2 Chronicles 25:1
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.
King James Version
In Context
2And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart.
Cross References
2 Kings 14:1In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah.
Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 25:1
Amaziah's reign, recorded in this chapter, was not one of the worse and yet for from good. Most of the passages in this chapter we had before more briefly related, 2 Kings xiv. Here we find Amaziah, I. A just revenger of his father's death, ver. 1-4 . II. An obedient observer of the command of God, ver. 5-10 . III. A cruel conqueror of the Edomites, ver. 11-13 . IV. A foolish worshipper of the gods of Edom and impatient of reproof for it, ver. 14-16 . V. Rashly challenging the king of Israel, and smarting for his… Read the whole commentary →