2 Chronicles 25:13

2 Chronicles 25:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Meanwhile the troops that Amaziah had sent back and had not allowed to take part in the war raided towns belonging to Judah from Samaria to Beth Horon. They killed three thousand people and carried off great quantities of plunder.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the men of the army whom Amaziah sent back, not letting them go with him to battle, raided the cities of Judah, from Samaria to Beth-horon, and struck down 3,000 people in them and took much spoil.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But as for the soldiers of the army which Amaziah had discharged, so that they would not go with him to battle, they raided the cities of Judah from Samaria to Beth Horon, killed three thousand in them, and took much spoil.

Context of 2 Chronicles 25:13

11But Amaziah was brave. He led his army to Salt Valley. There they killed 10,000 soldiers from Edom. 12They also caught 10,000 soldiers as their prisoners. They took them to the top of a high rock. They threw their prisoners from the top. They all fell down onto the rocks below and they died. But the soldiers from Israel that Amaziah had sent home attacked some towns in Judah. They were angry because Amaziah had not allowed them to join his army in the battle. They killed 3,000 men in Judah's towns between Samaria and Beth Horon. They took away many valuable things from those towns. 14After Amaziah's army had killed the soldiers from Edom, he returned to Judah. He brought back some idols of the gods that the people of Edom worshipped. He started to worship them as his own gods. He offered sacrifices to them. 15So the Lord became angry with Amaziah. He sent a prophet to him with a message. The prophet said to Amaziah, ‘You should not worship these foreign gods! They could not even save their own people from your power!’

2 Chronicles 25:13 word by word

וּבְנֵ֣י הַגְּד֗וּד אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵשִׁ֤יב אֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙ מִלֶּ֤כֶת עִמּוֹ֙ לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וַֽיִּפְשְׁטוּ֙ בְּעָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה מִשֹּׁמְר֖וֹן וְעַד־בֵּ֣ית חוֹר֑וֹן וַיַּכּ֤וּ מֵהֶם֙ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֔ים וַיָּבֹ֖זּוּ בִּזָּ֥ה רַבָּֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But the soldiersבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of the armyגְּדוּדgedûd · bandH1416
• which Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֫הוּ'ămatsyâh 'ămatsyâhû · AmaziahH558
• sent backשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• that they should not goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• with him to battleמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• fellפָּשַׁטpâshaţ · to stripH6584
• upon the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• from Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןshômerôn · SamariaH8111
• even unto Beth–horonבֵּית חוֹרֹןbêyth chôrôn · Beth-horonH1032
• and smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• of them, and tookבָּזַזbâzaz · to plunderH962
• muchרַבrab · manyH7227
• spoilבִּזָּהbizzâh · plunderH961

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 25:13

• 2 Chronicles 25:9Amaziah said to God's prophet, ‘But I have paid 3,500 kilograms of silver for these soldiers from Israel. What should I do about that?’ The prophet replied, ‘The Lord is able to give you much more than all that money!’
• 1 Kings 16:24Then Omri bought a hill from a man called Shemer. He paid Shemer 70 kilograms of silver for it. He built a city on the hill and he called the city Samaria. That was because the hill had belonged to Shemer.
• 2 Chronicles 8:5He built again Higher Beth-Horon and Lower Beth-Horon. He made those cities strong. He built walls around them with strong gates.
• 1 Kings 9:17So Solomon built Gezer again. He also built Lower Beth-Horon,

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 25:13

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13To revenge the insult 2 Chronicles 25:10, the troops of Joash proceeded southward and ravaged all the Jewish towns and villages between the Israelite frontier and Bethboron. This invasion probably took place while Amaziah was still in Edom.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 25:13

• Beth-Horon

In the dictionaries

• Amaziah
• Judah
• Samaria
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Samaria, Samaritan
• Beth-Horon
• Counsel
• Joktheel

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