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Amaziah

American  
[am-uh-zahy-uh] / ˌæm əˈzaɪ ə /
Douay Bible, Amasias

noun

  1. (in the Bible) a son and successor of Joash as king of Judah.


Etymology

Origin of Amaziah

From Hebrew Amaṣyāh, Amaṣyāhū “God is mighty”

Example Sentences

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What foolish challenge did Amaziah send to the king of Israel?

From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall

With what victory did Amaziah begin his reign? 281-285 T.J.

From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall

That which is said “That God did not command Amaziah to dismiss any of his own subjects.”

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh

Ahaziah, Joash, and Amaziah; see 2 K. 8, 25 and Chr.

From An Examination of the Testimony of the Four Evangelists by Greenleaf, Simon

They had a power to execute judgment upon the king himself, as in the case of Amaziah and Uzziah, as shall be cleared afterwards.

From A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods by Shields, Alexander