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from the Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the valley of the Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.
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The Cost of Compromise
Matthew Henry's commentary connects this loss of territory directly to Jehu's incomplete obedience. While Jehu destroyed Baal worship, he didn't remove other forms of idolatry. This highlights a critical principle: because Israel "fell short in their duty to God," God allowed them to be "cut short" in their land, wealth, and power. Partial obedience can lead to divine discipline.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The loss of the entire trans-Jordanic territory seems to be intended, or at any rate, its complete ruin and devastation. This was the home of the t…
19th Century
Anglican
From Jordan eastward. — This verse defines the borderland that Hazael ravaged and, in fact, occupied. It was the land east of the …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
From Jordan eastward This was principally the coast on which Hazael smote them, to the east of the land of Canaan:
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It is justly questionable whether Jehu acted from a good principle and whether he did not take some false steps in doing it; yet no services done f…
