2 Chronicles 25 – Bible | Equip God’s People

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^[1] Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan, of Jerusalem. ^[2] He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, but not with a perfect heart. ^[3] Now when the kingdom was established to him, he killed his servants who had killed his father the king. ^[4] But he didn’t put their children to death, but did according to that which is written in the law in the book of Moses, as Yahweh commanded, saying, “The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers; but every man shall die for his own sin.” ^[5] Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together and ordered them according to their fathers’ houses, under captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, even all Judah and Benjamin. He counted them from twenty years old and upward, and found that there were three hundred thousand chosen men, able to go out to war, who could handle spear and shield. ^[6] He also hired one hundred thousand mighty men of valor out of Israel for one hundred talents^ⓘ of silver. ^[7] A man of God came to him, saying, “O king, don’t let the army of Israel go with you, for Yahweh is not with Israel, with all the children of Ephraim. ^[8] But if you will go, take action, and be strong for the battle. God will overthrow you before the enemy; for God has power to help, and to overthrow.” ^[9] Amaziah said to the man of God, “But what shall we do for the hundred talents^ⓘ which I have given to the army of Israel?”The man of God answered, “Yahweh is able to give you much more than this.” ^[10] Then Amaziah separated them, the army that had come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again. Therefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in fierce anger. ^[11] Amaziah took courage, and led his people out and went to the Valley of Salt, and struck ten thousand of the children of Seir. ^[12] The children of Judah carried away ten thousand alive, and brought them to the top of the rock, and threw them down from the top of the rock, so that they all were broken in pieces. ^[13] But the men of the army whom Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell on the cities of Judah from Samaria even to Beth Horon, and struck of them three thousand, and took much plunder. ^[14] Now after Amaziah had come from the slaughter of the Edomites, he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them and burned incense to them. ^[15] Therefore Yahweh’s anger burned against Amaziah, and he sent to him a prophet who said to him, “Why have you sought after the gods of the people, which have not delivered their own people out of your hand?” ^[16] As he talked with him, the king said to him, “Have we made you one of the king’s counselors? Stop! Why should you be struck down?”Then the prophet stopped, and said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel.” ^[17] Then Amaziah king of Judah consulted his advisers, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come! Let’s look one another in the face.” ^[18] Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as his wife. Then a wild animal that was in Lebanon passed by and trampled down the thistle. ^[19] You say to yourself that you have struck Edom; and your heart lifts you up to boast. Now stay at home. Why should you meddle with trouble, that you should fall, even you and Judah with you?’ ” ^[20] But Amaziah would not listen; for it was of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they had sought after the gods of Edom. ^[21] 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. ^[22] Judah was defeated by Israel; so every man fled to his tent. ^[23] Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth Shemesh and brought him to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.^ⓘ ^[24] He took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in God’s house with Obed-Edom, and the treasures of the king’s house, and the hostages, and returned to Samaria. ^[25] Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, lived for fifteen years after the death of Joash, son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel. ^[26] Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, behold, aren’t they written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel? ^[27] Now from the time that Amaziah turned away from following Yahweh, they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem. He fled to Lachish, but they sent after him to Lachish and killed him there. ^[28] They brought him on horses and buried him with his fathers in the City of Judah.

Footnotes

A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds
A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds
A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters, so 400 cubits is about 200 yards or 184 meters.

