2 Chronicles 25:2
And he did [that which was] (a) right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart. (a) Meaning, in respect to his predecessors, though he had his imperfections.... [ Continue Reading ]
And he did [that which was] (a) right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart. (a) Meaning, in respect to his predecessors, though he had his imperfections.... [ Continue Reading ]
But he slew not their children, but [did] as [it is] written in the law in the book of Moses, where the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the (b) children, neither shall the children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin. (b) That is, for the fault the chi... [ Continue Reading ]
Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of [their] fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from (c) twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice [men, abl... [ Continue Reading ]
He hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour (d) out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver. (d) That is, out of the ten tribes who had separated themselves before both from God and their true king.... [ Continue Reading ]
But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the LORD [is] not (e) with Israel, [to wit, with] all the children of Ephraim. (e) Therefore to think to have help from them, whom the Lord does not favour, is to cast off the help of the Lord.... [ Continue Reading ]
But (f) if thou wilt go, do [it], be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down. (f) If you will not give credit to my words.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The LORD is able to (g) give thee much more than this. (g) He shows that if we depend only on God, we will not need to be troubled by these worldly... [ Continue Reading ]
And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of (h) Seir ten thousand. (h) For the Idumeans whom David had brought to subjection rebelled under Jehoram Jehoshaphat's son.... [ Continue Reading ]
And [other] ten thousand [left] alive did the children of Judah carry away captive, and brought them unto the top of the (i) rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, that they all were broken in pieces. (i) In (2 Kings 14:7) this rock is called the city Sela.... [ Continue Reading ]
But the soldiers of the (k) army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Bethhoron, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil. (k) That is, the 100,000 of Israel.... [ Continue Reading ]
Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up [to be] his gods, and (l) bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them. (l) That where he should have praised God for his benefits a... [ Continue Reading ]
Wherefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a prophet, which said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which could not (m) deliver their own people out of thine hand? (m) He proves that whatever cannot save himself nor his worshipper is... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that (n) [the king] said unto him, Art thou made of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be (o) smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unt... [ Continue Reading ]
Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, (p) let us see one another in the face. (p) That is, let us try the matter hand to hand: for he was offended, that the army of the Israelites whom he had in wages and dismi... [ Continue Reading ]
But Amaziah would not hear; for (q) it [came] of God, that he might deliver them into the hand [of their enemies], because they sought after the gods of Edom. (q) Thus God often plagues by those means on which men must rely, to teach them to seek help only from him, and to show his judgments, he mo... [ Continue Reading ]
And [he took] all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with (r) Obededom, and the treasures of the king's house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria. (r) Meaning, the successors of Obededom: for the house bore the name of the chief father.... [ Continue Reading ]