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

4However, he did not execute their sons. He obeyed the Lord’s commandment as recorded in the law scroll of Moses, “Fathers must not be executed for what their sons do, and sons must not be executed for what their fathers do. A man must be executed only for his own sin.” 5Amaziah assembled the people of Judah and assigned them by families to the commanders of units of a thousand and the commanders of units of a hundred for all Judah and Benjamin. He counted those twenty years old and up and discovered there were 300,000 young men of fighting age equipped with spears and shields. He hired 100,000 Israelite warriors for a hundred talents of silver. 7But a prophet visited him and said: “O king, the Israelite troops must not go with you, for the Lord is not with Israel or any of the Ephraimites. 8Even if you go and fight bravely in battle, God will defeat you before the enemy. God is capable of helping or defeating.”

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 of those who were numbered of the community was one hundred talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel,

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