John Gill Commentary 2 Chronicles 26:5

"And he set himself to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the vision of God: and as long as he sought Jehovah, God made him to prosper." — 2 Chronicles 26:5 (ASV)

And he sought God in the days of Zechariah
Not that Zechariah, the last of the prophets save one, he lived three hundred years after this; nor he that Joash slew; but, as it may seem, a son of his, perhaps the same with him in (Isaiah 8:2) ,

who had understanding in the visions of God :
who either had prophetic visions granted to him, or had divine wisdom to interpret such that others had; or, as others think, had a gift of interpreting the prophecies of others, the writings of Moses and David to which the Targum seems to agree; which paraphrases it, ``who taught in the fear of the Lord;'' with which agree the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic versions; some copies read "in the fear of God"; as an ancient manuscript mentioned by Junius, and so the Talmud^F12 :

and, as long as he sought the Lord, God made him to prosper ;
in his kingdom, and against his enemies; even so long as he abode by the word, worship, and ordinances of God, of which instances are given, as follow.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F12: Vid. Buxtorf. Lex. in rad. (har) .