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 why he was partly successful, and partly not. It is made
clear that on the whole he walked in acco... [ Continue Reading ]
THE REIGN OF JEROBOAM II, KING OF ISRAEL C. 782/81-753 BC. CO-REGENT
FROM 793/2 BC (2 KINGS 14:23).
Jeroboam II succeeded Jehoash of Israel at a time when Israel's
fortunes were rising. The might of the powerful kingdom of Aram, with
its satellites, to the north had been broken by the incursions of... [ Continue Reading ]