2 Chronicles 28:19

2Ch 28:19 For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the LORD.

Ver. 19. For he made Judah naked.] He stripped them of the sincere service of God - which is the beauty and bulwark of a nation - and might have been called, as our Henry III was, regni dilapidator, the kingdom’s bane and break-neck.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

2Ch_28:19

For the Lord brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel.

The sin of Ahaz

I. I would draw attention to some special points in the history of ahaz.

1. The king himself was peculiarly the transgressor.

2. The people also were transgressors.

3. Mark the special sins enumerated in the history.

(1) There was idolatry.

(2) He substituted an altar of a strange pattern for the altar of the Lord God of hosts.

(3) He trusted in an arm of flesh (verses 16 and 21).

(4) He attempted to gain his object by conciliating the false gods and disparaging the true God.

4. Mark the consequences of all this: national desolation and ruin.

II. Let us see how far our present circumstances as a nation are parallel to those here presented.

III. Two practical questions.

1. What can be done with our rulers?

2. What can be done with our people? (J. C. Goodhart, M.A.)

The Biblical Illustrator, edited by Joseph S. Exell (c. 1880s–1900s) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

He meaneth Judah, because Ahaz forsook the Lord and sought help of the infidels. Read of Israel taken for Judah, 2 Chron. 15:17.

Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain. Text via Bolls.life.

(19) Ahaz king of Israel.—Most commentators see an irony in this expression. But, as has been stated before, the southern kingdom was Israel in the chronicler’s idea; although that of the Ten Tribes was, politically speaking, as much more important, as the cedar of Lebanon was in comparison with the blackthorn growing beside it (2Ch_25:18. See Note on 2Ch_12:6; 2Ch_21:2). (Some Hebrew MSS., and all ancient versions, read “Judah.” Other Hebrew MSS. remark that in seven places “king of Judah” should be read instead of “king of Israel.”)

He made Judah naked.—Rather, he behaved loosely, dealt licentiously in Judah (hiphri’a). The verb is so used here only. (Comp. Exo_5:4, where it is transitive: “Why loose ye the people from their works?”) (LXX. omits, Authorised version follows the Vulg.)

Transgressed sore.—Done unfaithfulness (1Ch_10:13).

A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

19. king of Israel] Cp. 2Ch_11:3 (note).

he made Judah naked] R.V. he had dealt wantonly in Judah (mg. “cast away restraint”). Cp. Exo_32:25 (A.V. and R.V.) where the same Heb. verb is twice used.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the Lord, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes,.... A part out of the treasures of the temple, and a part out of his own treasures, and another which he levied upon his nobles:

and gave it unto the king of Assyria; sent it to him as a present, to engage him on his side, and assist him against his enemies, Kg2 16:10.

but he helped him not; See Gill on Ch2 28:20.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

Ahaz king of Israel - An instance of the lax use of the word “Israel” 2Ch 12:6; 2Ch 21:2. It is simply equivalent to “king of Judah.”

He made Judah naked - literally, “he had caused licentiousness in Judah” - i. e. he had allowed Judah to break loose from all restraints of true religion, and to turn to any idolatry that they preferred 2Ch 28:2-4. In this and in the following expression there is implied an apostasy resembling the unfaithfulness of a wife.

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

Of Juda. Heb. "Israel." But the Sept. have "Juda." H. --- The names are often used promiscuously. C. --- For he. Sept. "because he or it had apostatised from the Lord." --- Script. Prot. "he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore," &c. Thus were the idolatrous Israelites exposed to shame and misery, after they had adored the golden calf, Ex. xxxii. 25. H. --- In the Bacchanalian riots, the pagans threw off their garments, to shew that they trusted entirely in their false gods. T. --- Achaz had plunged his country in distress, (C.) both of soul and body, (H.) by his scandalous deportment. C. --- Of all help, is added by way of explanation; (T.) as God would no longer rescue his rebellious people from the hands of the enemy. H.

George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).

He made Judah naked; taking away their ornament and their defence and strength, to wit, their treasures, which he sent to the Assyrian to no purpose; their frontier towns, and other strong holds, which by his folly and wickedness were lost; their religion, and the Divine protection, which was their great and only firm security, which by his sins he forfeited. See Poole "Exo 32:25".

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

Ahaz King of Israel. So Jehoshaphat was called inriphi. 2Ch_21:2 "King of Israel. " If these two occasions are not merely cases of the writer"s or of a copyist"s easily imaginable mistake, they must be regarded as naming the king of the chief divided kingdom by the title of the whole kingdom or people. He made Judah naked; Revised Version, had dealt wantonly in Judah; or margin, Revised Version, had cast away restraint in Judah; Hebrew, y.

The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Low - As high as they were before in wealth and power. They that will not humble themselves under the word of God will be humbled by his judgments. Naked - Taking away their ornament and their defense and strength, namely their treasures, which he sent to the Assyrian to no purpose; their frontier towns, and other strong holds, which by his folly and wickedness were lost; their religion, and the Divine protection, which was their great and only firm security.

John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.

Yahweh brought Judah low because of Ahaz

The metonym "Judah" represents the people of Judah. Yahweh humiliating the people is spoken of as if he physically brought Judah low to the ground. AT: "Yahweh humiliated the people of Judah because of Ahaz" (See: Metonymy and Metaphor)

sinned against Yahweh very heavily

Ahaz sinning very much is spoken of as if sin were a very heavy object. AT: "sinned very greatly against Yahweh" (See: Metaphor)

Tiglath-Pileser

This is Tiglath-Pileser III, also known as Pul. (See: How to Translate Names)

troubled him instead of strengthening him

Helping Ahaz against his enemies is spoken of as if it were strengthening Ahaz. AT: "caused him trouble instead of helping him" (See: Metaphor)

translationWords

Yahweh

kingdom of Judah

Ahaz

kingdom of Israel

evil

sin

trouble

house of God

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for he exposed Judah - Heb. הִפְרִיעַ, similar to (Exod. 32:25): “for Aaron had exposed them (פְּרָעֹה) (Jud. 5:2): “When breaches are made (בִּפְרֹעַ פְּרָעוֹת).”

Rashi on the Tanakh — English translations: “The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg” (CC BY 4.0); “Pentateuch with Rashi's commentary by M. Rosenbaum and A.M. Silbermann, 1929-1934” (public domain); “The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J” (CC BY 4.0); and “The Book of Joshua, Metsudah Publications, 1997” (CC BY 4.0). Text via Sefaria.