John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 4. Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the Lord, like the house of Ahab , etc.] (see 2 Kings 8:27) for they were his counsellors, after the death of his father, to his destruction ; both of soul and body; for they gave him bad advice, both in religious and civil things; these were some of the family or court of the king of Israel, that his mother sent for after his father’s death to be of his council.
Ver. 5,6. He walked also after their counsel , etc.] Did as they advised him, as in matters of religion, so in political things, of which there is an instance in this and the next verse; of which (See Gill on “ 2 Kings 8:28”). (See Gill on “ 2 Kings 8:29”).
Matthew Henry Commentary
- The reign of Ahaziah, Athaliah destroys the royal family.
--The counsel of the ungodly ruins many young persons when they ar setting out in the world. Ahaziah gave himself up to be led by evi men. Those who advise us to do wickedly, counsel us to our destruction while they pretend to be friends, they are our worst enemies. See an dread the mischief of bad company. If not the infection, yet let thy destruction be feared, Re 18:4. We have here, a wicked woma endeavouring to destroy the house of David, and a good woman preservin it. No word of God shall fall to the ground. The whole truth of the prophecies that the Messiah was to come from David, and thereby the salvation of the world, appeared to be now hung upon the brittle threa of the life of a single infant, to destroy whom was the interest of the reigning power. But God had purposed, and vain were the efforts of earth and hell _________________________________________________
Original Hebrew ויעשׂ6213 הרע7451 בעיני5869 יהוה3068 כבית1004 אחאב256 כי3588 המה1992 היו1961 לו יועצים3289 אחרי310 מות4194 אביו1 למשׁחית׃4889
