•A descendant of Pharez. (Nehemiah 11:4)
•An ancestor of Zephaniah the prophet. (Zephaniah 1:1)
Amasa
(a burden).
•Son of Ithra, or Jether, by Abigail, David’s sister. (2 Samuel 17:25) He joined in Absalom’s
rebellion, B.C. 1023, was appointed commander-in-chief and suffered defeat by Joab. (2 Samuel
18:6) David, incensed against Joab for killing Absalom, forgave Amasa and appointed him Joab’s
successor. (2 Samuel 19:13) Joab afterwards, when they were both in pursuit of the rebel Sheba,
pretending to salute Amasa stabbed him with his sword. (2 Samuel 20:10)
•A prince of Ephraim, son of Hadlai, in the reign of Ahaz. (2 Chronicles 28:12)
Amasai, Or Amasai
(burdensome)
•A Kohathite, father of Mahath and ancestor of Samuel (1 Chronicles 6:25,35)
•Chief of the captains of Judah and Benjamin, who deserted to David while an outlaw at Ziklag.
(1 Chronicles 12:18) (B.C. 1060.)
•One of the priests who blew trumpets before the ark. (1 Chronicles 15:24)
•Another Kohathite, in the reign of Hezekiah. (2 Chronicles 29:12)
Amashai Or Amashai
(burdensome), son of Azareel, a priest in the time of Nehemiah, (Nehemiah 11:13) apparently
the same as Maasiai. (1 Chronicles 9:12) (B.C. 440.)
Amasiah
(whom Jehovah bears), son of Zichri and captain of 200,000 warriors of Judah in the reign of
Jehoshaphat. (2 Chronicles 17:16) (B.C. 910.)
Amath
[Hamath]
Amaziah
(the strength of the Lord).
•Son of Joash, and eighth king of Judah, reigned B.C. 837-809. He succeeded to the throne at the
age of 25, on the murder of his father, and punished the murderers. In order to restore his kingdom
to the greatness of Jehoshaphat’s days, he made war on the Edomites, defeated them in the Valley
of Salt, south of the Dead Sea, and took their capital, Selah or Petra, to which he gave the name
of Jokteel, i.e. “God-subdued.” Flushed with his success, he challenged Joash king of Israel to
battle, but was completely defeated, and himself was taken prisoner and conveyed by Joash to
Jerusalem, which opened its gates to the conqueror. Amaziah lived 15 years after the death of
Joash; and in the 29th year of his reign was murdered by conspirators at Lachish, whither he had
retired from Jerusalem for safety. (2 Chronicles 25:27)
•A descendant of Simeon (1 Chronicles 4:34)
•A Levite. (1 Chronicles 6:45)
•Priest of the golden calf at Bethel who endeavored to drive the prophet Amos from Israel into
Judah. (Amos 7:11,12,14)
Ambassador
a person of high rank employed by a government to represent it and transact its business at the
seat of government of some other power. The earliest examples of ambassadors employed occur
in (Numbers 20:14; 21:21; Judges 11:7-19) afterwards in that of the fraudulent Gibeonites, (Joshua
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