15:1, Eze 14:14-21

in peace: Psa 37:37

neither: 1Ki 21:29, 2Ki 20:19, Isa 39:8

Reciprocal: Gen 15:15 – in peace Gen 44:34 – lest Num 20:24 – gathered 2Ch 32:26 – days Isa 66:2 – to this Jer 34:5 – But thou Jer 39:6 – before Hab 3:2 – I have Zep 2:3 – all

Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

34:28 Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this {r} place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word again.

(r) It may appear that very few were touched with true repentance, seeing that God spared them for a time only for the king’s sake.

Fuente: Geneva Bible Notes