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Verse 2 Kings 14:9. _JEHOASH - SENT TO AMAZIAH - SAYING_] The meaning
of this parable is plain. _The thistle that was in Lebanon _- Amaziah,
king of Judah, _sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon _- J...
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The Oriental use of apologues on the most solemn and serious occasions
is well known to all, and scarcely needs illustration (compare
marginal reference). It is a common feature of such apologues that...
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6. KINGS OF ISRAEL AND JUDAH
CHAPTER 14
_ 1. Amaziah's reign over Judah (2 Kings 14:1; 2 Chronicles 25)_
2. The conflict between Israel and Judah (2 Kings 14:8;...
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THE REIGN OF AMAZIAH, SON OF JOASH, KING OF JUDAH. Amaziah was a
virtuous king like his father Joash, but not according to the standard
of David. This is the judgment of the Deuteronomist, who refers...
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THE THISTLE, or briar or thorn. Hebrew. _choch,_ rendered _thistle_
here, and in 2 Chronicles 25:18; Job 31:40. _thorn_ in 2 Chronicles
33:11.
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THE THISTLE THAT WAS IN LEBANON— This address is a proverb derived
from the fable; a kind of speech which corresponds in all respects to
writing by hieroglyphics; each being a symbol of something else...
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C. THE REIGN OF AMAZIAH IN THE SOUTH 14:1-22
Amaziah the thistle king, is another example of a good start and a
tragic end. The account of his reign moves through three stages: (1)
his hopeful beginni...
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CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
THE KINGDOMS AT HIGH TIDE
2 Kings 13:10 to 2 Kings 15:7
Help came to Israel in the midst of the Aramean oppression from an
unexpected quarter. In 802 B.C. the Assyrian king Adadni...
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_AND JEHOASH THE KING OF ISRAEL SENT TO AMAZIAH KING OF JUDAH, SAYING,
THE THISTLE THAT WAS IN LEBANON SENT TO THE CEDAR THAT WAS IN LEBANON,
SAYING, GIVE THY DAUGHTER TO MY SON TO WIFE: AND THERE PAS...
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THE THISTLE] The thistle represents Amaziah and the cedar Jehoash,
whilst the lion symbolises the ruin that humbled the arrogance of the
former; but the fable does not quite suit the circumstances, as...
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REIGNS OF AMAZIAH OF JUDAH AND JEROBOAM OF ISRAEL
1. In the second year of Joash.. king of Israel] Joash of Judah
reigned 40 years, and as his thirty-seventh year corresponded to the
first year of Jo...
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THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH
BOOK OF 2 KINGS
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 14
AMAZIAH’S RULE AS KING OF *JUDAH
V1 Amaziah, Joash’s son, began to rule as the king of *Judah. That
happened durin...
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THE THISTLE. — Or _bramble or briar_. (Comp. Job 31:40; Song of
Solomon 2:2.) The LXX. and Vulg. render “thistle;” the Syriac,
“blackthorn” (_Prunus silvestris_).
GIVE THY DAUGHTER TO MY SON TO WIFE....
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וַ יִּשְׁלַ֞ח יְהֹואָ֣שׁ מֶֽלֶךְ
־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֶל...
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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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THE DYNASTY OF JEHU
Jehoahaz
814-797
2 Kings 13:1
JOASH
797-781
2 Kings 13:10; 2 Kings 14:8
JEROBOAM II
781-740...
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THE PENALTY OF PRIDE
2 Kings 14:1
There were good traits in Amaziah's character, such as humanity to the
children of his father's murderers, and his willingness to forfeit the
aid of the army of Isra...
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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...
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And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying,
The thistle that [was] in Lebanon sent to the (e) cedar that [was] in
Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and th...
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_Thistle. Hebrew choach, something prickly; (Haydock) "a thorn."
Syriac and Arabic, "a plum-tree." Nothing could be more cutting
(Calmet) than this answer of Joas, to shew the king of Juda how much
he...
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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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But not merely this. "Elisha died and they buried him" (2 Kings
13:20). Was not Elisha gone then? Not so. There was to be even a more
glorious witness in his death than in his life. In his life, no do...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 13 THROUGH 17.
Walking in the steps of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, the house of Jehu
was no protection to Israel against Hazael. But the compassion of
Jehovah...
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AND JEHOASH THE KING OF ISRAEL SENT TO AMAZIAH THE KING OF JUDAH,....
By the return of his messengers:
SAYING, THE THISTLE THAT WAS IN LEBANON SENT TO THE CEDAR THAT WAS IN
LEBANON; intending by this...
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And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying,
The thistle that [was] in Lebanon sent to the cedar that [was] in
Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there...
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_Jehoash sent to Amaziah, saying, The thistle_, &c. By the thistle, a
mean, despicable, and yet troublesome weed, he understands Amaziah,
and by the cedar, himself, whom he intimates to be far stronge...
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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...
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AMAZIAH KING IN JUDAH...
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And Jehoash, the king of Israel, sent to Amaziah, king of Judah,
saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was In
Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife; and there p...
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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...
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8-14 For some time after the division of the kingdoms, Judah suffered
much from the enmity of Israel. After Asa's time, it suffered more by
the friendship of Israel, and by the alliance made with the...
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By the THISTLE, a low and contemptible, yet troublesome shrub, he
understands Amaziah; and by the cedar, himself, whom he intimates to
be far stronger than he, and out of his reach, GIVE THY DAUGHTER...
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2 Kings 14:9 Jehoash H3060 king H4428 Israel H3478 sent H7971 (H8799)
Amaziah H558 king H4428 Judah H3063 saying...
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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...
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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,...
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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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_The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar._
THE PARABLE OF JEHOASH
I. three things led to the utterance of this short parable.
1. A relative success.
2. An under-estimate of a superior....
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2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 14:9 A THISTLE... SENT TO A CEDAR.
Emboldened by the success of his Edomite campaign (v. 2 Kings 14:7),
Amaziah of Judah has decided to confr
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AMAZIAH IN JUDAH AND JEROBOAM II. IN ISRAEL
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.—
2 Kings 14:1. AMAZIAH, KING OF JUDAH—Historian returns to the
records concerning _Judah_.
2 Kings 14:3. YET NOT LIKE DAVI...
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EXPOSITION
2 KINGS 14:1
REIGNS OF AMAZIAH, SON OF JOASH KING OF JUDAH, OVER JUDAH, AND OF
JEROBOAM, SON...
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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...
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1 Kings 4:33; 2 Samuel 12:1; Ezekiel 20:49; Hosea 9:6; Isaiah 34:13;...
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Saying, &c. — By the thistle, a low and contemptible, yet
troublesome shrub, he understands Amaziah; and by the cedar, himself,
whom he intimates to be far stronger than he, and out of his reach.
Trod...