Haggai 2:22
And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.
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Gill's Exposition
In that day, saith the Lord of hosts,.... When all these kingdoms, and their thrones and strength, are destroyed; which shows that what follows cannot be understood literally of Zerubbabel, who lived…
After Haggai's sermon ad populum - to the people, here follows one, the same day, ad magistratum - to the magistrates, a word directed particularly to Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah, who was a…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, &c. After repeating, in ver. 21, the prediction of ver. 6, "I will shake the heavens and the earth," the prophet expands in this verse the prediction of ver.…
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