2 Chronicles 23:18 Commentary - English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Appointed the offices of the house of the Lord by the hand or, as it is in the Hebrew, put the offices of the house of the Lord into the hand, i.e. he restored the priests and Levites, either,
1. To their places and offices, which possibly in the time of the idolatrous kings, and of Athaliah, had been disposed of to persons of other tribes, partly to gratify their wicked friends, and partly to bring God’s house and worship into disgrace; or,
2. To the exercise of their offices, from which they had been in a great measure hindered.
Consult other comments:
2 Chronicles 23:18 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
2 Chronicles 23:18 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
2 Chronicles 23:18 - The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
2 Chronicles 23:18 - Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
2 Chronicles 23:18 - Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
2 Chronicles 23:18 - Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2 Chronicles 23:18 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
2 Chronicles 23:18 - English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
2 Chronicles 23:18 - John Trapp's Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Matthew Poole (1624–1679) wrote English Annotations on the Holy Bible, completing the chapters as far as Isaiah 58 before his death in 1679. The rest of the Annotations were completed by friends and colleagues among his Nonconformist brethren. The first printing of the completed edition was in 1685, 2 volumes folio, followed by editions in 1688, 1696 (with valuable chapter outlines added by the editors, Samuel Clark and Edward Veale), and the 4th and definitive edition in 1700, the basis of all others.