2 Chronicles 25:1

Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years; his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.

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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.

In Context

2He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but his heart was not completely true to the Lord.

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Cross References

2 Kings 14:1In the second year of Joash, son of Joahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah, the son of Joash, became 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 →

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