| Reign, v. 2. which may well be doubted. 5 Called alſo Uzziah here *. ie The people, or the princes and chief men among them | and v.13, 30. cSolely and fully to exerciſe his Regal Power.
poſſibly thoſe whoſe Sons he had delivered up as Hoſtages to Jehoaſh, 2 Sixteen years old was he when he began on reign; with the connivence, if not approbation of the people ; as appears, »
becauſe the deſign was carried on openly, and 1'eddily,and irrefifti- ind he reigned two and fifty years a 1n Jeruſalem, and bly. as the following words ſhew. c A ſtrong City in Judah, rowards his mothers name was Jecholiah of Jeruſalem.
the Philiſtines : Of which ſee Jof. 10. 31» and 15. 39. 2 Kings 19. 8. d Beſide the ſixteen Years of his Minority laſt mentioned. d Either, ſecret Murderers : or rather, bands of Soldiers ; for 2 And he did hat which was right in the ſight of the
this Rebellion was carried on by ſtrong hand, and open force. | 7.OR D, according to all that his Father Amaziah had Compare 2 Kings 12. 20. and 15. 10, 15+ done. e - : 3
20 And they brought him on horſes e, and he was| ,: = 55 ; Tra : * * 1. E. In the ſame manner, unſincerely, and but for atime. | buried at Jeruſalem with his Fathers in the Ciry c "4 dave that f the high places were not removed : the
David. eo le bo ; : - " Oo. math tf; rl et aig. : ſacrificed and burnt incenſe ſtill on the high
And all the people of Judah took * Azari-! | | |! han! 2L q 7 ag f Underſtand this, as howbeit, chap: 14: 4. {04 a OO bra, ( which was ſixteen years old ) and made him ki:g | 5 4 And the LOR D & fr mn SE king, ſo that he © Chron: | |
him d to Lachiſh, and flew him there.
(Chron: ſtead of his Father Amaziah f. Y - * > p 26. 19. $1 bes f Whichthey did, either in oppoſition to the conſpirators * or, t: ha P : oP =r g unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a a4 Uzs ſhew their affeQion to the houſe of David, and thattheir quairel was | - bee hou eb : and Jotham the kings ſon was over the wu, onely perſonal againſt Amaziah, whom they looked 1pon as the | 1:OWe, judging the people of the land 7. Author of all their late Calamities. This Azariah is called Uzziah { The Cauſe whereof ſee 2 Chron: 26: 16. h Separated from 2 Kings 15. 30. 2 Chron. 26, 1 both names ſignifying the ſame thing | Convertation with others by vertue of that Law, Lev. 174. 46. which for ſubſtance ; that, Gods help ; and this, Gods ſtrength ->eing the Law of the King of Kings, bound Kings no lefs than 22 He built Elath g, and reſtored it co Judah þ, afte: | 5ubjefs. 7 i. e. He governed the Kings Court and whole Kingdom that the king ; ſlept with his Fathers. in his Name, and as his Vicegerent. _ _ g i.e. Repaired and Fortified it: for it was built before, Deut. 2. 8 6 And the reſt ofche acts of Azariah, and all that he
þ From wham it had revoltzd with the reſt of Edam, in » hich Land | d1d, are they not written in the book of the chronicles | this place was, upon the Red-Sea- #1 e His Father Amaziah ; who | f the kings of Judah ?
gs perſeR his Coaquelt of Zim, bug Jelt Tome work MERE 7 So Azariahflept with his Fathers, and * they buried * 2 Chron. |
22 © In the fifreenth year of Amaziah, the ſon of him with his Fathers in the cicy of David, and Jocham bin Joaſh king of Judah, Jeroboam the ſon of Joaſh king o! his ſon reigned in his ſtead. | 4 on | Iſrael began to reign in Samaria, andreigned forty and | , ® © In che thirty and eight year of Azariah king of one years. | | ' | fedan &, did Zachariahthe fon of Jeroboam reign over
24 And he did that which was evil in the ſight of the = _ — a i
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LORD : he deparrednot from all the fins of Jeroboum} |, 1.9 he did chat which was evil in the fight of the
25 He reflored the coaſt of rot from the carts > of LO RD, as his Fathers had done : he departed not from Hamath &, unto theſea of the plain, accordingto the © lins of Jeroboam the ſon of Nebat, who made lfrael
| tO fin word of the LORD God of Ifrael, which he ſpake þ\ . | | FS Eno _ | *Math: the band of his ſervant * Jonah », the ſon of Amirtrai | ,. ** And Shallum the ſon of Jabeſh /conſpired againſt + J,þ 342 4 | 9,49. the Prophet, which was of Gath-Hephere | him, and * ſmote him before the people m, and flew 26. Amos | . p 3 z_ * » . ._ . fe ultdfors. þ Which was the Northern Border of the Kingdom of Iſrael, Numb. | UM, and reigned __ his ſtead. TM 13. 21-and 34. 8, {i-e. Unto the dead Sea, which once was a goodly 7 One of his chicf Captains. m2 Openly and impudently : which | Plain, Gen. 13. 10« which was their Southern border. m Or, Jonas, he preſumed to do.; either, becauſe he remembred thar the promiſe one of the ſmall Prophets ; though this P:ophecy of his be nor of the Kingdom made to Jehu, was confined to the Fourth Gene- Recorded there ; and therefore it is remembred here. ration, cap. 10, 30, which he obſerved to be now expired ; or,
= ; - | becauſe he perceived that the people were generally diſaffte&ed ro 26 For the LORD ſaw the affliction of Iſrael, that ir their King, and Hs Neo artien
2as very bitter»: for there wasnot any thutup, norany} 1, Arq the reit of the a&s bÞ Zachartahi behold,
left o, nor any helper for Ifrael. Set | | _ | » Whereby he was moved to piry and” help them, though thi they are written in the book of che Chronicles of the
were an unworthy people. 0 See of this Phraſe on Deur. 32. 36. Kings of Iſrael.
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1 Kings 14. 10, and 21. 21- 12 This was * the word of the LORD which he ſpake * Chzp- 27 And the LORD ſaid not that he would blot out | unto Jehu, ſaying, Thy ſons ſhall ſiron the Throne of If» + 55.074;
2 | the name of Ifrael from under heaven : but he ſaved | rael unto the fourth generacion. And ſo it came to pals.. x. 8, g. _w ; . them by the hand of Jeroboam the ſon of Joaſh. | 13 © Shallum the fon of Jabeſh began to reign in the caled Oz-
; 0 i, e. Not yet : he yol _ _ m—_ this, as de Me ' nine and thirtieth year of * Uzziah king of Judah, and + Heb id by the ſucceeding Prophets, though not in thoſe Words. See : 2 I + , - ; - --—- po Ih + 5 , de reigned f a full month in Samaria. + m__
28 © ow the reſt of the ads of Jeroboam, aad all} 75 For Menahem the ſon - Gadi, wentup from __ da | 3 N 4 _-