Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Chronicles 25:24

Charles Ellicott Commentary

2 Chronicles 25:24

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

2 Chronicles 25:24

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"And [he took] all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obed-edom, and the treasures of the king`s house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria." — 2 Chronicles 25:24 (ASV)

And he took. —Likewise in 2 Kings 14:14. The verb has fallen out here. The omission is ancient, as it appears in the Septuagint. The Vulgate gives the verb returned at the end of the verse a transitive form and renders “he carried back to Samaria” all the things enumerated. The Syriac reads, “and he took the silver,” and so on.

With Obed-edom. —Added by the chronicler, in harmony with what he has stated about the custody of the sacred treasures (1 Chronicles 26:15 and following); but probably derived from an ancient document. Obed-edom was the name of a Levitical clan.