2 Chronicles 28:7

7 Furthermore, Zicri, an Ephraimite hero, killed the king's son Maaseiah, Azrikam the palace steward, and Elkanah, second in command to the king.

2 Chronicles 28:7 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 28:7

And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's
son
Who therefore must have escaped being burnt in the valley of Hinnom, or only was caused to pass through the fire there, ( 2 Chronicles 28:3 ) ,

and Azrikam the governor of the house;
steward or treasurer in the king's house, in the same office as Sheban was, ( Isaiah 22:15 )

and Elkanah that was next to the king:
prime minister of state.

2 Chronicles 28:7 In-Context

5 God, fed up, handed him over to the king of Aram, who beat him badly and took many prisoners to Damascus. God also let the king of Israel loose on him and that resulted in a terrible slaughter:

6 Pekah son of Remaliah killed 120,000 in one day, all of them first-class soldiers, and all because they had deserted God, the God of their ancestors.

7 Furthermore, Zicri, an Ephraimite hero, killed the king's son Maaseiah, Azrikam the palace steward, and Elkanah, second in command to the king.

8 And that wasn't the end of it - the Israelites captured 200,000 men, women, and children, besides huge cartloads of plunder that they took to Samaria.

9 God's prophet Oded was in the neighborhood. He met the army when it entered Samaria and said, "Stop right where you are and listen! God, the God of your ancestors, was angry with Judah and used you to punish them; but you took things into your own hands and used your anger, uncalled for and irrational,