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An Impartial Standard
Commentators explain that the "line of Samaria" and "plummet of Ahab" are metaphors for measurement. God is declaring He will apply the same strict standard of judgment to Jerusalem that He used for the wicked northern kingdom. This shows that no city or people, regardless of their history with God, is exempt from His impartial justice when they persist in sin.
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Kings 21:13
18th Century
Theologian
The general meaning is clear, but the exact force of the metaphor used is not so obvious. If the “line” and the “plummet” are “symbols of rule” or …
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Kings 21:13
19th Century
Bishop
And I will stretch over Jerusalem... —Compare to Amos 7:7-9; Isaiah 34:11; Lamentations 2:8. The se…
John Gill
On 2 Kings 21:13
17th Century
Pastor
And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria
The Targum is, the line of destruction; and the sense is, that the same …
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Matthew Henry
On 2 Kings 21:10–18
17th Century
Minister
Here is the doom of Judah and Jerusalem. The words used represent the city emptied and utterly desolate. Yet it was not destroyed by this; instead,…