Amaziah
[Ămazī’ah] – jehovah has strength.
1. Son of Joash or Jehoash, king of Judah. Amaziah came to the throne after the assassination of his father. The writer of 2 Kings gives him unqualified praise for his religious acts (2 Kings 14), but in Chronicles he is accused of gross apostasy (2 Chron. 25:14).
2. The priest at Bethel who opposed the prophet Amos in the matter of idol-worship (Amos 7:10).
3. A man of the tribe of Simeon (1 Chron. 4:34).
4. A Levite descended from Merari (1 Chron. 6:45).
Today’s reading is from:
All the Men of the Bible
by Herbert Lockyer
A portrait gallery and reference library of over 3,000 named biblical characters. Characters you can learn from and teachings you can apply.
See also these related resources:
* All the Women of the Bible by Herbert Lockyer
