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Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Albert Barnes · 1834
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Albert Barnes · 1834
Albert Barnes' Notes on Revelation Of St. John The Divine (New Testament, English original, public domain). Sourced from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL). Public domain. Retrieval mirror: biblehub.com/commentaries/barnes.
Images for Baalim - Or, to serve as Baalim, i. e as representatives of the different forms or characters of the chief Phoenician deity.
Compare the 2 Kings 16:3 note.
He sacrificed also etc - Compare 2 Kings 16:4.
The two battles here mentioned, one with Rezin (king of Syria), and the other with Pekah (king of Israel) are additions to the narrative of the writer of Kings (marginal reference "g"). The events of the Syro-Israelite war were probably spread over several years.
The fearful loss here described may have been due to a complete defeat followed by panic.
Maaseiah was either an officer called "the king's son" (compare 1 Kings 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 2 Chronicles 28:1).
Elkanah, as "second to the king," was probably the chief of the royal counselors.
Nothing more is known of this Oded. Compare 2 Chronicles 15:1.
He went out before the host - Rather, "He went out to meet the host," as the same phrase is translated in 2 Chronicles 15:2.
A rage that reacheth up to heaven - i. e. not merely an exceedingly great and violent rage, but one that has displeased God.
This chapter is supplemental in character, The writer seems to assume that the narrative of Kings (marginal reference) is known, and is mainly anxious to add points which the author of that narrative has omitted.