Revised Literal Translation
2 Chronicles 25
1Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֔הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242and fiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121whenhe began to reignמָלַ֣ךְma.LakhH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֣יםve.'es.RimH6242and nineוָתֵ֙שַׁע֙va.Te.sha'H8672yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.And his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasJehoaddanיְהוֹעַדָּ֖ןye.ho.'a.DanH3086of Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלָֽיִם׃mi.ru.sha.La.yimH3389.
4But he slewהֵמִ֑יתhe.MitH4191not their childrenבְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.HemH1121, but did as it iswrittenכַכָּת֣וּבkha.ka.TuvH3789in the lawבַּתּוֹרָ֡הba.to.RahH8451in the bookבְּסֵ֣פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of Mosesמֹשֶׁה֩mo.ShehH4872,where Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,The fathersאָב֤וֹת'a.VotH1shall not dieיָמ֨וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191for the childrenבָּנִים֙ba.NimH1121,neither shall the childrenוּבָנִים֙u.va.NimH1121dieיָמ֣וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191for the fathersאָב֔וֹת'a.VotH1,but every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376shall dieיָמֽוּתוּ׃ פya.Mu.tuH4191for his own sinבְּחֶטְא֖וֹbe.chet.'OH2399.
5Moreover Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558gatheredH6908Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063togetherH6908,and madeוַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֣םvai.ya.'a.mi.DemH5975them captainsלְשָׂרֵ֤יle.sa.ReiH8269over thousandsהָאֲלָפִים֙ha.'a.la.FimH505,and captainsוּלְשָׂרֵ֣יu.le.sa.ReiH8269over hundredsהַמֵּא֔וֹתha.me.'otH3967,according to the housesלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of theirfathersאָב֗וֹת'a.VotH1,throughout all Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144:and he numberedוַֽיִּפְקְדֵ֗םvai.yif.ke.DemH6485them from twentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldלְמִבֶּ֨ןle.mi.BenH1121and aboveוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605,and foundוַיִּמְצָאֵ֗םvai.yim.tza.'EmH4672them threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֨וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505choiceבָּחוּר֙ba.ChurH977men, ableto go forthיוֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318to warצָבָ֔אtza.Va'H6635,that could handleאֹחֵ֖ז'o.ChezH270spearרֹ֥מַחRo.machH7420and shieldוְצִנָּֽה׃ve.tzi.NahH6793.
7But there cameבָּ֤אba'H935a manוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430to him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,O kingהַמֶּ֕לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,let not the armyצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478goיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935with thee; for Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068isnot with Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, to wit, withall the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.
8But if thou wilt goבֹּ֣אbo'H935,doעֲשֵׂ֖ה'a.SehH6213it,be strongחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388for the battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421:Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430shall make thee fallיַכְשִֽׁילְךָ֤yakh.shi.le.KhaH3782beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the enemyאוֹיֵ֔ב'o.YevH341:for Godבֵּאלֹהִ֖יםbe.lo.HimH430hathיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426powerכֹּ֛חַKo.achH3581to helpלַעְז֥וֹרla'.ZorH5826,and to cast downוּלְהַכְשִֽׁיל׃u.le.hakh.ShilH3782.
9And Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,But what shall we doלַּעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213for the hundredלִמְאַ֣תlim.'AtH3967talentsהַכִּכָּ֔רha.ki.KarH3603which I have givenנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to the armyלִגְד֣וּדlig.DudH1416of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?And the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430answeredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068isיֵ֚שׁyeshH3426able to giveלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414thee much moreהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235than this.
10Then Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֗הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558separatedוַיַּבְדִּילֵ֣םvai.yav.di.LemH914them, to wit,the armyלְהַגְּדוּד֙le.ha.ge.DudH1416that was comeבָּ֤אba'H935to him out of Ephraimמֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669,to goH3212homeלִמְקוֹמָ֑םlim.ko.MamH4725againH3212:wherefore their angerאַפָּ֤ם'a.PamH639was greatlyמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966kindledוַיִּ֨חַרvai.Yi.charH2734against Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063,and they returnedוַיָּשׁ֥וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725homeלִמְקוֹמָ֖םlim.ko.MamH4725in greatבָּחֳרִי־bo.cho.ri-H2750angerאָֽף׃ פ'AfH639.
