Kings II 14:10

10 And the king said, Who was it that spoke to thee? thou shalt even bring him to me, and shall not touch him any more.

Kings II 14:10 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 14:10

Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted
thee up
Swelled him with pride and vanity on account of the victory he had obtained over the Edomites; which pride was at the bottom of his message to him, and that goes before a fall: ( Proverbs 16:18 )

glory of this, and tarry at home;
be content with the glory of it, and boast of it at home, but do not swagger abroad, and insult thy neighbours:

for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall,
even thou, and Judah with thee?
suggesting to him, that he had better be quiet, since it would be to the harm, if not the ruin, of him and his kingdom.

Kings II 14:10 In-Context

8 And the king said to the woman, Go in peace to thy house, and I will give commandment concerning thee.

9 And the woman of Thecoe said to the king, On me, my lord, O king, and on my father's house the iniquity, and the king and his throne guiltless.

10 And the king said, Who was it that spoke to thee? thou shalt even bring him to me, and shall not touch him any more.

11 And she said, Let now the king remember concerning his Lord God in that the avenger of blood is multiplied to destroy, and let them not take away my son. And he said, the lord lives, not a hair of thy son shall fall to the ground.

12 And the woman said, Let now thy servant speak a word to my lord the king. And he said, Say on.

Footnotes

• [a]. thy son.