Matthew 22:7

Matthew 22:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But when the king heard thereof, he was wroth: and he sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
• New International Version (NIV)The king was enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But when the king heard about it, he was furious. And he sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.

Context of Matthew 22:7

5But they paid no attention [they disregarded the invitation, treating it with contempt] and went away, one to his farm, another to his business. 6The rest [of the invited guests] seized his servants and mistreated them [insulting and humiliating them] and killed them. The king was enraged [when he heard this], and sent his soldiers and destroyed those murderers and burned their city. 8Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding [feast] is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy. 9So go to the main highways that lead out of the city, and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.’

Matthew 22:7 word by word

ὁ δὲ βασιλεὺς ὠργίσθη, καὶ πέμψας τὰ στρατεύματα αὐτοῦ ἀπώλεσεν τοὺς φονεῖς ἐκείνους καὶ τὴν πόλιν αὐτῶν ἐνέπρησεν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• whenἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• the kingὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the kingβασιλεύςbasileus · kingG935
• he was wrothὀργίζωorgizō · to angerG3710
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• he sent forthπέμπωpempō · to sendG3992
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• armiesστράτευμαstrateuma · troopsG4753
• and destroyedἀπολλύωapollumi · to destroyG622
• thoseἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• murderersφονεύςphoneus · murdererG5406
• burned upἐμπρήθωemprēthō · to burnG1714
• cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172

Cross-references for Matthew 22:7

• Matthew 21:40Now when the owner of the vineyard comes back, what will he do to those tenants?”
• Daniel 9:26Then after the sixty-two weeks [of years] the Anointed One will be cut off [and denied His Messianic kingdom] and have nothing [and no one to defend Him], and the people of the [other] prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. Its end will come with a flood; even to the end there will be war; desolations are determined.
• Zechariah 14:1Behold, a day is coming for the Lord when the spoil taken from you (Jerusalem) will be divided in your midst.
• Luke 19:27[The king ended by saying,] ‘But as for these enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them, bring them here and kill them in my presence.’ ”
• Luke 21:21At that time, those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those who are inside the city (Jerusalem) must get out, and those who are [out] in the country must not enter the city;
• 1 Thessalonians 2:16forbidding us from speaking to the Gentiles (non-Jews) so that they may be saved. So, as always, they fill up [to the brim] the measure of their sins [allotted to them by God]. But [God’s] wrath has come upon them at last [completely and forever].
• 1 Peter 4:17For it is the time [destined] for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not respect or believe or obey the gospel of God?
• Deuteronomy 28:49“The Lord will bring a nation against you from far away, from the end of the earth, [as swift] as the eagle swoops down [to attack], a nation whose language you will not understand,
• Isaiah 10:5Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger [against Israel], The staff in whose hand is My indignation and fury [against Israel’s disobedience]!
• Isaiah 13:2Lift up a signal banner on the bare mountain, Summon them [the Medes and Persians] with a loud voice, Wave the [beckoning] hand so that they may enter the doorways of the [Babylonian] nobles.
• Jeremiah 51:20“You [Cyrus of Persia, soon to conquer Babylon] are My battle-axe and weapon of war— For with you I shatter nations, With you I destroy kingdoms.
• Joel 2:11The Lord utters His voice before His army, For His camp is very great, Because strong and powerful is he who [obediently] carries out His word. For the day of the Lord is indeed great and very terrible [causing dread]; Who can endure it?
• Joel 3:2I will gather together all the [Gentile] nations [that were hostile to My people] And bring them down into the Valley of Jehoshaphat (the Lord has judged). And there I will deal with them and enter into judgment with them there For [their treatment of] My people, My inheritance, Israel, Whom they have scattered among the nations, And [because] they have encroached on My land and divided it up.

Commentaries on Matthew 22:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7But when the king - Himself or, this very king. I have added on the authority of nine of the most ancient MSS. and nearly one hundred others; the later Syriac, six copies of the Itala, and some of the fathers. Several printed editions have it, and Griesbach has received it into the text.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7But when the king heard … - This doubtless refers to the Jews and to Jerusalem. They were murderers, having slain the prophets; and God was about to send forth the armies of the Romans under his providential direction, and to burn up their city. See the notes at Matthew 24. Wroth - Angry; displeased.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Jesus was referring to the future destruction of Jerusalem in AD 70 (see Matthew 23:37–39; 24:2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. But when the king--the Great God, who is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. heard thereof, he was wroth--at the affront put both on His Son, and on Himself who had deigned to invite them. and he sent forth his armies--The Romans are here styled God's armies, just as the Assyrian is styled "the rod of His anger" (Is 10:5), as being the executors of His judicial vengeance. and destroyed those murderers--and in what vast numbers did they do it! and…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Matthew 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings