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2 Chronicles 25 (WEBP)

[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.

2 Chronicles 25:6 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds
2 Chronicles 25:9 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds
2 Chronicles 25:23 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.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Chronicles 25 (KJVS)

[1] Amaziah was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, () and he reigned () twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.
[2] And he did () that which was right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a perfect heart.
[3] Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established () to him, that he slew () his servants that had killed () the king his father.
[4] But he slew () not their children, but did as it is written () in the law in the book of Moses, where the Lord 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 made () them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered () them from twenty years old and above, and found () them three hundred thousand choice () men, able to go forth () to war, that could handle () spear and shield.
[6] He hired () also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver.
[7] But there came () a man of God to him, saying, () O king, let not the army of Israel go () with thee; for the Lord is not with Israel, to wit, with all the children of Ephraim.
[8] But if thou wilt go, () do () it, be strong () for the battle: God shall make thee fall () before the enemy: () for God hath power to help, () and to cast down. ()
[9] And 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? And the man of God answered, () The Lord is able to give () thee much more () than this.
[10] Then Amaziah separated () them, to wit, the army that was come () to him out of Ephraim, to go home again: () wherefore their anger was greatly kindled () against Judah, and they returned () home in great anger.
[11] And Amaziah strengthened () himself, and led forth () his people, and went () to the valley of salt, and smote () of the children of Seir ten thousand.
[12] And other ten thousand left alive did the children of Judah carry away captive, () and brought () them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down () from the top of the rock, that they all were broken in pieces. ()
[13] But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, () that they should not go () with him to battle, fell () upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Beth-horon, and smote () three thousand of them, and took () much spoil.
[14] Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come () from the slaughter () of the Edomites, that 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 () unto them.
[15] Wherefore the anger of the Lord was kindled () against Amaziah, and he sent () unto him a prophet, which said () unto him, Why hast thou sought () after the gods of the people, which could not deliver () their own people out of thine hand?
[16] And it came to pass, as he talked () with him, that the king said () unto him, Art thou made () of the king’s counsel? () forbear; () why shouldest thou be smitten? () Then the prophet forbare, () and said, () I know () that God hath determined () to destroy () thee, because thou hast done () this, and hast not hearkened () unto my counsel.
[17] Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, () and sent () to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, () Come, () let us see one another () in the face.
[18] And 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 () thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by () a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down () the thistle.
[19] Thou sayest, () Lo, thou hast smitten () the Edomites; and thine heart lifteth thee up () to boast: () abide () now at home; why shouldest thou meddle () to thine hurt, that thou shouldest fall, () even thou, and Judah with thee?
[20] But Amaziah would not hear; () for it came of God, that he might deliver () them into the hand of their enemies, because they sought () after the gods of Edom.
[21] So Joash the king of Israel went up; () and they saw one another () in the face, both he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to Judah.
[22] And Judah was put to the worse () before Israel, and they fled () every man to his tent.
[23] And Joash the 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 brake down () the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner () gate, four hundred cubits.
[24] And he took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found () in the house of God with Obed-edom, and the treasures of the king’s house, the hostages also, and returned () to Samaria.
[25] And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived () after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.
[26] Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, behold, are they not written () in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel?
[27] Now after the time that Amaziah did turn away () from following the Lord they made () a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled () to Lachish: but they sent () to Lachish after him, and slew () him there.
[28] And they brought () him upon horses, and buried () him with his fathers in the city of Judah.

