Let us go up against Judah, and vex it
By besieging or distressing it; or "stir it up" to war, as Jarchi interprets it: and let us make a breach therein for us;
in the walls of the city of Jerusalem, and enter in at it; the Targum is,
``let us join, and put it to us;''and so Jarchi, let us level it with us, as this valley, which is even: the sense may be, let us make a breach and division among them, and then part the kingdom between us F3; or if we cannot agree on that, let us set up a king of our own, as follows: and set a king in the midst of it, [even] the son of Tabeal;
``let us appoint a king in the midst of it, who is right for us,''or pleases us; the name seems to be Syriac, see ( Ezra 4:7 ) ( 1 Kings 15:18 ) . Dr. Lightfoot thinks it is the same with Tabrimmon, the name of some famous family in Syria. One signifies "good God": and the other "good Rimmon", which was the name of the idol of the Syrians, ( 2 Kings 5:18 ) .
This feature is for PLUS subscribers only. Join PLUS today to access these tools and more.
JOIN PLUSThis feature is for PLUS subscribers only. Join PLUS today to access these tools and more.
JOIN PLUSThis feature is for PLUS subscribers only. Join PLUS today to access these tools and more.
JOIN PLUSCreate a free account to start a reading plan, or join PLUS to unlock our full suite of premium study tools.