11And Amaziahוַאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙va.'a.matz.Ya.huH558strengthenedהִתְחַזַּ֔קhit.cha.ZakH2388himself, and led forthוַיִּנְהַג֙vai.yin.HagH5090his peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,and wentH3212to the valleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516of saltהַמֶּ֑לַחha.Me.lachH4417,and smoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221of the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of Seirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִֽים׃'a.la.FimH505.
12And othertenוַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֜ים'a.la.FimH505leftaliveחַיִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416did the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063carry away captiveשָׁבוּ֙sha.VuH7617,and broughtוַיְבִיא֖וּםvay.vi.'UmH935them unto the topלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of the rockהַסָּ֑לַעha.Sa.la'H5553,and cast them downוַיַּשְׁלִיכ֛וּםvai.yash.li.KhumH7993from the topמֵֽרֹאשׁ־me.rosh-H7218of the rockהַסֶּ֖לַעha.Se.la'H5553,that they all were broken in piecesנִבְקָֽעוּ׃ סniv.Ka.'uH1234.
13But the soldiersוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of the armyהַגְּד֗וּדha.ge.DudH1416which Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558sent backהֵשִׁ֤יבhe.ShivH7725,that they should not goH3212with him to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,fellוַֽיִּפְשְׁטוּ֙vai.yif.she.TuH6584upon the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,from Samariaמִשֹּׁמְר֖וֹןmi.sho.me.RonH8111even unto Beth–horonH1032,and smoteוַיַּכּ֤וּvai.ya.KuH5221threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505of them, and tookוַיָּבֹ֖זּוּvai.ya.Vo.zuH962muchרַבָּֽה׃ סra.BahH7227spoilבִּזָּ֥הbi.ZahH961.
14Now it came to pass, afterאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310that Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558was comeב֤וֹאVo'H935from the slaughterמֵֽהַכּ֣וֹתme.ha.KotH5221of the Edomitesאֲדוֹמִ֔ים'a.do.MimH130,that he broughtוַיָּבֵ֗אvai.ya.Ve'H935the godsאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Seirשֵׂעִ֔ירse.'IrH8165,and set them upוַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֥םvai.ya.'a.mi.DemH5975to behis godsלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430,and bowed downיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הyish.ta.cha.VehH7812himself beforeוְלִפְנֵיהֶ֥םve.lif.nei.HemH6440them, and burned incenseיְקַטֵּֽר׃ye.ka.TerH6999unto them.
15Wherefore the angerאַ֥ף'afH639of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was kindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Amaziahבַּאֲמַצְיָ֑הוּba.'a.matz.Ya.huH558,and he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971unto him a prophetנָבִ֔יאna.Vi'H5030,which saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Why hast thou soughtדָרַ֙שְׁתָּ֙da.Rash.taH1875after the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,which could not deliverהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337their own peopleעַמָּ֖ם'a.MamH5971out of thine handמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃mi.ya.De.khaH3027?
16And it came to pass, as he talkedבְּדַבְּר֣וֹbe.da.be.RoH1696with him, that the kingsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Art thou madeנְתַנּ֔וּךָne.ta.Nu.khaH5414of the king’sלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428counselהַלְיוֹעֵ֤ץhal.yo.'EtzH3289?forbearחֲדַל־cha.dal-H2308;why shouldest thou be smittenיַכּ֑וּךָya.Ku.khaH5221?Then the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030forbareוַיֶּחְדַּ֣לvai.yech.DalH2308,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,I knowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hath determinedיָעַ֤ץya.'AtzH3289to destroyלְהַשְׁחִיתֶ֔ךָle.hash.chi.Te.khaH7843thee, because thou hast doneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213this, and hast not hearkenedשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085unto my counselלַעֲצָתִֽי׃ פla.'a.tza.TiH6098.
17Then Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063took adviceוַיִּוָּעַ֗ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289,and sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971to Joashיוֹאָ֨שׁyo.'AshH3101,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֧זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,ComeH3212,let us see one anotherנִתְרָאֶ֥הnit.ra.'EhH7200in the faceפָנִֽים׃fa.NimH6440.
18And Joashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971to Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֮ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,The thistleהַח֜וֹחַha.Cho.achH2336that wasin Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֗וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844sentשָׁ֠לַחSha.lachH7971to the cedarהָאֶ֜רֶזha.'E.rezH730that wasin Lebanonבַּלְּבָנוֹן֙ba.le.va.nOnH3844,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Giveתְּנָֽה־te.nah-H5414thy daughterבִּתְּךָ֥bi.te.KhaH1323to my sonלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH1121to wifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802:and there passed byוַֽתַּעֲבֹ֞רva.ta.'a.VorH5674a wildהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704beastחַיַּ֤תchai.YatH2416that wasin Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844,and trode downוַתִּרְמֹ֖סva.tir.MosH7429the thistleהַחֽוֹחַ׃ha.Cho.achH2336.
