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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)He also paid about 7,500 pounds of silver to hire 100,000 experienced fighting men from Israel.

Context of 2 Chronicles 25:6

4Yet he did not put their children to death, but acted in accordance with what is written in the Law, in the Book of Moses, where the Lord commanded: “Parents shall not be put to death for their children, nor children be put to death for their parents; each will die for their own sin.” 5Amaziah called the people of Judah together and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds for all Judah and Benjamin. He then mustered those twenty years old or more and found that there were three hundred thousand men fit for military service, able to handle the spear and shield. He also hired a hundred thousand fighting men from Israel for a hundred talents of silver. 7But a man of God came to him and said, “Your Majesty, these troops from Israel must not march with you, for the Lord is not with Israel—not with any of the people of Ephraim. 8Even if you go and fight courageously in battle, God will overthrow you before the enemy, for God has the power to help or to overthrow.”

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 obtained from those of the community who were counted in the census was 100 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