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 kill the children of the assassins, for he obeyed the command of the Lord as written by Moses in the Book of the Law: “Parents must not be put to death for the sins of their children, nor children for the sins of their parents. Those deserving to die must be put to death for their own crimes.” 5Then Amaziah organized the army, assigning generals and captains for all Judah and Benjamin. He took a census and found that he had an army of 300,000 select troops, twenty years old and older, all trained in the use of spear and shield. He also paid about 7,500 pounds of silver to hire 100,000 experienced fighting men from Israel. 7But a man of God came to him and said, “Your Majesty, do not hire troops from Israel, for the Lord is not with Israel. He will not help those people of Ephraim! 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.”

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 whole community of Israel gave 7,545 pounds of silver, as measured by the weight of 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