365bet娱乐

From: Bible cyclopedia, critical and expository

(1) His reign saw the building of the temple and his palace, and towards the close of it, God chastised him for idolatry, as the text explains.^[1] (2) His whole reign lasted 41 years, showing the duration of his rule.^[2] (3) This phrase refers to Antiochus, and it is connected to his time, and is associated with the persecution of the Jews.^[3] (4) His reign was at its zenith, but firmness and consistency were wanting, and this want betrayed him into the alliance with Israel, which on three occasions brought its penalty.^[4] (5) During this period, Isaiah and Habakkuk closed their prophesying, and Jeremiah and Zephaniah were but youths, as recorded in the text.^[5]

From: A Cyclopedia of Biblical literature

(1) After three years of subjection, Jehoiakim, finding the king of Babylon fully engaged elsewhere, and deluded by the Egyptian party in his court, ventured to withhold his tribute, and thereby to throw off the Chaldean yoke.^[6] (2) The period during which Jehoram ruled, marked by actions that led to his disgrace, disease, and the refusal of a place in the sepulcher of kings after his death.^[7] (3) His reign saw the prophetic gift of Isaiah more fully unfolded, and in his reign, the nations of Western Asia, dwelling on the banks of the Euphrates and Tigris, more and more resembled a threatening tempest.^[8] (4) His reign represents the period when Nebuchadnezzar ruled, initiating the events described.^[9] (5) His reign is the period of time that was embittered, showing how completely God's righteous doom was fulfilled after his actions.^[10]

From: A Dictionary of the Bible (Hastings)

(1) This refers to the time that a ruler is in control of the kingdom.^[11] (2) His reign, referring to Nero's rule, was marked by both prosperity and scandal, military campaigns, rebellions, and internal affairs, like the fire in Rome.^[12] (3) His reign is the time when hostilities with Judah continued, and his country was plundered by the Egyptians during their invasion of Judah.^[13] (4) His reign refers to the period of rule of various leaders, including John Hyrcanus, Alexander Jannaeus, and Alexandra.^[14]

From: Expositions of Holy Scripture

(1) This is retributive, and that not merely as penally recompensing evil, but as rewarding the faith and hope of those who waited for Him, emphasizing the importance of the message.^[15] (2) The period that David was king, and the time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six months, and for seven and a half years David reigned in Hebron, but was rather shut up there than ruling thence.^[16]

From: Hymns for Christian Devotion

(1) This is the period when the Lord's Anointed's rule on earth begins, as the text indicates.^[17]

From: Ante-nicene Fathers

(1) Galerius was in the eighteenth year of his reign when he was struck with an incurable plague, which led to his demise and is the subject of the provided text.^[18] (2) The text describes the events of Diocletian's life during the twentieth year of his reign.^[19] (3) This refers to the period of rule of Abgar, providing context for the historical events.^[20] (4) By this, the kingdom of the world is destroyed, and by the same word, He will assert Himself upon the whole human race.^[21]

From: The Book of the Cave of Treasures

(1) In the fourth year of his reign, Shalmaneser carried away captive the rest of the children of Israel, and Sennacherib attacked Jerusalem in the twentieth year.^[22]

From: Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England

(1) Valentinian was murdered in the sixth year of the reign of Marcian.^[23]