John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 3. Look even out the best and meetest of your master’s sons , etc.] Most fit for government, whether on account of age or proper qualifications, and wisdom, courage, etc. and set him on his father’s throne ; proclaim him king: and fight for your master’s house ; that the crown may continue in his family; all which he did not desire might be, but in this sarcastic and sneering manner dares them to do it.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-14 - In the most awful events, though attended by the basest crimes of man the truth and justice of God are to be noticed; and he never did no can command any thing unjust or unreasonable. Jehu destroyed all tha remained of the house of Ahab; all who had been partners in his wickedness. When we think upon the sufferings and miseries of mankind when we look forward to the resurrection and last judgment, and thin upon the vast number of the wicked waiting their awful sentence of everlasting fire; when the whole sum of death and misery has bee considered, the solemn question occurs, Who slew all these? The answe is, SIN. Shall we then harbour sin in our bosoms, and seek for happiness from that which is the cause of all misery?
Original Hebrew וראיתם7200 הטוב2896 והישׁר3477 מבני1121 אדניכם113 ושׂמתם7760 על5921 כסא3678 אביו1 והלחמו3898 על5921 בית1004 אדניכם׃113
