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So Joash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth-shemesh, which belongs to Judah.
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Pride's Inevitable Fall
Matthew Henry explains that this confrontation is a textbook example of the biblical principle that pride leads to destruction. Amaziah, the 'proud prince,' was thoroughly mortified because he arrogantly initiated a conflict. This serves as a powerful reminder that, as Proverbs states, 'A man's pride will bring him low.'
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2 Chronicles
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 25:20)
Presbyterian
Never was a proud prince more thoroughly mortified than Amaziah by Joash king of Israel. A man's pride will bring him low ([Reference Prov…
