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- 9 Then Jehoash king of Israel answered Amaziah king of Judah, “A thornbush in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar tree in Lebanon. It said, ‘Let your daughter marry my son.’ But then a wild animal from Lebanon came by, walking on and crushing the thornbush. 10 You have defeated Edom, but you have become proud. Stay at home and brag.
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Jehoash sent to Amaziah, saying, The thistle, &c. — By the thistle, a mean, despicable, and yet troublesome weed, he understands Amaziah, and by the cedar, himself, whom he intimates to be far stronger than he, and out of his reach.
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2 Kings 14:10. Thou hast indeed smitten Edom — A weak,...
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Amaziah begins to reign well; his victory over the Edomites,...
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Benson - 2 Kings 14:9 Commentaries: Jehoash king of Israel...
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B.— The Reign of Amaziah in Judah, and that of Jeroboam II....
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Joash of Judah reigned forty years 2 Kings 12:1, and Joash...
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JFB - 2 Kings 14:9 Commentaries: Jehoash king of Israel sent...
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The murder of Joash King of Judah, and the accession of his...
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13. And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah,...
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Jan 4, 2022 · Jehoash recognized Amaziah’s arrogance and refused the challenge, knowing that he could easily defeat the smaller territory of Judah (2 Kings 14:9–10; 2 Chronicles 25:18–19). But Amaziah would not back down, and so Jehoash attacked, defeating the army of Judah and capturing Amaziah.
Jehoash took Amaziah king of Judah, &c. — Amaziah’s pedigree comes in here somewhat abruptly. The son of Jehoash, the son of Ahaziah — Because perhaps he had gloried in the dignity of his ancestors, or now smarted for their iniquity.
14 (AA)In the (AB)second year of Joash the son of Joahaz, king of Israel, (AC)Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, began to reign.2 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem.3 And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, yet not like ...
23 So at Beth Shemesh, Jehoash king of Israel seized Amaziah king of Judah the son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah. And they brought him to Jerusalem and broke through the walls of the city from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate, a section of four hundred cubits.
9 But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’
Amaziah of Judah (pronounced / æ m ə ˈ z aɪ. ə /, Hebrew: אֲמַצְיָהוּ, ʼĂmaṣyāhū, meaning "the strength of the Lord", "strengthened by Yahweh", or "Yahweh is mighty"; Greek: Αμασίας; Latin: Amasias), [1] was the ninth king of Judah and the son and successor of Joash.
