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A Brazen Assassination
Commentators unanimously highlight that this assassination was not a secret plot but a public spectacle. The phrase "before the people" indicates it happened openly. Scholars like Ellicott note this brazenness, in contrast to previous conspiracies, signals a new level of lawlessness and corruption in Israel.
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2 Kings
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Kings 15:10
18th Century
Theologian
Before the people - that is, openly and publicly. The Septuagint renders the original words as a proper name, Keblaam, and presents him as t…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Kings 15:10
19th Century
Bishop
Son of Jabesh. — Not a man of Jabesh Gilead, as Hitzig explains. The father’s name is always given in the case of usurper…
John Gill
On 2 Kings 15:10
17th Century
Pastor
And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him
A friend of his, as Josephus F17 calls him, encourage…
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Matthew Henry
On 2 Kings 15:8–31
17th Century
Minister
This history shows Israel in confusion. Though Judah was not without troubles, yet that kingdom was happy compared with the state of Israel. The im…