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In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah.

In the second year, …, — viz., When he reigned alone, after his father’s death.

Reigned Amaziah. — A notorious hypocrite, and one that filled up the measure of his fathers. Matthew 23:32 Yet Salianus and some others say that he died a penitent and a reformed man.

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He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.

And his mother’s name was Jehoaddan. — The mothers of the kings of Judah are expressed by name; not so of Israel. See on 1 Kings 15:10 .

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And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did.

Yet not like David his father. — Who did all the wills of God Acts 13:22 with a perfect heart. 1 Samuel 13:14 Not so Amaziah, who had a good name, but answered it not; as the Emperor Probus did, witness Flav. Vopiscus.

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Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places.

Howbeit the high places were not taken away. — So that he did not that which was right, … 2 Kings 14:3 - that which was, for the substance of it, approved of God - but with an exception: and was accepted accordingly. See 1 Kings 15:14 .

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And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand, that he slew his servants which had slain the king his father.

As soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand — He politically dissembled his displeasure till he found his time. Qui nescit dissimulate, nescit regnare, saith Louis XI of France to his son. It is a weakness in a prince always to carry his love and hatred in his forehead.

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But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

But the children of the murderers he slew not. — Which yet carnal policy would have prompted him to do. See on 2 Kings 10:6 .

Nor the children be put to death, … — This was a law for man to follow; but God, the supreme Lord of life and death, is above law. Jeremiah 3:1

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He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day.

In the valley of Salt. — Near to the Lake Asphaltites, which yielded much salt. Justin. See 2 Samuel 8:13 .

Ten thousand. — Besides ten thousand more whom he cast down from a rock; 2 Chronicles 25:11-12 not to make himself and the soldiers sport with, as the cruel Spaniards have dealt by the poor Indians, - but because they still stood out, as it is likely.

And took Selah. — Or, Petra, see Isaiah 16:1 the chief city of Arabia Petraea, called afterwards Philadelphia by Ptolemy Philadelph, who repaired it. Jun. Lap. Amaziah calleth it Jockteel, i.e., obedience to God, or the congregation of God, as Pagnine expoundeth it.

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Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face.

Then Amaziah sent. — Being puffed up with his recent victory over the Edomites, he had a proud conceit that he should prosper in whatsoever he undertook; albeit he had now forsaken the Lord, and served the gods of those Edomites, whom he had erst subdued. By a like folly, the old Romans, after that they had subdued any nation, were wont to set up their gods to themselves, to win their favour.

Come, let us look one another in the face, — i.e., Let us fight it out in the open field. He had been wronged in his absence by those one hundred thousand mercenaries of Israel, whom he had dismissed at the command of the prophet, 2 Chronicles 25:10 ; 2 Chronicles 25:13 who had told him that God was not with the Israelites. He was apt enough also to believe that his own forces were invincible, and that victory was now pinned to his sleeve; but he was soon confuted.

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