Amaziah
or Amasias (in the Douay-Rheims) (Hebrew: אֲמַצְיָה, "strengthened
by God"; Latin: Amasias) may refer to:
Amaziah of Judah, the king of Judah
A Levite, son of Hilkiah, of the descendants of Ethan the
Merarite (1 Chronicles 6:45)
A priest of the golden calves at Bethel (Amos 7:10-17)
The father of Joshah, one of the leaders of the tribe of
Simeo...
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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 and temple, and a
discouraged people were among the consequences of his
father's war with Hazael, king of Syria. When settled on the ...
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1. A Levite
1Ch 6:45
-2. King of Judah. History of
2Ki 14; 2Ch 25
-3. An idolatrous priest at Bethel
Am 7:10-17
-4. Father of Joshah
1Ch 4:34...
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(the strength of the Lord).
1. Son of Joash, and eighth king of Judah, reigned
B.C. 837-809. He succeeded to the throne at the age of 25, on
the murder of his father, and punished the murderers. In order
to restore his kingdom to the greatness of Jehoshaphat's days,
he made war on the Edomites, defeated them in the Valley of
Salt, south of th...
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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
his reign
by punishing the murderers of his father (5-7; 2
Chr. 25:3-5).
He was the first to employ a mercenary army...
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1. Son of Joash; on his accession to the Jewish throne
punished his father's murderers, but not their children
(Deuteronomy 24:16); a merciful trait of character, which it
is implied other kings had not. He had reigned jointly with
his father at least one year before Joash's death; for 2
Kings 13:10 compared with 2 Kings 14:1 proves he reigned...
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And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son
of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Bethshemesh, and came to
Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate
of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits....
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And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the
son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Bethshemesh, and brought
him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from
the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits....
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And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah,
saying, The thistle that [was] in Lebanon sent to the cedar
that [was] in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to
wife: and there passed by a wild beast that [was] in Lebanon,
and trode down the thistle....
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