CHAPTER XXV _Amaziah succeeds his father Joash, and begins his reign well_, 1, 2. _He slays his father's murderers but spares their children_, 3, 4. _He reviews and remodels the army_, 5; _and hires a hundred thousand soldiers out of Israel, whom, on_ _the expostulation of a prophet, he sends... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 2 Chronicles 25:2. _HE DID_ THAT WHICH WAS _RIGHT_] He began his reign well, but soon became an idolater, 2 Chronicles 25:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 2 Chronicles 25:5. _GATHERED JUDAH TOGETHER_] He purposed to avenge himself of the Syrians, but wished to know his military strength before he came to a rupture.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 2 Chronicles 25:7. _THE LORD_ IS _NOT WITH ISRAEL_] "The WORD of the Lord is not the helper of the Israelites, nor of the kingdom of the tribe of Ephraim." - _Targum_.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 2 Chronicles 25:9. _THE LORD IS ABLE TO GIVE THEE MUCH MORE THAN THIS._] Better lose the _money_ than keep the _men_, for they will be a curse unto thee.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 2 Chronicles 25:10. _THEY RETURNED HOME IN GREAT ANGER_] They thought they were insulted, and began to meditate revenge. See the notes on 2 Kings 14:1, where almost every circumstance in this chapter is examined and explained.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 2 Chronicles 25:14. _THE GODS OF THE CHILDREN OF SEIR_] "The idols of the children of Gebal." - _Targum_.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 2 Chronicles 25:16. _ART THOU MADE OF THE KING'S COUNSEL?_] How darest _thou_ give advice to, or reprove, a king?... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 2 Chronicles 25:18. _THE THISTLE THAT_ WAS _IN LEBANON_] See the explanation of this 2 Kings 14:9. After reciting this fable, the _Targum_ adds, "Thus hast thou done in the time thou didst send unto me, and didst lead up from the house of Israel _a hundred_ _thousand_ strong warriors for _a hu... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 2 Chronicles 25:24. _IN THE HOUSE OF GOD WITH OBED-EDOM_] From 1 Chronicles 26:15 we learn that to Obed-edom and his descendants was allotted the keeping of the house of _Asuppim_ or _collections_ for the Divine treasury. _AND - THE HOSTAGES_] See on 2 Kings 14:14.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 2 Chronicles 25:26. _THE REST OF THE ACTS OF AMAZIAH, FIRST AND LAST_] Says the _Targum_; "The _first_, when he walked in the fear of the Lord, the _last_, when he departed from the right way before the Lord; are they not written," c.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 2 Chronicles 25:27. _MADE A CONSPIRACY_] He no doubt became very unpopular after having lost the battle with the Israelites; the consequence of which was the dismantling of Jerusalem, and the seizure of the royal treasures, with several other evils. It is likely that the last _fifteen_ years o... [ Continue Reading ]