2 Chronicles 25:3 Heb. confirmed upon him
2 Chronicles 25:9 Heb. band
2 Chronicles 25:10a Heb. to their place
2 Chronicles 25:10b Heb. in heat of anger
2 Chronicles 25:13 Heb. the sons of the band
2 Chronicles 25:16 Heb. counselled
2 Chronicles 25:18a Or, furr bush, or thorn
2 Chronicles 25:18b Heb. a beast of the field
2 Chronicles 25:22 Heb. smitten
2 Chronicles 25:23 Heb. the gate of it that looketh
2 Chronicles 25:27a Heb. from after
2 Chronicles 25:27b Heb. conspired a conspiracy
2 Chronicles 25:28 That is, the city of David, as it is

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Chronicles 25 (BYZ)

[1] ων πεντε και εικοσι ετων εβασιλευσεν αμασιας και εικοσι εννεα ετη εβασιλευσεν εν ιερουσαλημ και ονομα τη μητρι αυτου ιωαδεν απο ιερουσαλημ
[2] και εποιησεν το ευθες ενωπιον κυριου αλλ ουκ εν καρδια πληρει
[3] και εγενετο ως κατεστη η βασιλεια εν χειρι αυτου και εθανατωσεν τους παιδας αυτου τους φονευσαντας τον βασιλεα πατερα αυτου
[4] και τους υιους αυτων ουκ απεκτεινεν κατα την διαθηκην του νομου κυριου καθως γεγραπται ως ενετειλατο κυριος λεγων ουκ αποθανουνται πατερες υπερ τεκνων και υιοι ουκ αποθανουνται υπερ πατερων αλλ η εκαστος τη εαυτου αμαρτια αποθανουνται
[5] και συνηγαγεν αμασιας τον οικον ιουδα και ανεστησεν αυτους κατ οικους πατριων αυτων εις χιλιαρχους και εκατονταρχους εν παντι ιουδα και ιερουσαλημ και ηριθμησεν αυτους απο εικοσαετους και επανω και ευρεν αυτους τριακοσιας χιλιαδας δυνατους εξελθειν εις πολεμον κρατουντας δορυ και θυρεον
[6] και εμισθωσατο απο ισραηλ εκατον χιλιαδας δυνατους ισχυι εκατον ταλαντων αργυριου
[7] και ανθρωπος του θεου ηλθεν προς αυτον λεγων βασιλευ ου πορευσεται μετα σου δυναμις ισραηλ οτι ουκ εστιν κυριος μετα ισραηλ παντων των υιων εφραιμ
[8] οτι εαν υπολαβης κατισχυσαι εν τουτοις και τροπωσεται σε κυριος εναντιον των εχθρων οτι εστιν παρα κυριου και ισχυσαι και τροπωσασθαι
[9] και ειπεν αμασιας τω ανθρωπω του θεου και τι ποιησω τα εκατον ταλαντα α εδωκα τη δυναμει ισραηλ και ειπεν ο ανθρωπος του θεου εστιν τω κυριω δουναι σοι πλειστα τουτων
[10] και διεχωρισεν αμασιας τη δυναμει τη ελθουση προς αυτον απο εφραιμ απελθειν εις τον τοπον αυτων και εθυμωθησαν σφοδρα επι ιουδαν και επεστρεψαν εις τον τοπον αυτων εν οργη θυμου
[11] και αμασιας κατισχυσεν και παρελαβεν τον λαον αυτου και επορευθη εις την κοιλαδα των αλων και επαταξεν εκει τους υιους σηιρ δεκα χιλιαδας
[12] και δεκα χιλιαδας εζωγρησαν οι υιοι ιουδα και εφερον αυτους επι το ακρον του κρημνου και κατεκρημνιζον αυτους απο του ακρου του κρημνου και παντες διερρηγνυντο
[13] και οι υιοι της δυναμεως ους απεστρεψεν αμασιας του μη πορευθηναι μετ αυτου εις πολεμον και επεθεντο επι τας πολεις ιουδα απο σαμαρειας εως βαιθωρων και επαταξαν εν αυτοις τρεις χιλιαδας και εσκυλευσαν σκυλα πολλα
