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

5“But paying no attention, they went away, one to his own farm, another to his business. 6And the rest grabbed his servants, humiliated them, and killed them. Now the king became furious! Sending his troops, he destroyed those murderers and set fire to their city. 8“Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy. 9So go into the highways and byways, and invite everyone you find to the wedding feast.’

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 21:40Therefore when the master of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?”
• Daniel 9:26Then after the 62 weeks Mashiach will be cut off and have nothing. Then the people of a prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. But his end will come like a flood. Until the end of the war that is decreed there will be destruction.
• Zechariah 14:1Behold, a day of Adonai is coming when your plunder will be divided in your midst.
• Luke 19:27But those hostile to me, who didn’t want me to reign over them, bring them here and execute them before me.’”
• Luke 21:21Then those in Judea must flee to the mountains, and those inside the city must get out, and those in the countryside must not enter her.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:16hindering us from speaking to the Gentiles so that they might be saved. As a result, they constantly fill up the measure of their sins. But wrath has come upon them at last.
• 1 Peter 4:17For the time has come for judgment to begin with the house of God. If judgment begins with us first, what will be the end for those who disobey the Good News of God?
• Deuteronomy 28:49“Adonai will raise up a nation against you from far away, from the end of the earth, just as the eagle swoops down—a nation whose language you will not understand,
• Isaiah 10:5Oy to Assyria, the rod of My anger— the club in their hand is My indignation!
• Isaiah 13:2Lift up a banner on a bare mountain, raise a voice to them, wave a hand, so that they may enter the gates of the nobles.
• Jeremiah 51:20“You are My club, a war weapon— with you I shatter nations, with you I destroy kingdoms.
• Joel 2:11Adonai utters His voice before His army. For His camp is very vast—for mighty is it that carries out His word. For great is the day of Adonai— very terrifying! Who can endure it?
• Joel 3:2“Also on the male and the female servants will I pour out My spirit in those days.

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

Topics related to Matthew 22:7

• Anger
• Covetousness
• Feasts
• Hospitality
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Kingdom of Heaven
• Wicked (People)

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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