Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Chronicles 25:11
(11) And Amaziah strengthened himself.—Shewed himself strong or courageous, took courage; as the prophet had bidden him do (2 Chronicles 25:8). (Comp. 2 Chronicles 15:8.)And went to the valley of salt.—Comp. 2 Kings 14:7 : “He it was who smote Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand; and he took Sela in the war, and called its name Joktheel, unto this day.” The valley of salt lay to the south-east of the Dead Sea (2 Samuel 8:13; 1 Chronicles 18:12). read more
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 25:1-28
Reign of AmaziahThis chapter is derived in the main from 2 Kings 14:1-20, but with two insertions, 2 Kings 14:5-10 and 2 Kings 14:13-16.5. Made them captains, etc.] better, ’arranged them according to their fathers’ houses under captains.’ From twenty years old] Under this age military service was not required: Numbers 1:3; 1 Chronicles 27:23.7. 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... read more