2 Chronicles 26:15 Commentary - The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
cunning men: 2Ch 2:7, 2Ch 2:14, Exo 31:4to shoot arrows: These engines, it is probable, bore some resemblance to the baliste and catapulte of the Romans, which were employed for throwing stones and arrows, and were in reality the mortars and carcasses of antiquity. With respect to the towers which Uzziah built in the wilderness - 2Ch 26:10, Mr. Harmer appears to have given a truer view of the subject than commentators in general have done, who suppose that they were conveniences made only for sheltering the shepherds from bad weather, or to defend them from incursions of enemies; for they might rather be designed to keep the nations that pastured there in awe, and also to induce them quietly to pay the tribute to which the 2Ch 26:8, seems to refer. William of Tyre describes a country not far from the Euphrates as inhabited by Syrian and Armenian Christians, who fed great flocks and herds there, but were kept in subjection to the Turks, in consequence of their living among them in strong places.
spread far: Heb. went forth, Mat 4:24
Reciprocal: Deu 20:20 - thou shalt build 2Ch 11:12 - he put shields 2Ch 32:5 - darts Eze 26:9 - General Mar 6:14 - his name
Consult other comments:
2 Chronicles 26:15 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
2 Chronicles 26:15 - The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
2 Chronicles 26:15 - Adam Clarke's Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
2 Chronicles 26:15 - Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
2 Chronicles 26:15 - Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
2 Chronicles 26:15 - Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2 Chronicles 26:15 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
2 Chronicles 26:15 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae (Old and New Testaments)
2 Chronicles 26:15 - Biblical Illustrator Edited by Joseph S. Exell
2 Chronicles 26:15 - Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
2 Chronicles 26:15 - John Trapp's Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
2 Chronicles 26:15 - The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2 Chronicles 26:15 - Whedon's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
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