[14] και εγενετο μετα το ελθειν αμασιαν παταξαντα την ιδουμαιαν και ηνεγκεν προς αυτους τους θεους υιων σηιρ και εστησεν αυτους εαυτω εις θεους και εναντιον αυτων προσεκυνει και αυτοις αυτος εθυεν
[15] και εγενετο οργη κυριου επι αμασιαν και απεστειλεν αυτω προφητας και ειπαν αυτω τι εζητησας τους θεους του λαου οι ουκ εξειλαντο τον λαον αυτων εκ χειρος σου
[16] και εγενετο εν τω λαλησαι αυτω και ειπεν αυτω μη συμβουλον του βασιλεως δεδωκα σε προσεχε μη μαστιγωθης και εσιωπησεν ο προφητης και ειπεν οτι γινωσκω οτι εβουλετο επι σοι του καταφθειραι σε οτι εποιησας τουτο και ουκ επηκουσας της συμβουλιας μου
[17] και εβουλευσατο αμασιας και απεστειλεν προς ιωας υιον ιωαχαζ υιου ιου βασιλεα ισραηλ λεγων δευρο οφθωμεν προσωποις
[18] και απεστειλεν ιωας βασιλευς ισραηλ προς αμασιαν βασιλεα ιουδα λεγων ο αχουχ ο εν τω λιβανω απεστειλεν προς την κεδρον την εν τω λιβανω λεγων δος την θυγατερα σου τω υιω μου εις γυναικα και ιδου ελευσεται τα θηρια του αγρου τα εν τω λιβανω και ηλθαν τα θηρια και κατεπατησαν τον αχουχ
[19] ειπας ιδου επαταξας την ιδουμαιαν και επαιρει σε η καρδια η βαρεια νυν καθησο εν οικω σου και ινα τι συμβαλλεις εν κακια και πεση συ και ιουδας μετα σου
[20] και ουκ ηκουσεν αμασιας οτι παρα κυριου εγενετο του παραδουναι αυτον εις χειρας οτι εξεζητησεν τους θεους των ιδουμαιων
[21] και ανεβη ιωας βασιλευς ισραηλ και ωφθησαν αλληλοις αυτος και αμασιας βασιλευς ιουδα εν βαιθσαμυς η εστιν του ιουδα
[22] και ετροπωθη ιουδας κατα προσωπον ισραηλ και εφυγεν εκαστος εις το σκηνωμα
[23] και τον αμασιαν βασιλεα ιουδα τον του ιωας κατελαβεν ιωας βασιλευς ισραηλ εν βαιθσαμυς και εισηγαγεν αυτον εις ιερουσαλημ και κατεσπασεν απο του τειχους ιερουσαλημ απο πυλης εφραιμ εως πυλης γωνιας τετρακοσιους πηχεις
[24] και παν το χρυσιον και το αργυριον και παντα τα σκευη τα ευρεθεντα εν οικω κυριου και παρα τω αβδεδομ και τους θησαυρους οικου του βασιλεως και τους υιους των συμμιξεων και επεστρεψεν εις σαμαρειαν
[25] και εζησεν αμασιας ο του ιωας βασιλευς ιουδα μετα το αποθανειν ιωας τον του ιωαχαζ βασιλεα ισραηλ ετη δεκα πεντε
[26] και οι λοιποι λογοι αμασιου οι πρωτοι και οι εσχατοι ουκ ιδου γεγραμμενοι επι βιβλιου βασιλεων ιουδα και ισραηλ
[27] και εν τω καιρω ω απεστη αμασιας απο κυριου και επεθεντο αυτω επιθεσιν και εφυγεν απο ιερουσαλημ εις λαχις και απεστειλαν κατοπισθεν αυτου εις λαχις και εθανατωσαν αυτον εκει
[28] και ανελαβον αυτον επι των ιππων και εθαψαν αυτον μετα των πατερων αυτου εν πολει δαυιδ

Scripture quotations from the 2018 Robinson-Pierpont edition of the Greek New Testament in the Original Greek, Byzantine Majority Text. It is in the public domain.