Charles Ellicott Commentary Jeremiah 49:27

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Jeremiah 49:27

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Jeremiah 49:27

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad." — Jeremiah 49:27 (ASV)

It shall consume the palaces of Ben-hadad. — Three kings of the name appear in Old Testament history; one warring against Omri (1 Kings 20:34), another, a contemporary of Elisha (2 Kings 8:7), a third, the son of Hazael, and therefore belonging to a different dynasty (2 Kings 13:3). It is possible, since the name was thus associated with the greatness of the kingdom, that it may have also been borne by later kings. It appears in the form Ben-hidri in Assyrian inscriptions. The prophet’s words are, at any rate, a proof that the palaces of Damascus were either built by one of them, probably the first, or at any rate bore their name.