Revised Webster's Bible
2 Chronicles 25
1Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֔הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242andfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began toreignמָלַ֣ךְma.LakhH4427, and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֣יםve.'es.RimH6242andnineוָתֵ֙שַׁע֙va.Te.sha'H8672yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389. And hismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasJehoaddanיְהוֹעַדָּ֖ןye.ho.'a.DanH3086ofJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלָֽיִם׃mi.ru.sha.La.yimH3389.
4But heslewהֵמִ֑יתhe.MitH4191not theirchildrenבְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.HemH1121, but did as it iswrittenכַכָּת֣וּבkha.ka.TuvH3789in thelawבַּתּוֹרָ֡הba.to.RahH8451of thebookבְּסֵ֣פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612ofMosesמֹשֶׁה֩mo.ShehH4872, where theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Thefathersאָב֤וֹת'a.VotH1shall notdieיָמ֨וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191for thechildrenבָּנִים֙ba.NimH1121, neither shall thechildrenוּבָנִים֙u.va.NimH1121dieיָמ֣וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191for thefathersאָב֔וֹת'a.VotH1, but everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376shalldieיָמֽוּתוּ׃ פya.Mu.tuH4191for his ownsinבְּחֶטְא֖וֹbe.chet.'OH2399.
5MoreoverAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558gatheredH6908Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063togetherH6908, andmadeוַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֣םvai.ya.'a.mi.DemH5975themcaptainsלְשָׂרֵ֤יle.sa.ReiH8269overthousandsהָאֲלָפִים֙ha.'a.la.FimH505, andcaptainsוּלְשָׂרֵ֣יu.le.sa.ReiH8269overhundredsהַמֵּא֔וֹתha.me.'otH3967, according to thehousesלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of theirfathersאָב֗וֹת'a.VotH1, throughout allJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144: and henumberedוַֽיִּפְקְדֵ֗םvai.yif.ke.DemH6485them fromtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldלְמִבֶּ֨ןle.mi.BenH1121andaboveוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605, andfoundוַיִּמְצָאֵ֗םvai.yim.tza.'EmH4672themthreeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֨וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505choiceבָּחוּר֙ba.ChurH977men, able to goforthיוֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318towarצָבָ֔אtza.Va'H6635, that couldhandleאֹחֵ֖ז'o.ChezH270spearרֹ֥מַחRo.machH7420andshieldוְצִנָּֽה׃ve.tzi.NahH6793.
7But therecameבָּ֤אba'H935amanוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430to him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Okingהַמֶּ֕לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, let not thearmyצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478goיָבֹ֥אya.Vo'H935with thee; for theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is not withIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that is, with all thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669.
8But if thou wiltgoבֹּ֣אbo'H935,doעֲשֵׂ֖ה'a.SehH6213it, bestrongחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388for thebattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421:Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430shall make theefallיַכְשִֽׁילְךָ֤yakh.shi.le.KhaH3782beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theenemyאוֹיֵ֔ב'o.YevH341: forGodבֵּאלֹהִ֖יםbe.lo.HimH430hathיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426powerכֹּ֛חַKo.achH3581tohelpלַעְז֥וֹרla'.ZorH5826, and to castdownוּלְהַכְשִֽׁיל׃u.le.hakh.ShilH3782.
9AndAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themanלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, But what shall wedoלַּעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtH6213for thehundredלִמְאַ֣תlim.'AtH3967talentsהַכִּכָּ֔רha.ki.KarH3603which I havegivenנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to thearmyלִגְד֣וּדlig.DudH1416ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478? And themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430answeredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, TheLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068isיֵ֚שׁyeshH3426able togiveלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414thee muchmoreהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235than this.
10ThenAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֗הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558separatedוַיַּבְדִּילֵ֣םvai.yav.di.LemH914them, that is, thearmyלְהַגְּדוּד֙le.ha.ge.DudH1416that hadcomeבָּ֤אba'H935to him out ofEphraimמֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669, togoH3212homeלִמְקוֹמָ֑םlim.ko.MamH4725againH3212: therefore theirangerאַפָּ֤ם'a.PamH639wasgreatlyמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966kindledוַיִּ֨חַרvai.Yi.charH2734againstJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063, and theyreturnedוַיָּשׁ֥וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725homeלִמְקוֹמָ֖םlim.ko.MamH4725ingreatבָּחֳרִי־bo.cho.ri-H2750angerאָֽף׃ פ'AfH639.
11AndAmaziahוַאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙va.'a.matz.Ya.huH558strengthenedהִתְחַזַּ֔קhit.cha.ZakH2388himself, and ledforthוַיִּנְהַג֙vai.yin.HagH5090hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971, andwentH3212to thevalleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516ofsaltהַמֶּ֑לַחha.Me.lachH4417, andsmoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221of thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofSeirשֵׂעִ֖ירse.'IrH8165tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִֽים׃'a.la.FimH505.
