Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Kings 14:10
Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory [of this], and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to [thy] hurt, that thou shouldest fall, [even] thou, and Judah with thee?
10. and thine heart hath lifted thee up ] The more usual expression is that ‘the heart is lifted up’. Cf. Deu 8:14; Deu 17:20; 2Ch 26:16; Eze 28:2. But when the heart is lifted up, the whole spirit of the man soars toward lofty aims.
glory of this] R.V. glory thereof. i.e. Of the Edomite conquest.
tarry [R.V. abide ] at home ] The change is to harmonize with the rendering in 2 Chronicles.
why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt ] The ‘meddling’ implied by the verb is generally the meddling of contention. Cf. Deu 2:9 where the A.V. has ‘contend not with them’, and in verses 5 and 19 of the same chapter, where the same word occurs, the R.V. has adopted ‘contend’ instead of ‘meddle’. The order is there given in respect of those nations whom the Israelites are charged to let alone. Hence in this verse R.V. has on the margin ‘provoke not calamity’. Calamity is thus viewed as an enemy, with whom Amaziah was unwisely venturing to go to war.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Glory of this … – literally, Be honored; i. e. Enjoy thy honor … be content with it. Why wilt thou meddle with misfortune?
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 10. Glory of this, and tarry at home] There is a vast deal of insolent dignity in this remonstrance of Jehoash: but it has nothing conciliatory; no proposal of making amends for the injury his army had done to the unoffending inhabitants of Judah. The ravages committed by the army of Jehoash were totally unprovoked, and they were base and cowardly; they fell upon women, old men, and children, and butchered them in cold blood, for all the effective men were gone off with their king against the Edomites. The quarrel of Amaziah was certainly just, yet he was put to the rout; he did meddle to his hurt; he fell, and Judah fell with him, as Jehoash had said: but why was this? Why it came of God; for he had brought the gods of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burnt incense to them; therefore God delivered them into the hands of their enemies, because they sought after the gods of Edom, 2Ch 25:14; 2Ch 25:20. This was the reason why the Israelites triumphed.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Glory of this; content thyself with that glory and success, and let not thine ambition betray thee to ruin.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up,…. Swelled him with pride and vanity on account of the victory he had obtained over the Edomites; which pride was at the bottom of his message to him, and that goes before a fall: Pr 16:18
glory of this, and tarry at home; be content with the glory of it, and boast of it at home, but do not swagger abroad, and insult thy neighbours:
for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee? suggesting to him, that he had better be quiet, since it would be to the harm, if not the ruin, of him and his kingdom.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(10) Thou hast indeed smitteni.e., thou hast thoroughly worsted; gained a brilliant victory over Edom. (The indeed qualifies smitten.)
Hath lifted.Rather, lifteth.
Glory of this, and tarry at home.Literally, be honoured, and abide in thine own house, i.e., be content with the glory thou hast achieved. Rest on thy laurels, and do not risk them by further enterprises which may not turn out so favourably. So the Vulg. Thenius explains: Show thy might at home, referring to the LXX. (Comp. 2Sa. 6:20).
For why shouldest thou meddle to thine hurt?Rather, and why shouldst thou challenge or provoke (literally, attack, Deu. 2:5) disaster?
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
10. Thine heart hath lifted thee up The king of Israel, with keen insight, discerned the real ground of Amaziah’s pride and insolence. His recent victory had lifted him up filled him with pride, and he thought himself unconquerable.
Why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt Gesenius renders: Wherefore shouldest thou contend with calamity. , here rendered hurt, is represented as the foe with whom he meddles, or contends. Why, he asks, shouldest thou engage in strife with misfortune?
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
2Ki 14:10 Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory [of this], and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to [thy] hurt, that thou shouldest fall, [even] thou, and Judah with thee?
Ver. 10. And thine heart hath lifted thee up. ] Here vice correcteth sin, as we say. Calcat Amaziae fastum, at maiori cum fastu: for by this scornful answer it appeareth that Jehoash was every whit as proud and bold as Amaziah.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
thine heart: Deu 8:14, 2Ch 26:16, 2Ch 32:25, Pro 16:18, Eze 38:2, Eze 38:5, Eze 38:17, Dan 5:20-23, Hab 2:4, Jam 4:6
glory of this: Exo 8:9, Jer 9:23, Jer 9:24, Jam 1:9
home: Heb. thy house
why shouldest: 2Ch 35:21, Pro 3:30, Pro 15:18, Pro 17:14, Pro 20:3, Pro 25:8, Pro 26:17, Luk 14:31, Luk 14:32
Reciprocal: Gen 27:40 – serve Deu 17:20 – his heart Jdg 9:52 – General 2Sa 2:22 – wherefore Pro 13:10 – Only Ecc 8:9 – there is Dan 5:23 – lifted Dan 11:12 – his heart Hab 2:5 – keepeth 1Ti 3:6 – lest
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Ki 14:10. Thou hast indeed smitten Edom A weak, unarmed, undisciplined body of men; and therefore thou thinkest thou canst carry all before thee, and subdue the regular forces of Israel with as much ease. Thy heart hath lifted thee up Here lies the root of all sin; it is in the heart; thence it proceeds, and that must bear the blame. It is not providence, the event, the occasion, whatever it is, that makes men proud, or secure, or discontented, or the like; but it is their own heart that doth it. Thou art proud of the blow thou hast given to Edom, as if that had made thee formidable to all mankind. Glory of this, and tarry at home Content thyself with that glory and success, and let not thy ambition betray thee to thy ruin. For why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt? As fools often do. Many would have wealth and honour enough, if they did but know when they have enough. That thou shouldest fall, and Judah with thee He warns him of the consequence; that it would be fatal, not to himself only, but to his kingdom, which he ought to protect.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
14:10 Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: {f} glory [of this], and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to [thy] hurt, that thou shouldest fall, [even] thou, and Judah with thee?
(f) Brag of the victory, so that you stay at home and do not provoke me.