2 Chronicles 25:11-16

Another type of uncertain character. We are at once advised, in refer-once to Amaziah, that he "did right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a perfect heart." The expression might be supposed to cover the description of a man whose life was in the main right, but who was betrayed by temptation into some serious sins, of which, like David, he bitterly repented, but genuinely repented, and was restored to peace -rod favour. No such interpretation, however, is here possible. And as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 25:5-13

A campaign against the Edomites. I. WARLIKE PREPARATIONS . ( 2 Chronicles 25:5 , 2 Chronicles 25:6 .) 1 . The army mustered. "Amaziah gathered Judah together;" i.e. collected for review, probably in Jerusalem, all in the southern kingdom who were capable of bearing arms. 2 . The army organized. "He made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin." Compare Samuel's prediction ( ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 25:11

Strengthened himself . The hithp, conjugation of our already familiar verb חָזַק ; it was not a healthy strengthening, and this may be considered denoted in the fact that the work was all his own, and that he wrought himself up. The valley of salt. Commonly supposed to be the plain south of the Salt Sea, but according to Stanley, more probably a "ravine near Petra" ( 1 Chronicles 18:12 ; 2 Samuel 8:13 ). (For the association of Seir with Edom, see Genesis 36:17-20 ; 2... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 25:12

The top of the rock . The parallel uses the Hebrew word without translation, Selah ( הַסֶּלַע ). There is little doubt that this is Petra . The parallel tells us the interesting fact that Amaziah, perhaps under the influence of a spasmodic touch of devout-hess or gratitude, changed the name of Selah, or rather endeavoured to change it, to Joktheel, which Gesenius translates "subjugated of God." This name had already occurred in Joshua 15:38 . The new name, however, did not last, as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 25:13

The soldiers … sent back … fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria to Beth-horon. There is probably something to read between the lines here, to wit, that the soldiers returned to their master add king (Joash of Israel), and were by him remitted to this work. The mention of Samaria before Beth-horon (see map) indicates it, and the words "sent back" may be held to imply, at least, that they first went back—that the disappointment of spoil was the chief part of their aggravations, so... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 25:14

Brought the gods of the children of Seir … to be his gods. Amaziah's devout gratitude to God, and acknowledgment of him in the name Joktheel, was soon gone, and at the very last, grown confident, he loses all, and realizes the fulfilment of the "man of God's" prophetic denunciations. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 25:14-16

The declension of Amaziah. I. THE NATURE OF IT . A subsidence into idolatry. On returning from the slaughter of the Edomites he brought with him the gods of the children of Seir, and, setting them up to be his gods, bowed down him- self before them and burned incense unto them ( 2 Chronicles 25:14 ). That the Seirites were idolaters is confirmed by Moses, who gives Baal-hanan, "Baal is gracious," as one of their kings ( Genesis 36:38 ); by Josephus, who mentions that the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 25:15

He sent unto him a prophet. We are again not told whom . The tone of the prophet, and the words given us as his in the latter half of 2 Chronicles 25:16 , would lead us to think it was the same "man of God;" but we cannot assert it, and had it been the same, it would more probably have transpired. The history now often reminds us of 2 Chronicles 24:16 . read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 25:15

The folly of irreligion. The remonstrance addressed by the prophet of the Lord to Amaziah was well grounded; his argument was conclusive. We arc simply astonished at— I. THE INFATUATION OF IDOLATRY . What insensate folly of the King of Judah to turn from the service of Jehovah, who had just granted him a signal proof of his power and his goodness, to the service and the worship of the gods of the very people he had defeated ( 2 Chronicles 25:14 )! Well might he be reproached... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 25:1-28

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 25:1-28

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 25:5-13

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 25:11

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 25:12

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 25:13

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 25:14

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 25:14-16

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 25:15

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 25:15

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