2 Tawarikh 25:1-3

Amaziah’s Reign

25:1 Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. ¹  His mother was Jehoaddan, who was from Jerusalem. 25:2 He did what the Lord approved, ²  but not with wholehearted devotion. ³ 

25:3 When he had secured control of the kingdom, ⁴  he executed the servants who had assassinated his father. ⁵ 

[25:1]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[25:2]  ² tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord.”

[25:2]  ³ tn Heb “a complete heart.”

[25:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “when the kingdom was secure upon him.”

[25:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “he killed his servants, the ones who had struck down the king, his father.”