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Now. &c. This chapter is complementary to 1Ki 22.
riches and honour in abundance. This is repeated from 2Ch_17:5, to show that there was no need for any alliance of any kind.
joined affinity. By marrying his son Jehoram to Athaliah the daughter of Ahab (2Ch_21:6; 2Ki_8:18). Contrast 2Ch_17:1, where he began by strengthening himself against Ahab, and now "joined affinity" with him. See App-55. Compare Asa's alliance with Syria (1Ki_15:17-19). Note the three alliances or unequal yokes: (1) Marriage (2Ch_18:1; 2Ch_21:6); (2) War (2Ch_18:2-34); (3) Commerce (2Ch_20:35, 2Ch_20:36). The consequence of this alliance was that Jerusalem ran with blood. The same was seen when James I of England married his son Charles I to Henrietta of France. England ran with blood, Charles lost his head, and his son James II lost his throne.