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God's Sovereign Hand in Judgment
Commentators emphasize the phrase "the God of Israel stirred up the spirit" of the Assyrian king. This shows that God is in ultimate control of history, using even foreign, pagan rulers to accomplish His purposes—in this case, to bring judgment upon His unfaithful people for their apostasy.
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1 Chronicles
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Chronicles 5:26
18th Century
Theologian
“Habor” here seems to be a city or a district, not a river as a marginal reference suggests. There is some reason to believe that districts among t…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Chronicles 5:26
19th Century
Bishop
Stirred up (or woke) the spirit. — This is also found in 2 Chronicles 21:16, Ezra 1:1, and…
John Gill
On 1 Chronicles 5:26
17th Century
Pastor
And the God of Israel The Targum is, ``the word of the God of Israel:'' stirred up the spirit of Pul king of …
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Chronicles 5:1–26
17th Century
Minister
This chapter gives some account of the two tribes and a half seated on the east side of Jordan. They were taken captive by the king of Assyria beca…