Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Kings 9:28

Charles Ellicott Commentary

2 Kings 9:28

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

2 Kings 9:28

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David." — 2 Kings 9:28 (ASV)

Carried him in a chariot. —Literally, made him ride. After this verb the Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate supply what the Hebrew text almost demands, and brought him.

In his sepulchre.In his own sepulchre, which he had in his lifetime prepared, according to the custom of antiquity.