John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 4. But they were exceedingly afraid , etc.] They were intimidated at once; for they saw the purport of those letters, that should they attempt anything of this kind, he would come upon them with his forces: and said, behold, two kings stood not before him ; the kings of Israel and Judah, Joram and Ahaziah; but they were unarmed, and therefore how should they stand before an armed body of men Jehu had with him? this shows the pusillanimity of these men to make use of such an argument as this: how then shall we stand ? that is, before Jehu; but they were in much better circumstances than the two kings, as they are truly represented in ( Kings 10:2).
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 ויראו3372 מאד3966 מאד3966 ויאמרו559 הנה2009 שׁני8147 המלכים4428 לא3808 עמדו5975 לפניו6440 ואיך349 נעמד5975 אנחנו׃587
