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God's Precise Justice
Commentators emphasize the profound significance of Joram's body being cast into Naboth's field. This wasn't a coincidence but an act of divine providence. As Matthew Henry notes, God orchestrated the circumstances to make the punishment perfectly mirror the sin committed by Joram's father, Ahab, demonstrating that God's justice is precise and inescapable.
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2 Kings
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Kings 9:25
18th Century
Theologian
Rode together after Ahab - The Assyrian sculptures make it probable that Josephus was right in interpreting this as “rode side by side behin…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Kings 9:25
19th Century
Bishop
Then said Jehu. —Literally, And he said.
Bidkar. —The Syriac gives Bar-dĕkar, “…
John Gill
On 2 Kings 9:25
17th Century
Pastor
Then said [Jehu] to Bidkar his captain
Not Joram's, but Jehu's captain, though he had been the former's, and his fat…
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Matthew Henry
On 2 Kings 9:16–29
17th Century
Minister
Jehu was a man of eager spirit. The wisdom of God is seen in the choice of those employed in His work. But it is not for any man's reputation to be…