Geneva Bible Notes (1560)2 Chronicles 28

^{1 !} Ahaz an idolater is giuen into the hands of the Syrains, and the King of Israel.

^{2 a} He was an idolatre, like them.

^{2 b} As the idolaters haue certeine chief idoles, who are as patrons: (as were these Baalim) so haue they others which are inferior & do represent the great idoles.

^{3 /} Or, made them passe through the fyre as {Cha. 33,6. leu 18,21}

^{5 /} Ebr, a gredt captiuitie.

^{6 c} Who was King of Israel.

^{6 /} Ebr. sonnes of strength.

^{7 /} Or, tyrants.

^{8 d} Thus by the juste judgement of God Israel destroyed Judah.

^{9 e} For they thoght they had ouercome them by their owne valiantnes, & did not consider that God had deliuered them into their hands, because Judah had offended him.

^{9 !} The Prophet reproueth the Israelites crueltie.

^{10 f} May not God aswel punish you for your sinnes, as he hathe done these men for theirs, seing your are greater?

^{12 g} Which tribe was now greatest, and had moste autoritie.

^{13 h} God wil not suffre this sinne, which we sommit against him, to be vnpunished.

^{15 i} Whose names were rehearsed before, {vers. 12}.

^{15 k} Ether for their woundes or wearines.

^{15 l} Tothem of the tribe of Judah.

^{16 m} To Tilgath Pilneeser, and those Kings that were vnder his dominion, {2King. 16,7}

^{18 !} Judah is molested with enemies.

^{19 n} He meaneth Judah, because Ahaz forsoke the Lord and soght helpe of the infideles. read of Israel taken for Judah, {chap. 15,17}

^{21 /} Ebr diuided.

^{23 !} Ahaz increaseth his idolatire.

^{23 o} As he falsely supposed.

^{23 p} Thus the wicked measure Gods fauour by prosperitie & aduersitie: for if idolaters prosper, they make their idoles gods, not considering that God punisheth them oft times whome he loueth, & giueth his enemies good successe for a time, whome afterwarde he will destroye.

^{26 !} His death and successour.

^{27 /} Or, in Jerusalem.

^{27 q} They buryed him not in the citie of Dauid where were the sepulchres of the Kings.