2 Chronicles 25:10

2 Chronicles 25:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)So Amaziah dismissed the troops who had come to him from Ephraim and sent them home. They were furious with Judah and left for home in a great rage.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Amaziah discharged the army that had come to him from Ephraim to go home again. And they became very angry with Judah and returned home in fierce anger.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Amaziah discharged the troops that had come to him from Ephraim, to go back home. Therefore their anger was greatly aroused against Judah, and they returned home in great anger.

Context of 2 Chronicles 25:10

8If you let them go with your troops into battle, you will be defeated by the enemy no matter how well you fight. God will overthrow you, for he has the power to help you or to trip you up.” 9Amaziah asked the man of God, “But what about all that silver I paid to hire the army of Israel?” The man of God replied, “The Lord is able to give you much more than this!” So Amaziah discharged the hired troops and sent them back to Ephraim. This made them very angry with Judah, and they returned home in a great rage. 11Then Amaziah summoned his courage and led his army to the Valley of Salt, where they killed 10,000 Edomite troops from Seir. 12They captured another 10,000 and took them to the top of a cliff and threw them off, dashing them to pieces on the rocks below.

2 Chronicles 25:10 word by word

וַיַּבְדִּילֵ֣ם אֲמַצְיָ֗הוּ לְהַגְּדוּד֙ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֤א אֵלָיו֙ מֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִם לָלֶ֖כֶת לִמְקוֹמָ֑ם וַיִּ֨חַר אַפָּ֤ם מְאֹד֙ בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה וַיָּשׁ֥וּבוּ לִמְקוֹמָ֖ם בָּחֳרִי־אָֽף׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֫הוּ'ămatsyâh 'ămatsyâhû · AmaziahH558
• separatedבָּדַלbâdal · to separateH914
• the armyגְּדוּדgedûd · bandH1416
• that was comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to him out of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669
• to goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• homeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• wherefore their angerאַף'aph · face: angerH639
• was greatlyמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• kindledחָרָהchârâh · to be incensedH2734
• against Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• and they returnedשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
• in greatחֳרִיchŏrîy · burningH2750

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 25:10

• 1 Kings 12:24‘This is what the Lord says: Do not fight against your relatives, the Israelites. Go back home, for what has happened is my doing!’” So they obeyed the message of the Lord and went home, as the Lord had commanded.
• 2 Samuel 19:43“But there are ten tribes in Israel,” the others replied. “So we have ten times as much right to the king as you do. What right do you have to treat us with such contempt? Weren’t we the first to speak of bringing him back to be our king again?” The argument continued back and forth, and the men of Judah spoke even more harshly than the men of Israel.
• Proverbs 29:22An angry person starts fights; a hot-tempered person commits all kinds of sin.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 25:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10They returned home in great anger - They thought they were insulted, and began to meditate revenge. See the notes on 2 Kings 14:1-20 (note), where almost every circumstance in this chapter is examined and explained.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Such a dismissal could not fail to arouse great indignation. The Israelites would suppose themselves dismissed because their good faith was suspected. On the consequences of their indignation, see 2 Chronicles 25:13.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. separated them ... the army ... out of Ephraim ... their anger was greatly kindled against Judah--Amaziah, who knew his position as the Lord's viceroy, complied with the prophet's counsel, and, consenting to forfeit the purchase money of the Israelitish soldiers, discharged them. Exasperated at this treatment, they resolved to indemnify themselves for the loss of their expected booty, and so on their return home they plundered all the towns in their…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 25:10

• Anger
• Faith

In the dictionaries

• Amaziah
• Ephraim
• Judah
• Ephraim, Ephraimite
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Counsel
• Joktheel
• Salt, Valley of
• Chronicles, Books 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