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Returning to Judah's Story
Commentators explain that this verse marks a deliberate shift in the narrative. The author of Kings pauses the account of Israel's chaotic history to resume the story of the kingdom of Judah, picking up where it left off after King Uzziah's death. This helps the reader follow the book's structure.
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Kings 15:32
18th Century
Theologian
The writer here resumes the history of Judah from 2 Kings 15:7, before resuming and concluding the history of Israel in 2 Kings 17.
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Kings 15:32–38
19th Century
Bishop
THE REIGN OF JOTHAM IN JERUSALEM. (Compare to 2 Chronicles 27:0)
In the second year of Pekah. …
John Gill
On 2 Kings 15:32
17th Century
Pastor
In the second year of Pekah, the son of Remaliah king of
Israel, began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of …
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Matthew Henry
On 2 Kings 15:32–38
17th Century
Minister
Jotham showed great respect for the temple. If magistrates cannot do all they would, then to suppress vice and profaneness, let them do all the mor…