King James Version

^[1] AmaziahH558 [was] twentyH6242 and fiveH2568 yearsH8141 oldH1121 [when] he began to reign,H4427(QalPerf) and he reignedH4427(QalPerf) twentyH6242 and nineH8672 yearsH8141 in Jerusalem.H3389 And his mother’sH517 nameH8034 [was] JehoaddanH3086 of Jerusalem.H3389 ^[2] And he didH6213(QalImpf) [that which was] rightH3477 in the sightH5869 of the Lord,H3068 but not with a perfectH8003 heart.H3824 ^[3] Now it came to pass, when the kingdomH4467 was establishedH2388(QalPerf) to him, that he slewH2026(QalImpf) his servantsH5650 that had killedH5221(HiphPtc) the kingH4428 his father.H1 ^[4] But he slewH4191(HiphPerf) not their children,H1121 but [did] as [it is] writtenH3789(QalPasPtc) in the lawH8451 in the bookH5612 of Moses,H4872 where the LordH3068 commanded,H6680(PielPerf) saying,H559(QalInf) The fathersH1 shall not dieH4191(QalImpf) for the children,H1121 neither shall the childrenH1121 dieH4191(QalImpf) for the fathers,H1 but every manH376 shall dieH4191(QalImpf) for his own sin.H2399 ^[5] Moreover AmaziahH558 gatheredH6908 JudahH3063 together,H6908(QalImpf) and madeH5975(HiphImpf) them captainsH8269 over thousands,H505 and captainsH8269 over hundreds,H3967 according to the housesH1004 of [their] fathers,H1 throughout all JudahH3063 and Benjamin:H1144 and he numberedH6485(QalImpf) them from twentyH6242 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and above,H4605 and foundH4672(QalImpf) them threeH7969 hundredH3967 thousandH505 choiceH977(QalPasPtc) [men, able] to go forthH3318(QalActPtc) to war,H6635 that could handleH270(QalActPtc) spearH7420 and shield.H6793 ^[6] He hiredH7936(QalImpf) also an hundredH3967 thousandH505 mightyH1368 men of valourH2428 out of IsraelH3478 for an hundredH3967 talentsH3603 of silver.H3701 ^[7] But there cameH935(QalPerf) a manH376 of GodH430 to him, saying,H559(QalInf) O king,H4428 let not the armyH6635 of IsraelH3478 goH935(QalImpf) with thee; for the LordH3068 [is] not with Israel,H3478 [to wit, with] all the childrenH1121 of Ephraim.H669 ^[8] But if thou wilt go,H935(QalImpv) doH6213(QalImpv) [it], be strongH2388(QalImpv) for the battle:H4421 GodH430 shall make thee fallH3782(HiphImpf) beforeH6440 the enemy:H341(QalActPtc) for GodH430 hathH3426 powerH3581 to help,H5826(QalInf) and to cast down.H3782(HiphInf) ^[9] And AmaziahH558 saidH559(QalImpf) to the manH376 of God,H430 But what shall we doH6213(QalInf) for the hundredH3967 talentsH3603 which I have givenH5414(QalPerf) to the armyH1416 of Israel?H3478 And the manH376 of GodH430 answered,H559(QalImpf) The LordH3068 isH3426 able to giveH5414(QalInf) thee much moreH7235(HiphInf) than this. ^[10] Then AmaziahH558 separatedH914(HiphImpf) them, [to wit], the armyH1416 that was comeH935(QalPerf) to him out of Ephraim,H669 to goH3212 homeH4725 again:H3212(QalInf) wherefore their angerH639 was greatlyH3966 kindledH2734(QalImpf) against Judah,H3063 and they returnedH7725(QalImpf) homeH4725 in greatH2750 anger.H639 ^[11] And AmaziahH558 strengthenedH2388(HithPerf) himself, and led forthH5090(QalImpf) his people,H5971 and wentH3212(QalImpf) to the valleyH1516 of salt,H4417 and smoteH5221(HiphImpf) of the childrenH1121 of SeirH8165 tenH6235 thousand.H505 ^[12] And [other] tenH6235 thousandH505 [left] aliveH2416 did the childrenH1121 of JudahH3063 carry away captive,H7617(QalPerf) and broughtH935(HiphImpf) them unto the topH7218 of the rock,H5553 and cast them downH7993(HiphImpf) from the topH7218 of the rock,H5553 that they all were broken in pieces.H1234(NiphPerf) ^[13] But the soldiersH1121 of the armyH1416 which AmaziahH558 sent back,H7725(HiphPerf) that they should not goH3212(QalInf) with him to battle,H4421 fellH6584(QalImpf) upon the citiesH5892 of Judah,H3063 from SamariaH8111 even unto Bethhoron,H1032 and smoteH5221(HiphImpf) threeH7969 thousandH505 of them, and tookH962(QalImpf) muchH7227 spoil.H961 ^[14] Now it came to pass, afterH310 that AmaziahH558 was comeH935(QalInf) from the slaughterH5221(HiphInf) of the Edomites,H130 that he broughtH935(HiphImpf) the godsH430 of the childrenH1121 of Seir,H8165 and set them upH5975(HiphImpf) [to be] his gods,H430 and bowed downH7812(HithImpf) himself beforeH6440 them, and burned incenseH6999(PielImpf) unto them. ^[15] Wherefore