Albert Barnes Commentary 2 Chronicles 36:1

Albert Barnes Commentary

2 Chronicles 36:1

1798–1870
Presbyterian
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes Commentary

2 Chronicles 36:1

1798–1870
Presbyterian
SCRIPTURE

"Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father`s stead in Jerusalem." — 2 Chronicles 36:1 (ASV)

The narrative runs parallel with 2 Kings as far as 2 Chronicles 36:13. The writer then omits the following events and substitutes a sketch in which the moral and didactic element outweighs the historical.