King James Version
What Does 2 Chronicles 25:1 Mean?
“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 was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.”
Context
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 was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.
2
And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart.
3
Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father. established: Heb. confirmed upon him
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers**XXV.
THE REIGN OF AMAZIAH.** (Comp. 2Kings 14:1-20.)
**DURATION AND CHARACTER OF THE REIGN. EXECUTION OF THE MURDERERS OF JOASH** (2Chronicles 25:1-4).
(1, 2) **Amaziah . . . the Lord.**—So 2Kings 14:2.
**But not with a perfect heart.**—This is a brief equivalent of the words of the older text: “only not like David his father: according to all that Joash his father had done, he did.” The reference to Joash is omitted, perhaps because that king appears to less advantage in the Chronicles than ill Kings. In fact, the chronicler’s estimate of both princes is less favourable than that of the older historian. Such differences are perfectly natural, and it is needless to attempt to “reconcile” or eliminate them.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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