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II Chronicles 28:12

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Then some of the leaders of the Ephraimites—Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai—stood in opposition to those arriving from the war.

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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 12

This chapter is the history of the reign of Ahaz the son of Jotham; a bad reign it was, and which helped to augment the fierce anger of the Lord. We have here, I. His great wickedness (Ch2 28:1-4). II. The trouble he brought himself into by it (Ch2 28:5-8). III. The reproof which God sent by a prophet to the army of Israel for trampling upon their brethren of Judah, and the obedient ear they gave to that reproof (Ch2 28:9-15). IV. The many calamities that followed to Ahaz and his people (Ch2 28:16-21). V. The continuance of his idolatry notwithstanding (Ch2 28:22-25), and so his story ends (Ch2 28:26, Ch2 28:27).

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Strong's Concordancev. 12

אֱנוֹשׁ (ʼĕnôwsh, H582) — a man in general (singly or collectively) רֹאשׁ (rôʼsh, H7218) — the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of… בֵּן (bên, H1121) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative… אֶפְרַיִם (ʼEphrayim, H669) — Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory עֲזַרְיָה (ʻĂzaryâh, H5838) — Azarjah, the name of nineteen Israelites יְהוֹחָנָן (Yᵉhôwchânân, H3076) — Jehochanan, the name of eight Israelites בֶּרֶכְיָה (Berekyâh, H1296) — Berekjah, the name of six Israelites מְשִׁלֵּמוֹת (Mᵉshillêmôwth, H4919) — Meshillemoth, an Israelite יְחִזְקִיָּה (Yᵉchizqîyâh, H3169) — Jechizkijah, the name of five Israelites שַׁלּוּם (Shallûwm, H7967) — Shallum, the name of fourteen Israelites עֲמָשָׂא (ʻĂmâsâʼ, H6021) — Amasa, the name of two Israelites חַדְלַי (Chadlay, H2311) — Chadlai, an Israelite קוּם (qûwm, H6965) — to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative) בּוֹא (bôwʼ, H935) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

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Now David summoned all the leaders of Israel to Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the king’s service, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials in charge of all the property and cattle of the king and his sons, along with the court officials and mighty men—every mighty man of valor.

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