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Verse 2 Kings 14:5. _AS SOON AS THE KINGDOM WAS CONFIRMED IN HIS
HAND_] No doubt those wicked men, _Jozachar_ and _Jehozabad_, who
murdered his father, had considerable power and influence; and
theref...
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The phrase, “confirmed in his hand” 2 Kings 15:19, usually
expresses the authorisation of a new reign by an imperial superior
(see 2 Kings 15:19 note); but here it describes the result when the
troubl...
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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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_as soon as the kingdom was confirmed_[R.V. ESTABLISHED] _in his hand_
The change is in conformity with 2 Chronicles. It is worth notice that
the conspirators made no attempt, as it seems, to divert t...
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AS SOON AS THE KINGDOM WAS CONFIRMED—HE SLEW HIS SERVANTS, &C.— It
seems, that the two assassins continued to be men of weight and
interest at court even after they had murdered the king; for Amaziah...
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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 IT CAME TO PASS, AS SOON AS THE KINGDOM WAS CONFIRMED IN HIS
HAND, THAT HE SLEW HIS SERVANTS WHICH_ _ AND IT CAME TO PASS, AS SOON
AS THE KINGDOM WAS CONFIRMED IN HIS HAND, THAT HE SLEW HIS SERVA...
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14:5 slew (a-16) Lit. 'smote.'...
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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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AS SOON AS THE KINGDOM WAS CONFIRMED — _i.e._, as soon as he was
firmly established on the throne; as soon as he felt his power secure.
(Comp. 1 Kings 2:46.)
SLEW... — SLAIN. — Literally, _smote... s...
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וַ יְהִ֕י כַּ אֲשֶׁ֛ר חָזְקָ֥ה הַ
מַּמְלָכָ֖ה
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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 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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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 IT CAME TO PASS, AS SOON AS THE KINGDOM WAS STRENGTHENED IN HIS
HAND,.... That he was well settled on the throne, and had a share in
the affection of the people, and the idolatry and murder his fa...
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And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand,
that he slew his servants which had slain the king his father.
Ver. 5. _As soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand_] He
po...
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_As soon as the kingdom was confirmed, he slew his servants_, &c. It
is implied in this, that his father's murderers continued to be men of
weight and interest at court, even after they had perpetrate...
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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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And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand,
when his rule was firmly established, THAT HE SLEW HIS SERVANTS WHICH
HAD SLAIN THE KING, HIS FATHER, 2 Kings 12:20....
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AMAZIAH KING IN JUDAH...
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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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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...
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Whereby it is implied that his father's murderers had powerful friends
and abettors, and that their fact was in some sort approved by the
generality of the people, to whom Joash had made himself hatef...
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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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2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 14:1 Amaziah, Jeroboam II, and Azariah. The
recovery that began under Jehoash (see note on 13:23–25) continues
into ch....
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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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2 Chronicles 25:3; 2 Chronicles 25:4; 2 Kings 12:20; 2 Kings 12:21;...