Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
Horns of iron - The horn in Scripture is the favorite symbol of power; and pushing with the horn is a common metaphor for attacking and conquering enemies (see Deuteronomy 33:17; Compare Psalms 44:5; Daniel 8:4). Zedekiah, in employing a symbolic action, was following the example of a former Israelite prophet I Kings 11:30.
Thus saith the Lord - Or, ye hovâh . Zedekiah lays aside the unmeaningful "Lord" 'ǎdonāy of the general company of Israelite prophets I Kings 22:6, and professes to have a direct message from Yahweh to Ahab. He may have believed his own words, for the "lying spirit" I Kings 22:22 may have seemed to him a messenger from Yahweh. All the rest followed his example I Kings 22:12.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Deuteronomy 18:21
1 Kings 22:6
Job 16:15
Psalms 44:5
Isaiah 37:2
Isaiah 53:3
Daniel 7:7-8
Micah 4:13
Revelation 5:6
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