Verse 1
children = sons.
box of oil = oil flask.
oil. For its use in consecration see 1 Samuel 10:1; 1 Samuel 16:13.
Ramoth-gilead. Israelite army on guard here. Compare 2 Kings 9:14.
Verse 2
Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat. In the Assyrian inscriptions he is called the son of Omri.
Verse 3
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4.
king = to be king.
over, or unto,
Verse 5
behold. Figure of speech Asterismos.
Verse 6
he arose: i.e. Jehu arose.
he poured: i.e. the prophet poured.
God. Hebrew Elohirn. App-4.
Verse 8
him that, &c. = every male.
Verse 9
like the house of Jeroboam, &c. Both these houses had been exterminated (1 Kings 15:29; 1 Kings 16:11).
Verse 11
one said. A special various reading called Sevir (App-34), some codices, with two early printed editions, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "they said".
Is all well? Hebrew Is it peace?
Ye know, &c. = Why, ye are in the secret, or ye know all about the man.
man. Hebrew. "ish. App-14.
Verse 13
stairs = steps. Acts 21:30, Acts 21:40.
is king = reigneth.
Verse 14
had kept = had been keeping.
Verse 15
was returned. Compare 2 Kings 8:29.
minds = souls. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13. The parenthesis in verses: 2 Kings 9:14-15 is so placed by the Structure. See above.
Verse 17
an horseman, or a charioteer.
Verse 18
What . . . ? Figure of speech Anteisagoge (App-6).
Verse 22
whoredoms = idolatry. Joined together. Compare
witchcrafts = spiritism. Numbers 24:1; Numbers 25:1; Numbers 31:16.
Verse 23
turned his hands: i.e. to wheel his chariot round.
Verse 24
between his arms: i.e. between his shoulders.
Verse 25
laid, &c. Compare 1 Kings 21:29.
burden = a prophetic pronouncement of doom. Compare Isaiah 13:1; Isaiah 15:1; Isaiah 17:1. Nahum 1:1. Habakkuk 1:1.
Verse 26
the blood of his sons. Additional information here given to that in 1 Kings 21:13.
saith the LORD = [is] Jehovah"s oracle.
plat = portion. Compare 2 Kings 9:21.
Verse 27
And they did so. Supply Figure of speech Ellipsis (App-6) thus: "and they smote him".
Verse 28
to Jerusalem. Septuagint reads "and brought him to Jerusalem".
Verse 30
heard of it: i.e. of the murder of her grandson.
face = eyebrows and eyelids.
tired = adorned.
a window = the lattice.
Verse 31
Had Zimri peace . . . ? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6. See 1 Kings 16:9-20. Suggesting the wisdom of coming to terms with her.
master = lord.
Verse 34
a king"s daughter. A daughter of Eth-baal, king of Zidon (1 Kings 16:31).
Verse 36
He spake. Compare 1 Kings 21:23.
Verse 37
field. Some codices, with Septuagint and Vulg, read "ground".
so that, &c. = [something] of which they shall not say, &c.