Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
And he took - hostages - hattaaruboth , pledges; from arab , to pledge, give security, etc., for the performance of some promise. See the meaning of this word interpreted in the note on Genesis 38:17 (note). It is likely that Amaziah gave some of the nobles or some of his own family as hostages, that he might regain his liberty; and they were to get their liberty when he had fulfilled his engagements; but of what kind these were we cannot tell, nor, indeed, how he got his liberty.
Other Adam Clarke entries containing 2 Kings 14:14:
2 Kings 14:9
2 Kings 14:13
2 Chronicles 25:24
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