--- title: "Bullinger" description: "twenty years . . . sixteen years. Yet his son Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he died (2 Chronicles 29:1 ). See note on 2 Kings 16:1 . when he:" image: "/images/missing.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/2-chronicles/28" --- **twenty years . . . sixteen years.** Yet his son Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he died ([2 Chronicles 29:1](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/29/1) ). See note on [2 Kings 16:1](../../../kjv/2-kings/16/1) . **when he:** i.e. when he (Jotham). Compare Jehoiakim and Jehoachin ([2 Chronicles 36:9](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/36/9) ; [2 Kings 21](../../../kjv/2-kings/21) **not . . . like.** Nor like his own father Jotham, or his son Hezekiah. **the LORD.** Hebrew. *Jehovah.* App-4 . **For.** He outdid the kings of Israel: compare [2 Kings 16:3](../../../kjv/2-kings/16/3) , [2 Kings 16:4](../../../kjv/2-kings/16/4) , which brought forth the prophecies of Isaiah, Micah, Nahurn, and others. **children** = sons. **heathen** = nations. **sacrificed.** Compare [2 Kings 16:4](../../../kjv/2-kings/16/4) . **his.** Which should have been his. **God.** Hebrew. *Elohim.* App-4 . **the king Of Syria:** i.e. Rezin, whom God raised up as a scourge. **they smote him:** i.e. when they took Elath ([2 Kings 16:6](../../../kjv/2-kings/16/6) ). **Pekah the son of Hemaliah.** Compare [2 Kings 15:27](../../../kjv/2-kings/15/27) and [Isaiah 7](../../../kjv/isaiah/7) . As Pekah ends three years before Ahaz begins, this must have taken place between 632 and 629 B.C. **valiant men** = sons of valour. **mighty man.** Hebrew. *gibbor.* App-14 . **women, &c.** These also were guilty. Compare [Jeremiah 7:18](../../../kjv/jeremiah/7/18) . **took also away:** i.e. from Jerusalem. See App-53 . **Oded** = establishing. His name is prophetic. **went out before the host.** Showing his courage. reacheth up unto heaven. Figure of speech *Hyperbole* ( App-6 ), to express the greatness of the rage. **are there not . . . ?** Figure of speech *Erotesis.* **sins** = trespasses, or guilt. Hebrew ' *asham* . App-44 . **certain** = men. Hebrew. *'enosh.* App-14 . **heads.** Not the king. **Johanan.** Should be Jehohanan. **offended** = trespassed. Hebrew. *'asham* . App-44 . **congregation** = assembly. **feeble** = tottering. **the city of palm trees.** Compare [Deuteronomy 34:3](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/34/3) . **then they returned to Samaria.** Compare this account with [Luke 10:30-37](../../../kjv/luke/10/30-37) . **kings** = the great king. Plural of majesty. **Philistines.** These behind, and the Syrians before. Compare [Isaiah 9:12](../../../kjv/isaiah/9/12) , [Isaiah 9:13](../../../kjv/isaiah/9/13) . **Israel.** See note on [2 Chronicles 21:2](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/21/2) . **naked:** i.e. had stripped Judah of the worship and service of God. **transgressed** = acted treacherously: i.e. been grievously unfaithful. Hebrew. *ma'al.* App-44 . **Tilgath-pilneser.** Compare [2 Kings 16:10](../../../kjv/2-kings/16/10) . The accounts in Kings and Chronicles are complementary. See App-56 . **trespass.** Hebrew. *ma'al* App-44 . See note on "transgressed", [2 Chronicles 28:19](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/28/19) . **this is that king Ahaz.** Compare three specially branded transgressors: Cain ([Genesis 4:15](../../../kjv/genesis/4/15) ); Dathan ([Numbers 26:9](../../../kjv/numbers/26/9) ); and Ahaz, here. Contrast Hezekiah ([2 Chronicles 32:12](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/32/12) , [2 Chronicles 32:30](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/32/30) ). **which smote him:** i.e. which [as he believed] smote him. **help them.** So he falsely reasoned. **the ruin of him.** As the idolatry of the Edomites ruined Amaziah ([2 Chronicles 25:14](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/25/14) , [2 Chronicles 25:15](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/25/15) ). **gathered together.** Compare [2 Kings 16:8](../../../kjv/2-kings/16/8) . **shut up the doors.** His son Hezekiah's first act was to open them ([2 Chronicles 29:3](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/29/3) ). **all his ways.** Compare [2 Chronicles 27:7](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/27/7) . **behold.** Figure of speech *Asterismos.* **slept with his fathers.** See note on [Deuteronomy 31:16](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/31/16) . **in the city.** Not in the sepulchres. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com","name":"Real Bible Believers","description":"RBB","publisher":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/search?q={search_term_string}","query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/2-chronicles/28#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/images/missing.jpg","contentUrl":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/images/missing.jpg","width":640,"height":370,"caption":"Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Chronicles 28"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/2-chronicles/28#webpage","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/2-chronicles/28","name":"Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Chronicles 28","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/2-chronicles/28#primaryimage"},"datePublished":null,"dateModified":null,"author":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"description":"twenty years . . . sixteen years. 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