Kings II 22:28

28 And thou wilt save the poor people, and wilt bring down the eyes of the haughty.

Kings II 22:28 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS 22

This chapter begins with the age and character of Josiah king of Judah, 2Ki 22:1-2, relates his orders for repairing the temple, 2Ki 22:3-7, his attention to the book of the law, which was found, and read to him, and the effect it had upon him, 2Ki 22:8-11, the command he gave to certain persons to inquire of the Lord about it, who applied to Huldah the prophetess, 2Ki 22:12-14, who returned an answer by them to the king, foretelling the destruction of Jerusalem, and giving the reason of it, and at the same time assuring the king it should not be in his days, 2Ki 22:15-20.

Kings II 22:28 In-Context

26 With the holy thou wilt be holy, and with the perfect man thou will be perfect,

27 and with the excellent thou wilt be excellent, and with the froward thou will be froward.

28 And thou wilt save the poor people, and wilt bring down the eyes of the haughty.

29 For thou, Lord, my lamp, and the Lord shall shine forth to me in my darkness.

30 For by thee shall I run a girded man, and by my God shall I leap over a wall.

Footnotes

• [a]. upon the haughty.