Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
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Interpretation
The ruin of Judah and Jerusalem came on by degrees. The methods God takes to call back sinners by his word, by ministers, by conscience, by providences, are all instances of his compassion toward them, and his unwillingness that any should perish.
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This thought runs through 2 Chronicles 36:1-4.
Glossary
- Jehoahaz Person
- Jehovah his sustainer, or he whom Jehovah holdeth. (1. ) The youngest son of Jehoram, king of Judah ( 2 Chr. 21:17 ; 22:1 , 6, 8, 9); usually Ahaziah (q. v. ).
- Jerusalem Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.