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14:1 In the second <08147> year <08141> of the reign <04427> of Israel’s <03478> King <04428> Joash <03101> son <01121> of Joahaz <03099>, Joash’s <03101> son <01121> Amaziah <0558> became king <04428> over Judah <03063>. 14:2 He was twenty-five <02568> <06242> years <08141> old <01121> when he began <01961> to reign <04427>, and he reigned <04427> for twenty-nine <08672> <06242> years <08141> in Jerusalem <03389>. His mother <0517> was Jehoaddan <03086>, who was from <04480> Jerusalem <03389>. 14:3 He did <06213> what the Lord <03068> approved <05869> <03477>, but <07535> not <03808> like David <01732> his father <01>. He followed <06213> the example of his father <01> Joash <03101>. 14:4 But <07535> the high places <01116> were not <03808> eliminated <05493>; the people <05971> continued <05750> to offer sacrifices <02076> and burn incense <06999> on the high places <01116>. 14:5 When <01961> he had secured <02388> control <03027> of the kingdom <04467>, he executed <05221> the servants <05650> who had assassinated <05221> his father <01>. 14:6 But he did not <03808> execute <04191> the sons <01121> of the assassins <05221>. He obeyed the Lord’s <03068> commandment <06680> as <0834> recorded <03789> in the law <08451> scroll <05612> of Moses <04872>, “Fathers <01> must not <03808> be put <04191> to death <04191> for <05921> what their sons <01121> do, and sons <01121> must not <03808> be put to death <04191> for <05921> what their fathers <01> do. A man <0376> must be put <04191> to death <04191> only for <0518> <03588> his own sin <02399>.” 14:7 He <01931> defeated <05221> 10,000 <0505> <06235> Edomites <0123> in the Salt <04417> Valley <01516>; he captured <08610> Sela <05554> in battle <04421> and renamed <07121> it Joktheel <03371>, a name <08034> it has retained to <05704> this <02088> very day <03117>.

• 2Ki 14:1-22 -- Amaziah's Reign over Judah

• Amaziah

  [ebd] strengthened by Jehovah. (1.) A Levite, son of Hilkiah, of the descendants of Ethan the Merarite (1 Chr. 6:45). (2.) The son and successor of Joash, and eighth king of the separate kingdom of Judah (2 Kings 14:1-4). He began...
  [isbe] AMAZIAH - am-a-zi'-a ('amatsyah, 'amatsyahu, "Yahweh is mighty"; 2 Ki 14:1-20; 2 Ch 25). Son of Jehoash, and tenth king of Judah. Amaziah had a peaceable accession at the age of 25. A depleted treasury, a despoiled palace an...
  [nave] AMAZIAH 1. A Levite, 1 Chr. 6:45. 2. King of Judah. History of, 2 Kin. 14; 2 Chr. 25. 3. An idolatrous priest at Bethel, Amos 7:10-17. 4. Father of Joshah, 1 Chr. 4:34.
  

• Israel

  [nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
  

• Jehoash

  [ebd] Jehovah-given. (1.) The son of King Ahaziah. While yet an infant, he was saved from the general massacre of the family by his aunt Jehosheba, and was apparently the only surviving descendant of Solomon (2 Chr. 21:4, 17). His...
  

• Jehoaddan

  [ebd] Jehovah his ornament, the wife of King Jehoash, and mother of King Amaziah (2 Kings 14:2).
  [isbe] JEHOADDAN - je-ho-ad'-an (yeho`addan, meaning unknown): In 2 Ch 25:1; and Qere, the King James Version in 2 Ki 14:2, where Kethibh and the Revised Version (British and American) are "Jehoaddin" (yeho`addin), the mother of Ki...
  [smith] (Whom Jehovah adorns), queen to King Josiah, and mother of Amaziah of Judah. (2 Kings 14:2; 2 Chronicles 25:1) (B.C. 862-837.)
  [nave] JEHOADDAN, mother of Amaziah, 2 Kin. 14:2; 2 Chr. 25:1.
  

• Joktheel

  [ebd] subdued by God. (1.) A city of Judah near Lachish (Josh. 15, 38). Perhaps the ruin Kutlaneh, south of Gezer. (2.) Amaziah, king of Judah, undertook a great expedition against Edom (2 Chr. 25:5-10), which was completely succe...
  [isbe] JOKTHEEL - jok'-the-el, jok'-thel (yoqethe'el) : (1) A city in the Shephelah of Judah named between Mizpeh and Lachish (Josh 15:38); unidentified. (2) A city in Edom formerly called Sela, taken by Amaziah after the battle in...
  [smith] (subdued by God). A city in the low country of Judah, (Joshua 15:38) named next to Lachish. "God-subdued," the title given by Amaziah to the cliff (Authorized Version Selah) --the stronghold of the Edomites-- after he had ca...
  [nave] JOKTHEEL 1. A city of Judah, Josh. 15:38. 2. A name given by Amaziah to Selah, a stronghold of Edom, 2 Kin. 14:7; 2 Chr. 25:11, 12. Called rock in Judg. 1:36.
  

• SALT, VALLEY OF

  [ebd] a place where it is said David smote the Syrians (2 Sam. 8:13). This valley (the' Arabah) is between Judah and Edom on the south of the Dead Sea. Hence some interpreters would insert the words, "and he smote Edom," after the...
  [isbe] SALT, VALLEY OF - (ge' ha-melach): The scene of battles, firstly, between David or his lieutenant Abishai and the Edomites (2 Sam 8:13; 1 Ch 18:12; Ps 60, title), and later between Amaziah and these same foes (2 Ki 14:7; 2 C...
  [smith] a valley in which occurred two memorable victories of the Israelite arms: That of David over the Edomites. (2 Samuel 8:13; 1 Chronicles 18:12) That of Amaziah. (2 Kings 14:7; 2 Chronicles 25:11) It is perhaps the...
  

