Lexical Definition
אֲמַצְיָה ʼĂmatsyâh (am-ats-yaw') Amaziah N:N-M-P
or אֲמַצְיָהוּ ʼĂmatsyâhûw (am-ats-yaw'-hoo); from אָמַץ and יָהּ; strength of Jah
Amaziah.
- § Amaziah = "Jehovah is mighty"
- Amatsjah, the name of four Israelites
1) a king of Judah, son Joash, father of Azariah
2) a priest of Bethel under Jeroboam II
3) father of Joshah, of the tribe of Simeon
4) a Levite tabernacle singer in David's day
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| לַאֲמַצְיָ֥הוּ | of Amaziah | 2Kgs.14.23 |
| וַאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ | and Amaziah | 2Kgs.14.11 • 2Chr.25.21 |
| וַאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙ | and Amaziah | 2Chr.25.11 |
| בַּאֲמַצְיָ֑הוּ | on Amaziah | 2Chr.25.15 |
| אֲמַצְיָה֙ | Amaziah | 2Kgs.14.8 |
| אֲמַצְיָֽהוּ | Amaziah | 2Kgs.14.21 • 2Chr.26.1 |
| אֲמַצְיָ֨הוּ | Amaziah | 2Kgs.14.13 • 2Chr.25.23 |
| אֲמַצְיָ֧הוּ | Amaziah | 1Chr.3.12 |
| אֲמַצְיָ֥הוּ | Amaziah | 2Kgs.14.1 • 2Kgs.15.3 • 2Chr.24.27 • 2Chr.26.4 |
| אֲמַצְיָ֥ה | Amaziah | 2Kgs.12.21 |
| אֲמַצְיָ֤הוּ | Amaziah | 2Kgs.14.17 • 2Chr.25.25 |
| אֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ | Amaziah | 2Kgs.14.9 • 2Kgs.14.15 • 2Chr.25.18 |
| אֲמַצְיָ֣ה | Amaziah | 2Kgs.13.12 |
| אֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙ | Amaziah | 2Chr.25.5 • 2Chr.25.9 • 2Chr.25.13 • 2Chr.25.14 • 2Chr.25.17 • 2Chr.25.27 |
| אֲמַצְיָ֗הוּ | Amaziah | 2Chr.25.10 |
| אֲמַצְיָ֖ה | Amaziah | 2Kgs.15.1 |
| אֲמַצְיָ֔הוּ | Amaziah | 2Kgs.14.11 • 2Chr.25.1 • 2Chr.25.20 • 2Chr.25.26 |
| אֲמַצְיָ֑הוּ | Amaziah | 2Kgs.14.18 |
Extended Information
- A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.12.21
- son of: Joash (יוֹאָשׁ) and Jehoaddan (יְהוֹעַדִּין); married to Jecoliah (יְכׇלְיָה)
- father of: Uzziah (עֻזִּיָּה)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
אֲמַצְיָ֫הוּ, אֲמַצְיָה proper name, masculine (׳י has been)
1. king of Judah, son of Joash, father of Azariah; אֲמַצְיָהוּ 2Kgs 14:1; 2Kgs 14:9 + 8t. 2Kgs 14; 2Kgs 15:3; 1Chr 3:12; 2Chr 24:27; 2Chr 25:1 + 15 t. 2Chr 24; 2Chr 26:1; 2Chr 26:4 אֲמַצְיָה 2Kgs 12:22*; 2Kgs 13:12; 2Kgs 14:8; 2Kgs 15:1.
2. אֲמַצְיָה, a Simeonite 1Chr 4:34.
3. id., a Levite 1Chr 6:30*.
4. priest of Bethel, under Jeroboam. II, Amos 7:10; Amos 7:12; Amos 7:14.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 2 Kings | 12:22* · 13:12 · Chapter 14 · 14:1 · 14:8 · 14:9 · 15:1 · 15:3 |
| 1 Chronicles | 3:12 · 4:34 · 6:30* |
| 2 Chronicles | Chapter 24 · 24:27 · 25:1 · 26:1 · 26:4 |
| Amos | 7:10 · 7:12 · 7:14 |
Profile
Male • King of Judah • King of Judah, son of Joash
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy
Amaziah, son of Joash, was the ninth king of Judah who reigned for 29 years.
- A king of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.12.21;
- referred to as Amaziah or "he" (KJV= Amaziah) אֲמַצְיָה;
- a son of Joash יוֹאָשׁ and Jehoaddan יְהוֹעַדִּין;
- husband of Jecoliah יְכׇלְיָה;
- father of Uzziah עֻזִּיָּה.
Amaziah was the son of Joash and the ninth king of Judah. He began his reign at the age of 25 and reigned for 29 years in Jerusalem. Amaziah did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but not wholeheartedly like his ancestor David. He executed the officials who had murdered his father, but spared their children in obedience to the law of Moses. Amaziah also defeated the Edomites in battle, capturing Sela and renaming it Joktheel. However, he later challenged King Jehoash of Israel to battle and was defeated, resulting in the plundering of the temple and palace in Jerusalem. Amaziah outlived Jehoash by 15 years. He was eventually conspired against and killed in Lachish, and his son Uzziah succeeded him as king.
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