Annotations upon the remaining historicall part of the Old Testament. The second part. to wit, the books of Joshua, Judges, the two books of Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles, and the books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther : wherein first, all such passages in the text are explained as were thought likely to be questioned by any reader of ordinary capacity : secondly, in many clauses those things are discovered which are needfull and usefull to be known ... and thirdly, many places that might at first seem to contradict one another are reconciled ... / by Arthur Jackson.

CHAP. XXII.

Vers. 1. ANd the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest sonne, king in his stead, &c.] See the Annotations of most of this chapter, in 2. Kings 8.24. &c.

Vers. 9. And he sought Ahaziah and they caught him, (for he was hid in Sa∣maria) and brought him to Jehu.] He was first wounded in his flight from Israel not farre off from Ibleam, which was not farre from Megiddo, and being wounded fled to Megiddo, and at Megiddo he was at length slain, 2. Kings 9.27. But how is it then said that he was h••d and taken in Samaria? I answer; 1. That by Sa∣maria here may be meant onely the kingdome of Samaria, as is noted on the 2. Kings 9.27. Or, 2. that not thinking himself safe in Megiddo, whither he at first fled to hide himself, he thence fled to Samaria, where he was found, and thence brought back to Megiddo and slain there.

So the house of Ahaziah had no power to keep still the kingdome.] That is, there was none of his children of years to maintain their right to the kingdome against

such as would usurpe the regall power as Athaliah immediately did.

Vers. 10. She arose, and destroyed all the seed royall of the house of Judah.] See the Annotations for this and the following verses, in 2. Kings 11.1, 2.