John Gill Commentary 2 Chronicles 30:10

John Gill Commentary

2 Chronicles 30:10

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
John Gill
John Gill

John Gill Commentary

2 Chronicles 30:10

1697–1771
Reformed Baptist
SCRIPTURE

"So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them." — 2 Chronicles 30:10 (ASV)

So the posts passed from city to city, through the country of
Ephraim and Manasseh, even to Zebulun
Through all the ten tribes, not being hindered or forbid by Hoshea king of Israel, who was one of the best of their kings, and was very willing his people should go and worship at Jerusalem if they thought fit; so that they had no excuse to make, as before, that they were forbid by their king going thither; and which it is very probable Hezekiah knew, and therefore took the freedom to send posts throughout his kingdom:

but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them ;
the messengers that brought the letters, the contents of which they despised, and paid no regard to; this was the behaviour of many, and probably of the greater part, but not of all, as follows.