2 Chronicles 25:6

2 Chronicles 25:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver.
• New International Version (NIV)He also hired a hundred thousand fighting men from Israel for a hundred talents of silver.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He hired also 100,000 mighty men of valor from Israel for 100 talents of silver.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He also hired one hundred thousand mighty men of valor from Israel for one hundred talents of silver.

Context of 2 Chronicles 25:6

4But he did not kill their children; for he did as it is written in the Law, in the Book of Moses, where the Lord commanded, “The fathers shall not die for the children, nor the children die for the fathers, but each shall be put to death for his own sin.” 5Amaziah assembled [the men of] Judah and appointed them in accordance with their fathers’ (ancestors’) households under commanders of thousands and of hundreds throughout Judah and Benjamin. He numbered them from twenty years old and above and found there to be 300,000 choice men fit for war and able to handle spear and shield. He also hired 100,000 brave warriors from Israel for a hundred talents of silver. 7But a man of God came to him, saying, “O king, do not let this army of Israel go with you, for the Lord is not with Israel nor with any of the sons of Ephraim. 8But if you do go [in spite of this warning], be strong and courageous for battle; yet God will cause you to stumble and fall before the enemy, for God has power to help and to cause people to stumble.”

2 Chronicles 25:6 word by word

וַיִּשְׂכֹּ֣ר מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֗ל מֵ֥אָה אֶ֛לֶף גִּבּ֥וֹר חָ֖יִל בְּמֵאָ֥ה כִכַּר־כָּֽסֶף׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He hiredשָׂכַרώâkar sâkar · to hireH7936
• also an hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• mightyגִּבּוֹרgibbôr gibbôr · mighty manH1368
• men of valourחַ֫יִלchayil · strengthH2428
• out of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• talentsכִּכָּרkikâr · talentH3603
• of silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 25:6

• Exodus 38:25The silver from those of the congregation who were assembled and counted was 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary;

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 25:6

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Amaziah's army of 300,000 was smaller than Asa's 580,000 or Jehoshaphat's 1,160,000. This might explain why Amaziah wanted to hire more troops from Israel, the northern kingdom.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. He hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour ... for an hundred talents of silver--This sum was paid into the treasury of Jehoahaz--not given as bounty to the mercenaries who were obliged to serve at the sovereign's call; their remuneration consisting only in the booty they might obtain. It was about £50,000 sterling, being 10s. per man, including officers--a very paltry pay, compared with the bounty given for a soldier in this country. But…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 25:6

• Armies
• Ephraim

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Amaziah
• Counsel
• Joktheel
• Salt, Valley of
• Chronicles, Books of
• Hire
• Judah, Kingdom of

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary