Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezekiel 19:3

3 And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey, it devoured men.

See ver. 3. let. b.

Not as a Nurse, the word is of other import but advanced, promoted, or caused him to take the throne after the slaughter of Iosiah.

This was Iehoahaz the second Son of Iosiah, of whom 'tis said 2 Kings 23.30. and 2 Chron. 36.1. the people made him King; for God had not made him so by primogeniture, and right of succession.

They lookt upon him as a warlike Prince, fitter for sustaining the troubles of those martial times, then his eldest brother, and therefore strain a point of Law, and right.

Soon shewed his fierce, haughty, cruel, and bloody disposition, as appea[illegible: 1 letter]s 2 Kings 23.30, 31, 32. though he continued but three months, and some odde dayes, wherein to play his pranks.

Had Tutors, and counsellors that shew'd him the method, and he an apt Scholar in an evil school learnt a pace.

To seise first, and then to tear the prey, by frauds and violence to hunt, take, and devour that he took, as Lions use.

Eat up as the word notes, lived upon.

Man, Adam the weaker sort, or it may be in those divided times Adam may imply such, as were crusht, because they were not of the tyrannising faction, at that time Pharaoh had some, that inclined to him, and perhaps these were used hardly by Iehoahaz.