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2 Chronicles 28:7
Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the son of the king, Azrikam the governor of the palace, and Elkanah the second to the king.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler narrates the immediate aftermath of Pekah’s raid on Judah, specifying the assassination of three royal officials by an Israelite warrior. This account follows the text’s statement that Judah suffered massive casualties because they had forsaken the Lord.
The words — The Hebrew `גִּבּוֹר` (gibbor) literally means warrior or mighty man, identifying Zichri’s combatant status. The verb `וַיַּהֲרֹג` (wa-yahrog) literally means and he killed, marking the decisive action against the palace hierarchy.
The thread — This verse functions as the first phase of Pekah’s raid, directly following the death toll in 2 Chronicles 28:6 and preceding the mass captivity in 2 Chronicles 28:8. The pattern of covenant unfaithfulness triggering military collapse recurs in the accounts of Israel’s northern kingdom throughout the historical books.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that political and military vulnerability follows the abandonment of covenant loyalty. It asks the reader to observe how specific divine judgment operates through named agents and precise historical consequences.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king’s son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king.
Cross-references
- Genesis 41:43 He had Joseph ride in his second chariot, with men calling out before him, “Bow the knee!” So he placed him over all the land of Egypt.
- Genesis 43:12 Take double the silver with you so that you may return the silver that was put back into the mouths of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake.
- Genesis 43:15 So the men took these gifts, along with double the amount of silver, and Benjamin as well. Then they hurried down to Egypt and stood before Joseph.
- Esther 10:3 For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews and highly favored by his many kinsmen, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen.