Bible Character Studies
Amasiah
First appears at 2 Chronicles 17:16
First named in Scripture at 2 Chronicles 17:16 — read the chapter.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
burden of (i.e., “sustained by”) Jehovah, the “son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the Lord,” a captain over thousands under Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 17:16; comp. Judges 5:9).
