2Ki 14:14 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 14. And he took-hostages ] hattaaruboth, pledges ; from arab , to pledge , give security , &c., for the performance of some promise . See the meaning of this word interpreted in Clarke's note on "Ge 38:17" . 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.

‏ 2 Kings 14:14

Verse 14. And he took-hostages] hattaaruboth, pledges; from arab, to pledge, give security, &c., for the performance of some promise. See the meaning of this word interpreted in Clarke's note on "Ge 38:17". 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.