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Commentary Index | Return to PrayerRequest.comKeil and Delitzsch Commentary - 2 Chronicles 25:25 - 25:25
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The end of Amaziah's reign; cf. 2Ki 14:17-20. - Although conquered and taken prisoner by Joash, Amaziah did not lose the throne. For Joash, contented with the carrying away of the treasures of the temple and of the palace, and the taking of hostages, set him again at liberty, so that he continued to reign, and outlived Joash by about fifteen years.
2Ch 25:26
On the book of the kings of Judah and Israel, see the Introduction.
2Ch 25:27-28
On the conspiracy against Amaziah, his death, etc., see the commentary on 2Ki 14:17. יְהוּדָה בְּעִיר, in the city of Judah, is surprising, since everywhere else “the city of David” is mentioned as the burial-place, and even in our passage all the ancient versions have “in the city of David.” יְהוּדָה would therefore seem to be an orthographical error for דָוִיד, occasioned by the immediately following יְהוּדָה.