Howbeit the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever.
Jehoshaphat secured the kingdom to his firstborn out of paternal kindness, portioning his better brothers so they would not trouble him, but indulgence breeds ingratitude, not duty. Whether he served his people well by putting an unfit man on the throne when others were hopeful and wise, I cannot say; the welfare of the people must be the first law.
AI summary
Commenting on 2 Chronicles 21:1-11
To give a light to him - To give him a descendant.
2Ch 21:5-9 Duration and spirit of Joram’s reign. - These verses agree with 2Ki 8:17-22, with the exception of some immaterial divergences, and have been commented upon in the remarks on that passage. - In 2Ch 21:7 the thought is somewhat otherwise expressed than in 2Ki 8:19 : “Jahve would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that He had made with...
Commenting on 2 Chronicles 21:5-9