But there came a man of God, one of the prophets, 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, this section of the northern kingdom being the headquarters of the idolatry practised since the days of Jeroboam and Ahab.
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_....
5. DECLINE AND APOSTASY UNDER AMAZIAH, UZZIAH, JOTHAM AND AHAZ CHAPTER 25 The Reign of Amaziah _ 1. The record of Amaziah's reign (2 Chronicles 25:1)_ 2. The war against Edom (2 Chronicles 25:5) 3...
THE REIGN OF AMAZIAH. This section is taken from 2 Kings 14:1 with some considerable additions and modifications characteristic of the Chronicler. 2 Chronicles 25:1. See notes on 2 Kings 14:1; the Chr...
A MAN OF GOD. See App-49. GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ App-4. LET NOT. For similar protests Compare 2 Chronicles 19:2; 2 Chronicles 20:37. ARMY. host. ISRAEL. These were mercenaries gathered out of the t...
_the Lord_is _not with Israel_ Cp. 2 Chronicles 13:8-12....
10. THE REIGN OF AMAZIAH (Chapter 25) TEXT 2 Chronicles 25:1. 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 wa...
_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._ There came a man of God - sen...
REIGN OF AMAZIAH This chapter is derived in the main from 2 Kings 14:1, but with two insertions, 2 Kings 14:5 and 2 Kings 14:13....
_With_ ALL.. EPHRAIM] added to explain the sense in which 'Israel' is used, since ordinarily in Chronicles it is equivalent to Judah: see on 2 Chronicles 12:6. For the protest against an alliance with...
2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE The *Kingdom called Judah 2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 10 TO 36 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 25 AMAZIAH PREPARES FOR WAR – 2 CHRONICLES 25:1-10 V1
THE LORD IS NOT WITH ISRAEL. — Comp. 2 Chronicles 19:2; 2 Chronicles 20:37; also 2 Chronicles 16:7. TO WIT, WITH ALL THE CHILDREN OF EPHRAIM. — Added as an explanation of the term Israel
וְ אִ֣ישׁ הָ אֱלֹהִ֗ים בָּ֤א אֵלָיו֙ לֵ
JOASH AND AMAZIAH 2 Chronicles 24:1; 2 Chronicles 25:1 FOR Chronicles, as for the book of Kings, the main interest of the reign of Joash is the repairing of the Temple; but the later narrative introd...
The story of the reign of Amaziah opens with a remarkable statement which gives us the key to all that follows. "He did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, but not with a perfect heart." The...
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...
Observe how very gracious the Lord was, to send a message for safety to such a character as Amaziah. Yes! in the worst of times the Lord hath an eye to his people. Nevertheless (saith God) I wrought f...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 21 THROUGH 26. Finally, the king perishes, according to Elijah's prediction. Disaster upon disaster falls upon Judah in consequence of this connection with th...
BUT THERE CAME A MAN OF GOD TO HIM,.... Who the Jews say f was the brother of the king, Amos, the father of Isaiah, but without foundation: SAYING, O KING, LET NOT THE ARMY OF ISRAEL GO WITH THEE; to...
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. Ver. 7. _But there came a m...
_Let not the army of Israel go with thee_ It is comfortable to employ those who, we have reason to hope, have an interest in heaven; but dangerous associating with those from whom the Lord is departed...
1 Amaziah beginneth to reigne well. 3 Hee executeth iustice on the traitours. 5 Hauing hired an armie of Israelites against the Edomites, at the word of a Prophet, he loseth the hundred talents, and...
AMAZIAH BEGINS WELL (vv.1-4) The reign of Amaziah was relatively long, ¾ 29 years, because, as his father Joash, he at first did what was outwardly right in the eyes of the Lord, though his heart w...
1-13 Amaziah was no enemy to religion, but cool and indifferent friend. Many do what is good, but not with a perfect heart. Rashness makes work for repentance. But Amaziah's obedience to the command...
THE LORD IS NOT WITH ISRAEL; he hath forsaken them, and for their sakes will curse thy forces, if thou joinest thyself with them....
2 Chronicles 25:7 man H376 God H430 came H935 (H8804) saying H559 (H8800) king H4428 army H6635 Israel...
EPHRAIM Used in a collective sense for the northern ten-tribe kingdom, called also "Israel....
CONTENTS: Reign of Amaziah over Judah. War between Judah and Israel. CHARACTERS: God, Amaziah, Joash, man of God, Obed-edom. CONCLUSION: Trust in God means to be willing to venture the loss of anyth...
2 Chronicles 25:4. _He slew not their children,_ as noted in 2 Kings 14. Whether the king was justly put to death for the blood of Zechariah and his brothers, is a question too delicate for human trib...
2 CHRONICLES 25:1 Amaziah. Throughout his reign, Amaziah is halfhearted in his loyalty to God. His final failure comes after a steady degeneration. ⇐...
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 25:5 These verses describe the background and aftermath of the war against Edom (see 2 Kings 14:7)....
CRITICAL NOTES.] We have succession of A. (2 Chronicles 25:1), his expedition against Moat (5–13), his idolatry (14–16), his war with Joash (17–24), and his death and burial (25–28). Parallel 2 Kings...
EXPOSITION This chapter is filled up with a very graphic account of the entire career of Amaziah, and its twenty-eight verses are paralleled by the twenty verses of 2 Kings 14:1, where the narrative r...
In chapter 25, Amaziah [the son of Joash] began to reign, he was twenty-five years old when he began to reign. He reigned for twenty-nine years. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. And...
1 Kings 12:28; 1 Kings 13:1; 1 Timothy 6:11; 2 Chronicles 13:12;...
Let not, &c. — It is comfortable to employ those, who we have reason to hope, have an interest in heaven, but dangerous associating with those from whom the Lord is departed....