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Amaziah in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(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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Amittai in Naves Topical Bible

Father of Jonah 2Ki 14:25; Jon 1:1...

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Ammiel in Naves Topical Bible

1. One of the twelve spies Nu 13:12 -2. Father of Machir 2Sa 9:4,5; 17:27 -3. Father of Bath-sheba 1Ch 3:5 Also called ELIAM 2Sa 11:3 -4. Son of Obed-edom 1Ch 26:5...

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Ammiel Scripture - 2 Samuel 9:5

Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar....

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Ammihud Scripture - Numbers 2:18

On the west side [shall be] the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim [shall be] Elishama the son of Ammihud....

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Amasai in the Bible Encyclopedia - ISBE

a-ma'-si (`amasay, perhaps rather to be read `ammishay; so Wellhausen, IJG, II, 24, n.2): (1) A name in the genealogy of Kohath, son of Elkanah, a Levite of the Kohathite family (compare 1 Ch 6:25; 2 Ch 29:12). (2) Chief of the captains who met David at Ziklag and tendered him their allegiance. Some have identified him with Amasa and others wi...

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Amasai Scripture - 1 Chronicles 6:25

And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth....

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Amasiah in Naves Topical Bible

A chief of the tribe of Judah 2Ch 17:16...

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Amaziah in Easton's Bible Dictionary

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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Amittai in Smiths Bible Dictionary

(true), father of the prophet Jonah. 2Ki 14:25; Jon 1:1...

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