over hundreds, according to the houſes of their fathers, "Numb, throughout all Judah and Benjamin ; and he numbred ;;} them* from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thouſand choice mer, able to go forch to war, that could handle ſpear and ſhield.
6 He hired alſo an hundred thouſand mighty men of valourour of all Iſrael b,for an hundred talents of filver.
6b Out of the Kingdom of the Ten Tribes.
7 But there came a man of God to him, ſaying, O king, let not the army of Iſrael go with thee ; for the LORD #*: not with Ifrael c, 0 wit, with all the chil- dren of Ephraim.
c He hath forſaken them, and for their ſakes will curſe thy Fore ces, it thou joyneſt thy felf with them.
8 Bur if thou wilt go, do z, be ſtrong for the bar- tel d: God ſhall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to caſt down.
a Take Courage and ſtrengthen thy ſelf, as much as thou canſt Ir 1s an Ironical Conceſſion, l:ke that, Go, and proſper.
9 And Amaziah faid to the man oi God, But what ſhall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the+ army of Iſrael? And the man of God aniwer- ed, The LORD is able to give thee much more than this. +H%.u To Then Amaziah ſeparated them, to wit, the army their place, thar was come to him out of Ephraim, to go F home gs "again: wherefore their anger was greatly kindied a- tw. Bai .rjudah e,and they returned home fin great anger.
. - Becauſe they were both d:{ſgraced by tis Rejection. and dif- appvinrted of that Prey and Spoil which they hyped to gain, where- as nw they were ſent away empty 3 for rhe 100 Talents proe bably were given to their officers only to ra.ſe Men for thi: Services thar Sum being otherwiſe too Small to be diſtributed into ſo many
hands.
11 And Amaziah ſtrengthened himſelf, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of falt, and ſmote of the children of Sier, ten thouſand.
12 And other ten thouſand ieft alive, did the chil- dren of Judah carry captive, and brought them away unto the ropof che rock, and caſt them down from the
} Heb; 2, ©Op of the rock, that they were broken all in pieces.
Im: f te 13 But + the ſouldiers of the army which Amaziah
a ſent back, that ti:zcy ſhould nor go wich him to batrel, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto ;Beth-horon f, and ſmoce g three thouſand of them b, and took much ſpoil. | f To wit, Beth-horon rne Lower, which was in the Tribe of Ben-
jamin; and from chenc to Samaria,either x to the City of Sams- 'ria; for the Kings of J»dsh had taken diverſe Places within the
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»* -.— a_ | | | Chap. KXMW Kingilom of Iſrael. Or, 2; To the Kingdem of Srmaria : Beth-hovn, © and all other Places between that City and their own Kingdom. g | 7, et Killed, as that word is generally underftood. þ Not 3000 Cities, but 3oco Perſons dwelling in them, who poſſibly oppoſed them in taking the Spoil, which was the Thing th-y ſought; EE
14 Now it came to paſ:, after that Amaziah was come from the ſlaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir. and ſet them up zo be his gods,and bowed down himſelf before them, and burned incenſe unto them.
I5 Wherefore the anger of the LORD was kindled againſt Amaziah,and he ſent unto him a Prophet,which faid unto him, why haſt thou ſought after the gods of the people, which could nor deliver their own peo- ple our of thinehand ;? | : Therefore thou art not only ungrateful and 1mpiovs, but alſo ridieulo: fly fooliſh in offending thatGcd whoſe Power and Goodneſs thou haſt now found, andin worſhipping ſuch guds cf whole Im- potency theu baſt had late Experience. | :
16 And it came to pals as he talked with him, that the king {aid unto him, Art thou made of the kings coun- ſel &? forbear, why ſhouldeſt thou be ſmitten/2 Then the Prophet forbare, and ſaid, I know w that God , hath t determined to deſtroy thee, becauſe thou haſt f Heb. y done this, and haſt not hearkned unto my counſel. counjelled, ||
k Who art thou that preſumeſt to direct and govern my Afffairs, | without my Commuſſiont I Provoke me no further, leſt I cauſe thee to be killed for rhv Sawcineſs. m This he might know either by the plain and poſitive Rules of God's Word, as Prov. 2G, ts or by the Suggeſtion of God's Sp-rit, | ll
17 Then * Amaziah King of Judah took advice », * 2 Kings! and ſent to Joaſh the ſon of Jehoahaz, the ſon of Jehy + *: king of Iſrael, ſaying, Come, let us ſee one another in che face.
2 1, e. About the Injury which the 1rae/ites had done to his Pens pley wv, 13. and how he ſhould repair ic. But of this, and the fol lowing Verſes ſee on 2 Kings 14« 8. &c» | > ; I
18 And Joaſh king of Iſrael ſent to Amaziah king of 1 Judah, ſaying, The || thiſtle that was in Lebanon, ſent | Or, far« "By co the cedar that was in Lebanon, ſaying, Give thy z;p. vr, | daughter to my ſon co wife : and there paſſed by +a wi:d thorn. beaſt that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thiſtie. + jx.6. ,
and made them captains over thouſands, and captains . home, why ſhouldeſt thou meddle to thine hurt, that
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19 Thou fayeſt, Lo, thou haſt ſmitcen the Edomites bea# of ki | and thine heart lifteth thee up to boaſt : abide now ar#*. |
thou ſhouldeſt fall, eve» thou, and Judah with thee.
20 But Amaziah would not hear, for * ic came of* Ch: 42. God o, that he might deliver chem into. the hand of their 7: ememies, becauſe they ſought after the gods of Edom.
o Who gave him up to his ewn Ercor and Paſſion; in order to his Ruine-
21 So Joaſh the king of Iſrael went up and they ſaw one another in the face, both he, and Amaziah king of Judah, at Becth-ſhemeſh, which belongerh to Judah
22 And Judah was Þ put to the worſe before Iſrael, + Heb. and they fled every man to his tent | ſmitten,
22 And Joath che king of Iſrael took Amaziah king of Judah the ſon of Joaſh, the ſon of Jehoahaz, ar Beth- ſheheth, and brought him to Jeruſalem, and brake down the wall of Jeruſalem : from the gate of Ephraim | to + the corner-gate, four hundred cubits. + Heb ths ©
24 And he took all the gold and the filver, and alltheg,,, of i | veſſels that were found in the houſe of God with Obed- that looks edom p, and the treaſures of the kings houſe,the hoſta-#+, Ch. ges alſo, and returned to Samaria. 76. ge
p 5. e With Obed-edom's Poſterity, ro whom the cuſtody of the Sacred Treaſures was committed; See 1 Chron. 26, 15.