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2 Chronicles 22 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for 2 Chronicles 22, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

2 Chronicles 22 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
אֲחַזְיָה ʼĂchazyâh H274 11 Achazjah
יְהוֹרָם Yᵉhôwrâm H3088 6 Jehoram
אַחְאָב ʼAchʼâb H256 6 Achab
עֲתַלְיָה ʻĂthalyâh H6271 4 Athaljah
מָלַךְ mâlak H4427 5 reign, ascend the throne
יֵהוּא Yêhûwʼ H3058 3 Jehu
יְהוֹשַׁבְעַת Yᵉhôwshabʻath H3090 2 Jehoshabath

How preachers through history handled this text

2 public-domain excerpts on 2 Chronicles 22, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 1 John Wesley 1

“We read, in the foregoing chapter, of the carrying away of Jehoram's sons and his wives; but here we find one of his sons and one of his wives left, his son Ahaziah and his wife Athaliah, both reserved to be the shame and plague of his family. I. Ahaziah was the shame of it as a partaker, 1. In the sin, and, 2. In the destruction, of the house of Ahab, ver. 1-9. II. Athaliah was the plague of it, for she destroyed all the seed-royal, and usurped the throne, ver. 10-12. Ahaziah Slain by Jehu. (b. c. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 2 (Joshua to Esther), on 2 Chronicles 22:1–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Jerusalem — 2 Chr 22:1
  • Ramoth-gilead — 2 Chr 22:5
  • Syria 1 — 2 Chr 22:5
  • Jezreel 2 — 2 Chr 22:6
  • Ramah 5 — 2 Chr 22:6

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