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A Strike at the Very Top
The men killed were not random soldiers but the highest-ranking officials in the kingdom. Commentators identify Maaseiah as a royal prince, Azrikam as the palace administrator, and Elkanah as the king's second-in-command or prime minister. This highlights the catastrophic and precise nature of Judah's defeat.
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Chronicles 28:7
18th Century
Theologian
Maaseiah was either an officer called “the king’s son” (Compare to 1 Kings 22:26), or perhaps a son of Jotham, since Ahaz could hardly …
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Chronicles 28:7
19th Century
Bishop
Maaseiah the king’s son —that is, a prince of the royal house, related to Ahaz, but not his own son; or he would have been too you…
Charles Spurgeon
On 2 Chronicles 28:6–11
19th Century
Preacher
It was very wonderful that these wild men should listen to this prophet with all those captives around them. It was a brave act on the part of the …
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John Gill
On 2 Chronicles 28:7
17th Century
Pastor
And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's
son
Who therefore must …
Matthew Henry
On 2 Chronicles 28:1–27
17th Century
Minister
Israel gained this victory because God was wrathful with Judah and made Israel His rod of indignation. He reminds them of their own sins. It is unb…