19Thou sayestאָמַ֗רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559,Lo, thou hast smittenהִכִּ֙יתָ֙hi.Ki.taH5221the Edomitesאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123;and thine heartלִבְּךָ֖li.be.KhaH3820lifteth thee upוּנְשָׂאֲךָ֥u.ne.sa.'a.KhaH5375to boastלְהַכְבִּ֑ידle.hakh.BidH3513:abideשְׁבָ֣הshe.VahH3427now at homeבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004;why shouldest thou meddleתִתְגָּרֶה֙tit.ga.RehH1624to thinehurtבְּרָעָ֔הbe.ra.'AhH7451,that thou shouldest fallוְנָ֣פַלְתָּ֔ve.Na.fal.taH5307, eventhou, and Judahוִיהוּדָ֥הvi.hu.DahH3063with thee?
20But Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֔הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558would not hearשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085; for it cameof Godמֵהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙me.ha.'E.lo.HimH430,that he might deliverתִּתָּ֣םti.TamH5414them into the handבְּיָ֑דbe.YadH3027of their enemies,because they soughtדָֽרְשׁ֔וּda.re.ShuH1875after the godsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Edomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.
21So Joashיוֹאָ֤שׁyo.'AshH3101the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478went upוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927;and they saw one anotherוַיִּתְרָא֣וּvai.yit.ra.'UH7200in the faceפָנִ֔יםfa.NimH6440, bothhe and Amaziahוַאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּva.'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,at Beth–shemeshH1053, which belongethto Judahלִיהוּדָֽה׃li.hu.DahH3063.
23And Joashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookתָּפַ֛שׂta.FasH8610Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֨הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Joashיוֹאָ֥שׁyo.'AshH3101,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֗זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059,at Beth–shemeshH1053,and broughtוַיְבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙vay.vi.'E.huH935him to Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,and brake downוַיִּפְרֹ֞ץvai.yif.RotzH6555the wallבְּחוֹמַ֣תbe.cho.MatH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389from the gateמִשַּׁ֤עַרmi.Sha.'arH8179of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669to the cornerהַפּוֹנֶ֔הha.po.NehH6437gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179,fourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967cubitsאַמָּֽה׃'a.MahH520.
24And he tookall the goldהַזָּהָ֣בha.za.HavH2091and the silverוְהַכֶּ֡סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701,and all the vesselsהַ֠כֵּלִיםHa.ke.limH3627that were foundהַנִּמְצְאִ֨יםha.nim.tze.'ImH4672in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430with Obed–edomH5654,and the treasuresאֹצְרוֹת֙'o.tze.rOtH214of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,the hostagesבְּנֵ֣י הַתַּֽעֲרֻב֑וֹתbe.Nei ha.ta.'a.ru.VotH8594H1121also, and returnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ פsho.me.RonH8111.
25And Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֤הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Joashיוֹאָשׁ֙yo.'AshH3101kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063livedוַיְחִ֨יvay.ChiH2421afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310the deathמ֔וֹתMotH4194of Joashיוֹאָ֥שׁyo.'AshH3101sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֖זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478fifteenחֲמֵ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖הcha.Mesh 'es.RehH6240H2568yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.
26Now the restוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֔הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558,firstהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223and lastוְהָאַחֲרוֹנִ֑יםve.ha.'a.cha.ro.NimH314, behold, arethey not writtenכְּתוּבִ֔יםke.tu.VimH3789in the bookסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612of the kingsמַלְכֵי־mal.khei-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?
27Now after the timeוּמֵעֵ֗תu.me.'EtH6256that Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558did turn awayסָ֤רsarH5493from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068they madeוַיִּקְשְׁר֨וּvai.yik.she.RuH7194a conspiracyקֶ֛שֶׁרKe.sherH7195against him in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;and he fledוַיָּ֣נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127to Lachishלָכִ֑ישָׁהla.Khi.shahH3923:but they sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֤וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971to Lachishלָכִ֔ישָׁהla.Khi.shahH3923afterאַחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310him, and slewוַיְמִיתֻ֖הוּvay.mi.Tu.huH4191him there.
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
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