2Ch 28:8-15, Ezr 1:2-4, Isa 45:13, 58:6 | TSK | STEP

2 Chronicles 28:8-15

carried.

brethren.

he went out.

19:1,2; 25:15,16; 1Ki 20:13,22,42; 2Ki 20:14,15

Behold.To this beautiful speech nothing can be added by the best comment: it is simple, humane, pious, and overwhelmingly convincing; and it is no wonder that it produced the effect here described. That there was much humanity, as well as firmness, in the heads of the children of Ephraim, who joined with the prophet of Jehovah on this occasion, their subsequent conduct, as detailed in the fifteenth verse, sufficiently proves. They did not barely dismiss these most unfortunate captives, but they took that very spoil which their victorious army had taken, and with clothed, shod, fed, and anointed these distressed people, set the feeblest of them upon asses, and escorted them safely to Jericho! We can scarcely find a parallel to this in the universal history of the wars which savage man has carried on against his fellows from the foundation of the world. The compliance also of the whole army, in leaving both the captives and spoil to the disposal of the princes, was really wonderful, and perhaps unparalleled in history. Both the princes and army are worthy to be held up to the admiration and imitation of mankind.

because the Lord God.

5; Jud 3:8; Ps 69:26; Isa 10:5-7; 47:6; Jer 15:17,18; Eze 25:12-17

Eze 26:2,3; Ob 1:10-16; Zec 1:15

reacheth.

Ge 4:10; 11:4; Ezr 9:6; Re 18:5

keep.

Le 25:39-46

not with.

Jer 25:29; Mt 7:2-4; Ro 12:20,21; 1Pe 4:17,18

the Lord.

deliver.

Isa 58:6; Jer 34:14,15; Heb 13:1-3

the fierce.

Ezr 10:14; Mt 5:7; 7:2; Jas 2:13

the heads.

1Ch 28:1

stood up.

Jer 26:6

add more.

Nu 32:14; Jos 22:17,18; Mt 23:32,35; Ro 2:5

expressed by name.

clothed.

Job 31:15-23; Isa 58:7; Mt 25:35-45; Ac 9:39; 1Ti 5:10

Jas 2:15,16; 1Jo 3:17,18

gave them.

2Ki 6:22; Pr 25:21,22; Lu 6:27; 8:27,35; Ro 12:20,21

carried.

Ro 15:1

the city.

De 34:3; Jud 1:16

Ezra 1:2-4

Lord God.

1Ki 8:27; 2Ch 2:12; Isa 66:1; Jer 10:11; Da 2:21,28; 5:23

hath given.

Jer 27:6,7; Da 2:37,38; 4:25,32; 5:19-21

all the kingdoms.According to the testimony of ancient writers, Cyrus, at this time, reigned over the Medes, Persians, Hyrcanians, Syrians, Assyrians, Indians, etc., and all lesser Asia.

he hath charged.

Isa 44:26-28; 45:1,12,13

his God.

Jos 1:9; 1Ch 28:20; Mt 28:20

he is the God.

De 32:31; Ps 83:18; Isa 45:5; Jer 10:10; Da 2:47; 6:26; Ac 10:36

let the men.

7:16-18; Ac 24:17; 3Jo 1:6-8

help him. Heb. lift him up.

Ec 4:9,10; Ga 6:2

the freewill.

2:68-70; 1Ch 29:3,9,17