the angerH639 of the LordH3068 was kindledH2734(QalImpf) against Amaziah,H558 and he sentH7971(QalImpf) unto him a prophet,H5030 which saidH559(QalImpf) unto him, Why hast thou soughtH1875(QalPerf) after the godsH430 of the people,H5971 which could not deliverH5337(HiphPerf) their own peopleH5971 out of thine hand?H3027 ^[16] And it came to pass, as he talkedH1696(PielInf) with him, that [the king] saidH559(QalImpf) unto him, Art thou madeH5414(QalPerf) of the king’sH4428 counsel?H3289(QalActPtc) forbear;H2308(QalImpv) why shouldest thou be smitten?H5221(HiphImpf) Then the prophetH5030 forbare,H2308(QalImpf) and said,H559(QalImpf) I knowH3045(QalPerf) that GodH430 hath determinedH3289(QalPerf) to destroyH7843(HiphInf) thee, because thou hast doneH6213(QalPerf) this, and hast not hearkenedH8085(QalPerf) unto my counsel.H6098 ^[17] Then AmaziahH558 kingH4428 of JudahH3063 took advice,H3289(NiphImpf) and sentH7971(QalImpf) to Joash,H3101 the sonH1121 of Jehoahaz,H3059 the sonH1121 of Jehu,H3058 kingH4428 of Israel,H3478 saying,H559(QalInf) Come,H3212(QalImpv) let us see one anotherH7200(HithImpf) in the face.H6440 ^[18] And JoashH3101 kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 sentH7971(QalImpf) to AmaziahH558 kingH4428 of Judah,H3063 saying,H559(QalInf) The thistleH2336 that [was] in LebanonH3844 sentH7971(QalPerf) to the cedarH730 that [was] in Lebanon,H3844 saying,H559(QalInf) GiveH5414(QalImpv) thy daughterH1323 to my sonH1121 to wife:H802 and there passed byH5674(QalImpf) a wildH7704 beastH2416 that [was] in Lebanon,H3844 and trode downH7429(QalImpf) the thistle.H2336 ^[19] Thou sayest,H559(QalPerf) Lo, thou hast smittenH5221(HiphPerf) the Edomites;H123 and thine heartH3820 lifteth thee upH5375(QalPerf) to boast:H3513(HiphInf) abideH3427(QalImpv) now at home;H1004 why shouldest thou meddleH1624(HithImpf) to [thine] hurt,H7451 that thou shouldest fall,H5307(QalPerf) [even] thou, and JudahH3063 with thee? ^[20] But AmaziahH558 would not hear;H8085(QalPerf) for it [came] of God,H430 that he might deliverH5414(QalInf) them into the handH3027 [of their enemies], because they soughtH1875(QalPerf) after the godsH430 of Edom.H123 ^[21] So JoashH3101 the kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 went up;H5927(QalImpf) and they saw one anotherH7200(HithImpf) in the face,H6440 [both] he and AmaziahH558 kingH4428 of Judah,H3063 at Bethshemesh,H1053 which [belongeth] to Judah.H3063 ^[22] And JudahH3063 was put to the worseH5062(NiphImpf) beforeH6440 Israel,H3478 and they fledH5127(QalImpf) every manH376 to his tent.H168 ^[23] And JoashH3101 the kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 tookH8610(QalPerf) AmaziahH558 kingH4428 of Judah,H3063 the sonH1121 of Joash,H3101 the sonH1121 of Jehoahaz,H3059 at Bethshemesh,H1053 and broughtH935(HiphImpf) him to Jerusalem,H3389 and brake downH6555(QalImpf) the wallH2346 of JerusalemH3389 from the gateH8179 of EphraimH669 to the cornerH6437(QalActPtc) gate,H8179 fourH702 hundredH3967 cubits.H520 ^[24] And [he took] all the goldH2091 and the silver,H3701 and all the vesselsH3627 that were foundH4672(NiphPtc) in the houseH1004 of GodH430 with Obededom,H5654 and the treasuresH214 of the king’sH4428 house,H1004 the hostagesH1121 also, and returnedH7725(QalImpf) to Samaria.H8111 ^[25] And AmaziahH558 the sonH1121 of JoashH3101 kingH4428 of JudahH3063 livedH2421(QalImpf) afterH310 the deathH4194 of JoashH3101 sonH1121 of JehoahazH3059 kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 fifteenH2568 years.H8141 ^[26] Now the restH3499 of the actsH1697 of Amaziah,H558 firstH7223 and last,H314 behold, [are] they not writtenH3789(QalPasPtc) in the bookH5612 of the kingsH4428 of JudahH3063 and Israel?H3478 ^[27] Now after the timeH6256 that AmaziahH558 did turn awayH5493(QalPerf) from followingH310 the LordH3068 they madeH7194(QalImpf) a conspiracyH7195 against him in Jerusalem;H3389 and he fledH5127(QalImpf) to Lachish:H3923 but they sentH7971(QalImpf) to LachishH3923 afterH310 him, and slewH4191(HiphImpf) him there. ^[28] And they broughtH5375(QalImpf) him upon horses,H5483 and buriedH6912(QalImpf) him with his fathersH1 in the cityH5892 of Judah.H3063

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