Amaziah was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. AMATSIA AVAIT VINGT-CINQ ANS ... - (voir les notes à 2 Rois 14:1 - 2 Rois 14:6)... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND HE DID THAT WHICH WAS RIGHT IN THE SIGHT OF THE LORD, BUT NOT WITH A PERFECT HEART._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
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 twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to g... [ Continuer la lecture ]
He hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver. IL A ÉGALEMENT EMBAUCHÉ CENT MILLE ... POUR CENT TALENTS D'ARGENT. Cette somme a été versée au Trésor public de Jehoahaz, non donné en prime aux mercenaires qui étaient obligés de servir à l'appel... [ Continuer la lecture ]
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 with Israel, to wit, with all the children of Ephraim. UN HOMME DE DIEU EST VENU - envoyé pour dissuader Amatsia de suivre la voie qu'il suivait, au motif que "le Seigneur n'était pas... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_BUT 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._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then Amaziah separated them, to wit, the army that was come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again: wherefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in great anger. LES ONT SÉPARÉS ... L'ARMÉE ... D'EPHRAÏM ... LEUR COLÈRE S'EST GRANDEMENT ALLUMÉE CONTRE JUDA. Ama... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand. VALLÉE DU SEL. Ce ravin se trouve au sud de la mer Morte. Les armes d'Amatsia, en récompense de son obéissance à la volonté divine, furent couronnées de vict... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND OTHER TEN THOUSAND LEFT ALIVE DID THE CHILDREN OF JUDAH CARRY AWAY CAPTIVE, AND BROUGHT THEM UNTO THE TOP OF THE ROCK, AND CAST THEM DOWN FROM THE TOP OF THE ROCK, THAT THEY ALL WERE BROKEN IN PIECES._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
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 bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them. AMATSIA ... A AMENÉ LES DIEUX DES ENFANTS DE SÉIR. Les Edomites... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_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 DELIVER THEIR OWN PEOPLE OUT OF THINE HAND?_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be 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 unto my coun... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us see one another in the face. PUIS AMATSIA ... ENVOYÉ À ... JOASH ... ALLONS, VOYONS-NOUS EN FACE. Cet hommage aux dieux d'Edom conduit indirectement à la défaite... [ Continuer la lecture ]