2 Chronicles 25:12

2 Chronicles 25:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And other ten thousand left alive did the children of Judah carry away captive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, that they all were broken in pieces.
• New International Version (NIV)The army of Judah also captured ten thousand men alive, took them to the top of a cliff and threw them down so that all were dashed to pieces.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The men of Judah captured another 10,000 alive and took them to the top of a rock and threw them down from the top of the rock, and they were all dashed to pieces.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Also the children of Judah took captive ten thousand alive, brought them to the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, so that they all were dashed in pieces.

Context of 2 Chronicles 25:12

10So 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. They 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. 13Meanwhile, the hired troops that Amaziah had sent home raided several of the towns of Judah between Samaria and Beth-horon. They killed 3,000 people and carried off great quantities of plunder. 14When King Amaziah returned from slaughtering the Edomites, he brought with him idols taken from the people of Seir. He set them up as his own gods, bowed down in front of them, and offered sacrifices to them!

2 Chronicles 25:12 word by word

וַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶת אֲלָפִ֜ים חַיִּ֗ים שָׁבוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיְבִיא֖וּם לְרֹ֣אשׁ הַסָּ֑לַע וַיַּשְׁלִיכ֛וּם מֵֽרֹאשׁ־הַסֶּ֖לַע וְכֻלָּ֥ם נִבְקָֽעוּ׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• aliveחַיchay · aliveH2416
• did the childrenבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• carry away captiveשָׁבָהshâbâh · to take captiveH7617
• and broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• them unto the topרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: topH7218
• of the rockסֶ֫לַעsela‛ · rockH5553
• and cast them downשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993
• that they all were broken in piecesבָּקַעbâqa‛ · to break up/openH1234

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 25:12

• 2 Samuel 12:31He also made slaves of the people of Rabbah and forced them to labor with saws, iron picks, and iron axes, and to work in the brick kilns. That is how he dealt with the people of all the Ammonite towns. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.
• 1 Chronicles 20:3He also made slaves of the people of Rabbah and forced them to labor with saws, iron picks, and iron axes. That is how David dealt with the people of all the Ammonite towns. Then David and all the army returned to Jerusalem.
• 2 Chronicles 20:10“And now see what the armies of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir are doing. You would not let our ancestors invade those nations when Israel left Egypt, so they went around them and did not destroy them.
• 2 Chronicles 21:8During Jehoram’s reign, the Edomites revolted against Judah and crowned their own king.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 25:12

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12The top of the rock - Rather, “the height of Selah” (or, Petra), near which the battle was probably fought. On the cruel features of the Edomite wars, see 1 Kings 11:15; Ezekiel 25:12; Obadiah 1:14.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 25:12

• Captive
• Edomites
• Homicide
• Joktheel

In the dictionaries

• Judah
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Counsel
• Edom
• Amaziah
• Punishments
• Sela
• Joktheel
• Sela, or Selah

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