2 Kings 14:8-14
am 3178, bc 826 Amaziah 2Chr 25:17-24 Come 2Kgs 14:11; 2Sam 2:14-17; Prov 13:10, Prov 17:14, Prov 18:6, Prov 20:18, Prov 25:8 The thistle Judg 9:8-15; 2Sam 12:1-4; 1Kgs 4:33; Ezek 20:49; The word choach, which is rendered here, and in 2Chr 25:18; Job 31:18, thistle, in 1Sam 13:6, thicket in Isa 34:13, bramble, and in 2Chr 33:11; Prov 26:9; Song 2:2; Hos 9:6 thorn, is probably the black thorn, or sloe tree, the prunus spinosa of Linneus, as the same word signifies in Arabic. There is a vast deal of insolent dignity in this remonstrance of Jehoash; but it has nothing conciliatory; no proposal of making amends for the injury his army had done to the unoffending inhabitants of Judah (2Chr 25:10-13). The comparatively useless thorn, which may by chance lacerate the incautious passenger, is made the emblem of the house of Judah and David, while the house of Jehu is represented by the stately cedar. thine heart Deut 8:14; 2Chr 26:16, 2Chr 32:25; Prov 16:18; Ezek 38:2, Ezek 38:5, Ezek 38:17; Dan 5:20-23; Hab 2:4; Jas 4:6 glory of this Exod 8:9; Jer 9:23-24; Jas 1:9 home Heb. thy house why shouldest 2Chr 35:21; Prov 3:30, Prov 15:18, Prov 17:14, Prov 20:3, Prov 25:8, Prov 26:17; Luke 14:31-32 Amaziah 2Chr 25:16, 2Chr 25:20 Bethshemesh Josh 19:38, Josh 21:16; 1Sam 6:9-19 was put to the worse Heb. was smitten they fled 1Sam 4:10; 2Sam 18:17; 1Kgs 22:36 took Amaziah 2Kgs 25:6; 2Chr 33:11, 2Chr 36:6, 2Chr 36:10; Job 40:11-12; Prov 16:18, Prov 29:23; Isa 2:11-12; Dan 4:37; Luke 14:11 the gate of Ephraim 2Chr 25:23-24; Neh 8:16, Neh 12:39 the corner Jer 31:38; Zech 14:10 all the gold 2Kgs 24:13, 2Kgs 25:15; 1Kgs 7:51, 1Kgs 14:26, 1Kgs 15:18 and hostages 2Kgs 18:23 *marg.
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