• Edomites

  [nave] EDOMITES, called also Edom. Descendants of Esau, Gen. 36. Kings of, Gen. 36:31-39; Num. 20:14; 1 Chr. 1:43-50; Ezek. 32:29; Amos 2:1. Dukes of, Gen. 36:9-43; Ex. 15:15; 1 Chr. 1:51-54. Land of, Gen. 32:3; Deut. 2:4, 5, 12....
  

• JUDAH, KINGDOM OF

  [isbe] JUDAH, KINGDOM OF - || I. CANAAN BEFORE THE MONARCHY 1. The Coming of the Semites 2. The Canaanites 3. The Israelite Confederacy 4. Migration into Canaan 5. The Bond of Union 6. Early Rulers 7. The Judges 8. Hereditary Kings...
  

• DEUTERONOMY

  [ebd] In all the Hebrew manuscripts the Pentateuch (q.v.) forms one roll or volume divided into larger and smaller sections called parshioth_ and _sedarim. It is not easy to say when it was divided into five books. This was probab...
  [isbe] DEUTERONOMY - du-ter-on'-o-mi: 1. Name 2. What Deuteronomy Is 3. Analysis 4. Ruling Ideas 5. Unity 6. Authorship 7. Deuteronomy Spoken Twice 8. Deuteronomy's Influence in Israel's History 9. The Critical Theory LITERATURE 1....
  

• SELA

  [ebd] =Se'lah, rock, the capital of Edom, situated in the great valley extending from the Dead Sea to the Red Sea (2 Kings 14:7). It was near Mount Hor, close by the desert of Zin. It is called "the rock" (Judg. 1:36). When Amazia...
  [isbe] SELA - se'-la (sela`, ha-cela` (with the article); petra, he petra; the King James Version Selah (2 Ki 14:7)): English Versions of the Bible renders this as the name of a city in 2 Ki 14:7; Isa 16:1. In Jdg 1:36; 2 Ch 25:12;...
  

• Salt

  [isbe] SALT - solt (melach; halas, hals): Common salt is considered by most authorities as an essential ingredient of our food. Most people intentionally season their cooking with more or less salt for the sake of palatability. Oth...
  [nave] SALT Lot's wife turned into a pillar of, Gen. 19:26. The city of Salt, Josh. 15:62. The valley of salt, 2 Sam. 8:13; 2 Kin. 14:7. Salt sea, Gen. 14:3; Num. 34:12; Deut. 3:17; Josh. 3:16; 12:3; 15:2. Salt pits, Zeph. 2:9....
  

• BLOOD, REVENGER OF

  [smith] He who avenged the blood of one who had been killed. The nearest relative of the deceased became the authorized avenger of blood. (Numbers 35:19) The law of retaliation was not to extend beyond the immediate offender. (24:16;...
  

• TEACH; TEACHER; TEACHING

  [isbe] TEACH; TEACHER; TEACHING - tech, tech'-er, tech'-ing: I. OLD TESTAMENT TERMS 1. Discipline 2. Law 3. Discernment 4. Wisdom 5. Knowledge 6. Illumination 7. Vision 8. Inspiration 9. Nourishment II. NEW TESTAMENT TERMS 1. Instr...
  

• SACRIFICE, IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, 2

  [isbe] SACRIFICE, IN THE OLD TESTAMENT, 2 - V. The Mosaic Sacrificial System. 1. The Covenant Sacrifice: The fundamental function of Moses' work was to establish the covenant between Israel and God. This important transaction took ...
  

• EDOM, IDUMAEA OR IDUMEA

  [smith] (red). The name Edom was given to Esau, the first-born son of Isaac and twin brother of Jacob, when he sold his birthright to the latter for a meal of lentil pottage. The country which the Lord subsequently gave to Esau was h...
  

• Homicide

  [nave] HOMICIDE. Accidental Ex. 21:13, 28-32; Num. 35:11-15, 22-28, 32 Deut. 4:41-43; 19:1-10. Josh. 20:1-9 Felonious or Murder: Gen. 4:9-11 v. 12.; Gen. 9:5, 6; Gen. 49:7; Ex. 20:13 Deut. 5:17; Rom. 13:9. Ex. 21:29-32; Num. 35...
  

• Petra

  [nave] PETRA Judg. 1:36; 2 Kin. 14:7; Isa. 16:1; 42:11 See: Sela.
  

• Sela, City

  [nave] SELA, CITY called also Selah. A city in Edom, 2 Kin. 14:7; Isa. 16:1.
  

• Massacre

  [nave] MASSACRE Authorized by Moses, Deut. 20:13, 16. Decree to destroy the Jews, Esth. 3. Instances of Inhabitants of Heshbon, Deut. 2:34; of Bashan, Deut. 3:6; of Ai, Josh. 8:24-26; of Hazor, Josh. 11:11, 12; of the cities of ...
  

• QUEEN MOTHER

  [isbe] QUEEN MOTHER - (gebhirah, literally, "mistress," then a female ruler, and sometimes simply the wife of a king ("queen," 1 Ki 11:19); in Dan 5:10 the term malketha' "queen," really means the mother of the king): It stands to ...
  

• King Amaziah

  

2 Kings 14; Amaziah

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