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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 ch...
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Such a dismissal could not fail to arouse great indignation. The
Israelites would suppose themselves dismissed because their good faith
was suspected. On the consequences of their indignation, see 2
C...
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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...
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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...
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_in great anger_ R.V. IN FIERCE ANGER....
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THEN AMAZIAH SEPARATED THEM, TO WIT— _Amaziah, therefore, gave them
to the army which had come to him,_ &c. Houbigant.
REFLECTIONS.—1st, Amaziah's reign we had before, 2 Kings 14. His
lukewarm temper...
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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...
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_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._...
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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....
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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
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TO WIT, THE ARMY. — _The troop_ (_le_ prefixed, as sign of the
accusative).
TO GO HOME AGAIN. — To _go to their own place._
HOME IN GREAT ANGER. — To _their own place in a heat of anger_
(Isaiah 7:4)...
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וַ יַּבְדִּילֵ֣ם אֲמַצְיָ֗הוּ לְ הַ
גְּדוּד֙...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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THEN AMAZIAH SEPARATED THEM,.... From his army, among whom they were
incorporated and ranked, to wit,
THE ARMY THAT WAS COME TO HIM OUT OF EPHRAIM; which he had hired of
the ten tribes, these he sing...
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_Their anger was greatly kindled against Judah_ Because they were both
disgraced by this rejection, and disappointed of that spoil which they
hoped to gain, whereas now they are sent away empty; for t...
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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...
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THE OVERTHROW OF THE EDOMITES...
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Then Amaziah separated them, to wit, the army that was come to him out
of Ephraim, to go home again, discharged without having seen duty in
the proposed campaign; WHEREFORE THEIR ANGER WAS GREATLY KIN...
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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...
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HOME:
_ Heb._ to their place
GREAT ANGER:
_ Heb._ in heat of anger...
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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...
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THEIR ANGER WAS GREATLY KINDLED AGAINST JUDAH; because they were both
disgraced by this rejection, and disappointed of that prey and spoil
which they hoped to gain, whereas now they were sent away emp...
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2 Chronicles 25:10 Amaziah H558 discharged H914 (H8686) troops H1416
come H935 (H8804) Ephraim H669 back H3212
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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...
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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...
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2 CHRONICLES 25:1 Amaziah. Throughout his reign, Amaziah is
halfhearted in his loyalty to God. His final failure comes after a
steady degeneration.
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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)....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Kings 12:24; 2 Samuel 19:43; Proverbs 29:22...
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Anger kindled — Because they were both disgraced by this rejection,
and disappointed of that spoil which they hoped to gain, whereas now
they are sent away empty; for the hundred talents probably were...