SEV Biblia, Chapter 22:11
Y Sedequías hijo de Quenaana se había hecho unos cuernos de hierro, y dijo: Así dijo el SEÑOR: Con éstos acornearás a los sirios hasta acabarlos.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 22:11
Verse 11. Zedekiah-made him horns of iron] This was in imitation of that sort of prophecy which instructed by significative actions. This was frequent among the prophets of the Lord.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 11. And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron , etc.] Horns are emblems of power and might, and iron ones of greater strength still; the prophets sometimes made use of visible signs, to represent the things they prophesied of should come to pass, (see Isaiah 20:2,3 Jeremiah 27:2), and the same method this prophet took: and he saith, thus saith the Lord; imitating the true prophets: with these shall thou push the Syrians until thou hast consumed them : Abarbinel thinks he had in view the blessing of Joseph by Moses, ( Deuteronomy 33:17) where he is compared to a bullock with horns; and these said to be the ten thousands of Ephraim, and the thousands of Manasseh; and Ahab being of the tribe of Joseph, and ruling in Ephraim and Manasseh, the prophet chose to make use of this emblem for his encouragement. Ver. 12 . And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, go up to Ramothgilead, and prosper , etc.] All encouraged the king to go up against this place, and prophesied of victory, as Zedekiah did: for the Lord shall deliver it into the king’s hand , (see Gill on “ 1 Kings 22:6”).
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-14 - The same easiness of temper, which betrays some godly persons int friendship with the declared enemies of religion, renders it very dangerous to them. They will be drawn to wink at and countenance suc conduct and conversation as they ought to protest against with abhorrence. Whithersoever a good man goes, he ought to take his religion with him, and not be ashamed to own it when he is with thos who have no regard for it. Jehoshaphat had not left behind him, a Jerusalem, his affection and reverence for the word of the Lord, but avowed it, and endeavoured to bring it into Ahab's court. And Ahab' prophets, to please Jehoshaphat, made use of the name of Jehovah: to please Ahab, they said, God up. But the false prophets cannot so mimi the true, but that he who has spiritual senses exercised, can discer the fallacy. One faithful prophet of the Lord was worth them all Wordly men have in all ages been alike absurd in their views of religion. They would have the preacher fit his doctrine to the fashio of the times, and the taste of the hearers, and yet to add. Thus sait the Lord, to words that men would put into their mouths. They are read to cry out against a man as rude and foolish, who scruples thus to tr to secure his own interests, and to deceive others.
Original Hebrew
ויעשׂ 6213 לו צדקיה 6667 בן 1121 כנענה 3668 קרני 7161 ברזל 1270 ויאמר 559 כה 3541 אמר 559 יהוה 3068 באלה 428 תנגח 5055 את 853 ארם 758 עד 5704 כלתם׃ 3615
