Are you a member of the king’s council? - A subtle irony: “Have I made you a member of my council? If not, what entitles you to offer your a…

As he talked with him. — When he spoke to him.

Are you made of the king’s counsel? — Literally, <…

And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said
unto him, art thou made of the king's coun…

To worship the gods of those whom Amaziah had conquered, who could not help their own worshippers, was the greatest absurdity. If people would cons…