2 Kings 22

2 Kings 22:3

Jehu said - The words being manifestly false, and spoken with a design to deceive, cannot be excused, this being an unmovable principle, That we must not do the least evil, that the greatest good may come.

2 Kings 22:10

City - To some buildings belonging to this house of Baal, which may be here called the city; because they were very numerous and capacious. For as there were divers chambers and rooms built without the temple, belonging to it, for the use of the priests, and Levites. So it may probably be conceived, That this famous temple of Baal had many such buildings; in some of which, the priests of Baal, or of the groves, (whereof there were great numbers belonging to the king’s court, 1 Kings 18:19,) peradventure might dwell; and others of them might be for divers uses belonging to the house, and service of Baal.

2 Kings 22:12

Draught - house - A sink or common shore.

2 Kings 22:14

Jehu departed not - So that it is plain, his religion was but superficial: otherwise it would not have given way to his policy.

2 Kings 22:15

Done well - In part, and so far as is here expressed.

2 Kings 22:16

Took no heed - Sin, clearly shewed that his heart was not right with God.