XXV.
THE REIGN OF AMAZIAH. (Comp. 2 Kings 14:1-20.)
DURATION AND CHARACTER OF THE REIGN. EXECUTION OF THE MURDERERS OF JOASH (2 Chronicles 25:1-4).
(1, 2) Amaziah... the Lord. — So 2 Kings 14:2.
But not with a perfect heart. — This is a brief equivalent of the words of the older text: “only not like David his father: according to all that Joash his father had done, he did.” The reference to Joash is omitted, perhaps because that king appears to less advantage in the Chronicles than ill Kings. In fact, the chronicler’s estimate of both princes is less favourable than that of the older historian. Such differences are perfectly natural, and it is needless to attempt to “reconcile” or eliminate them.