Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Kings 14:20

Charles Ellicott Commentary

2 Kings 14:20

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

2 Kings 14:20

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"And they brought him upon horses; and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David." — 2 Kings 14:20 (ASV)

They brought him on horses. —Rather, they carried him upon the horses—i.e., perhaps in the royal chariot in which he had fled from Jerusalem. Or, perhaps, the corpse was literally carried on horseback by the regicides.

The orderly method of proceeding, the burial of the king in the royal sepulchres, and the elevation of Azariah, seem to prove that the murder of Amaziah was not an act of private blood-revenge.