Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible
2 Chronicles 25:9
What shall we do? — Literally, What to do? i.e., What is to be done? what must we do?
The army. — The troop (gĕdûd) of mercenaries.
What shall we do? — Literally, What to do? i.e., What is to be done? what must we do?
The army. — The troop (gĕdûd) of mercenaries.
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....
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...
ARMY. troop....
_the army_ R.V. mg., THE TROOP (so 2 Chronicles 25:10; 2 Chronicles 25:13). The men in question were freebooters to judge from their conduct (2 Chronicles 25:13)....
DISCOURSE: 415 AMAZIAH’S CONFLICT BETWEEN DUTY AND INTEREST 2 Chronicles 25:9. _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 Isra...
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 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....
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....
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
וַ יֹּ֤אמֶר אֲמַצְיָ֨הוּ֙ לְ אִ֣ישׁ הָ אֱלֹהִ
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...
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...
_What will. Syriac, &c. "What then is my crime in having given the," &c. --- To the. Hebrew or, "for the army." H._...
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...
_COUNTING THE COST_ ‘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?’ etc. 2 Chronicles 25:9 The subject brought before us...
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...
AND AMAZIAH SAID TO THE MAN OF GOD, BUT WHAT SHALL WE DO FOR THE ONE HUNDRED TALENTS WHICH I HAVE GIVEN TO THE ARMY OF ISRAEL?.... They will be lost, there is no demanding them back again; this he spa...
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 give thee much more than thi...
2 Chr. 25:9. "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 give thee much...
_And Amaziah said, But what shall we do for the hundred talents _ The money remitted for the hire of the one hundred thousand Israelitish soldiers. He considered, if he sent the men back he should los...
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...
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? The troop, the body of mercenaries, had been paid, and the prudence of the ki...
THE OVERTHROW OF THE EDOMITES...
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...
ARMY: _ Heb._ band...
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...
No text from Poole on this verse....
2 Chronicles 25:9 Amaziah H558 said H559 (H8799) man H376 God H430 do H6213 (H8800) hundred H3967 talents...
2 Chronicles 25:9 The subject brought before us in the text is the weighing of consequences. It is the looking before we leap; it is the propriety of considering what is to follow from what we do bef...
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...
_And Amarish said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel?_ SELF-MADE DIFFICULTIES I. The path of duty was clearly before Amaziah. “S...
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...
2 Chronicles 1:12; 2 Chronicles 25:10; 2 Chronicles 25:13; 2 Kings 6:23;...