Commentary Critical and Explanatory
2 Kings 14:4
Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places.
No JFB commentary on this verse.
Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places.
No JFB commentary on this verse.
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THE HIGH PLACES. See 1 Kings 15:14....
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HOWBEIT. — The same word was rendered “yet” in the last verse. “Only,” or “save that” would be better....
רַ֥ק הַ בָּמֹ֖ות לֹא ־סָ֑רוּ עֹ֥וד הָ
AMAZIAH OF JUDAH B.C. 796-783 (?) 2 Kings 14:1 "All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword." Matthew 26:52 THE fate of Amaziah ("Jehovah is strong"), son of Joash of Judah, resembles...
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Turning back to Judah, we find Amaziah on the throne. "He did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, yet...." The constantly repeated story of limitation in loyalty is told again. Success atte...
_But, &c. All that Amasias did, at first, was right, (ver. 3.) but this only. See 3 Kings xxii. 24. (Haydock) --- Joas had also left such high places, chap. xii. 3._...
The twenty five years of Amaziah's reign may be brought into a narrow compass. His history, as is here related, consisted chiefly in restoring order in the temple service, by which it is said he did r...
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HOWBEIT THE HIGH PLACES WERE NOT TAKEN AWAY,.... Though he first did that which was right before God; nor did his father take them away; see 2 Kings 12:3....
Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places. Ver. 4. _Howbeit the high places were not taken away._] So that he did not that whic...
_He did right in the sight of the Lord_ In many respects, attending on God's altars, and attending to his word: _yet not like David his father_ Or progenitor: not obeying in the same spirit of faith a...
1 Amaziah his good reigne. 5 His iustice on the murderers of his father. 7 His victory ouer Edom. 8 Amaziah prouoking Iehoash, is ouercome and spoiled. 15 Ieroboam succeedeth Iehoash. 17 Amaziah...
Howbeit, the high places were not taken away, where the people had erected altars in honor of Jehovah; AS YET THE PEOPLE DID SACRIFICE AND BURN INCENSE ON THE HIGH PLACES....
AMAZIAH KING IN JUDAH...
AMAZIAH RULING IN JUDAH (vv.1-20) Joash had only reigned briefly in Israel before Amaziah the son of the other Joash (or Jehoash) became king in Judah. He was 25 when crowned king and reigned 29 yea...
1-7 Amaziah began well, but did not go on so. It is not enough to do that which our pious predecessors did, merely to keep up the common usage, but we must do it as they did, from the same principle o...
HOWBEIT; though he did right, &c., for this particle is to be joined with those words, the rest being to be closed with a parenthesis....
2 Kings 14:4 places H1116 away H5493 (H8804) H5750 people H5971 sacrificed H2076 (H8764) incense H6999 ...
THE REIGN OF AMAZIAH, KING OF JUDAH C. 796-767 BC (2 KINGS 14:1). As with many kings of Judah Amaziah's reign was seen as ‘right in the eyes of YHWH', although with a decided ‘but'. The ‘but' explains...
CONTENTS: Reign of Amaziah over Judah. War between Israel and Judah. Reign of Jeroboam in Jerusalem. CHARACTERS: God, Amaziah, Jehoash, Jeroboam, Jonah, Azariah. CONCLUSION: Those who are too eager,...
2 Kings 14:2. _His mother's name was Jehoaddan._ The mothers of the kings of Judah are mostly mentioned by name, but those of the kings of Israel are seldom named so expressly; for the kings of Israel...
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Now we're coming again to Amaziah who became the king in Israel at the death of his father, who was assassinated at the end of chapter twelve. Now in the second year that Joash the son of Jehoahaz was...
2 Kings 12:3; 2 Kings 15:35; 2 Kings 15:4...
High places — It is hard to get clear of those corruptions, which by long usage have gained prescription....