Charles Ellicott Commentary


Charles Ellicott Commentary
"Nevertheless certain men of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem." — 2 Chronicles 30:11 (ASV)
Nevertheless, some of Asher. — But some men of Asher. — Besides these from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun, 2 Chronicles 30:18 mentions others from Ephraim and Issachar.
The two and a half Trans-Jordanian tribes, as well as Naphtali and probably the neighboring tribe of Dan, had been devastated by Tiglath-Pileser; and the couriers went no farther than Zebulun.
Part of Asher was contiguous to Zebulun; and the other three tribes mentioned by the chronicler lay south of it, so the account is self-consistent.
Humbled themselves — i.e., repented. (Compare 2 Chronicles 12:6–7.)