12And othertenוַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֜ים'a.la.FimH505leftaliveחַיִּ֗יםchai.YimH2416thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063carried awaycaptiveשָׁבוּ֙sha.VuH7617, andbroughtוַיְבִיא֖וּםvay.vi.'UmH935them to thetopלְרֹ֣אשׁle.RoshH7218of therockהַסָּ֑לַעha.Sa.la'H5553, and cast themdownוַיַּשְׁלִיכ֛וּםvai.yash.li.KhumH7993from thetopמֵֽרֹאשׁ־me.rosh-H7218of therockהַסֶּ֖לַעha.Se.la'H5553, that they were all broken inpiecesנִבְקָֽעוּ׃ סniv.Ka.'uH1234.
13But thesoldiersוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of thearmyהַגְּד֗וּדha.ge.DudH1416whomAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558sentbackהֵשִׁ֤יבhe.ShivH7725, that they should notgoH3212with him tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,fellוַֽיִּפְשְׁטוּ֙vai.yif.she.TuH6584upon thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, fromSamariaמִשֹּׁמְר֖וֹןmi.sho.me.RonH8111even toBethhoronH1032, andsmoteוַיַּכּ֤וּvai.ya.KuH5221threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505of them, andtookוַיָּבֹ֖זּוּvai.ya.Vo.zuH962muchרַבָּֽה׃ סra.BahH7227spoilבִּזָּ֥הbi.ZahH961.
14Now it came to pass,afterאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310thatAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558hadcomeב֤וֹאVo'H935from theslaughterמֵֽהַכּ֣וֹתme.ha.KotH5221of theEdomitesאֲדוֹמִ֔ים'a.do.MimH130, that hebroughtוַיָּבֵ֗אvai.ya.Ve'H935thegodsאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofSeirשֵׂעִ֔ירse.'IrH8165, and set themupוַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֥םvai.ya.'a.mi.DemH5975to be hisgodsלֵאלֹהִ֑יםle.lo.HimH430, andbowedיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הyish.ta.cha.VehH7812himselfbeforeוְלִפְנֵיהֶ֥םve.lif.nei.HemH6440them, and burnedincenseיְקַטֵּֽר׃ye.ka.TerH6999to them.
15Therefore theangerאַ֥ף'afH639of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068waskindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734againstAmaziahבַּאֲמַצְיָ֑הוּba.'a.matz.Ya.huH558, and hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971to him aprophetנָבִ֔יאna.Vi'H5030, whosaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Why hast thousoughtדָרַ֙שְׁתָּ֙da.Rash.taH1875after thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, which could notdeliverהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337their ownpeopleעַמָּ֖ם'a.MamH5971out of thyhandמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃mi.ya.De.khaH3027?
16And it came to pass, as hetalkedבְּדַבְּר֣וֹbe.da.be.RoH1696with him, that the kingsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Art thoumadeנְתַנּ֔וּךָne.ta.Nu.khaH5414of theking’sלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428councilהַלְיוֹעֵ֤ץhal.yo.'EtzH3289?forbearחֲדַל־cha.dal-H2308; why shouldest thou besmittenיַכּ֑וּךָya.Ku.khaH5221? Then theprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030stoppedוַיֶּחְדַּ֣לvai.yech.DalH2308, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Iknowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hathdeterminedיָעַ֤ץya.'AtzH3289todestroyלְהַשְׁחִיתֶ֔ךָle.hash.chi.Te.khaH7843thee, because thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.taH6213this, and hast nothearkenedשָׁמַ֖עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085to mycounselלַעֲצָתִֽי׃ פla.'a.tza.TiH6098.
17ThenAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063tookadviceוַיִּוָּעַ֗ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289, andsentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971toJoashיוֹאָ֨שׁyo.'AshH3101, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֧זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,ComeH3212, let us look oneanotherנִתְרָאֶ֥הnit.ra.'EhH7200in thefaceפָנִֽים׃fa.NimH6440.
18AndJoashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971toAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֮ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, Thethistleהַח֜וֹחַha.Cho.achH2336that was inLebanonבַּלְּבָנ֗וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844sentשָׁ֠לַחSha.lachH7971to thecedarהָאֶ֜רֶזha.'E.rezH730that was inLebanonבַּלְּבָנוֹן֙ba.le.va.nOnH3844,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Giveתְּנָֽה־te.nah-H5414thydaughterבִּתְּךָ֥bi.te.KhaH1323to mysonלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH1121for awifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802: and there passedbyוַֽתַּעֲבֹ֞רva.ta.'a.VorH5674awildהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704beastחַיַּ֤תchai.YatH2416that was inLebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844, and troddownוַתִּרְמֹ֖סva.tir.MosH7429thethistleהַחֽוֹחַ׃ha.Cho.achH2336.
19Thousayestאָמַ֗רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559, Lo, thou hastsmittenהִכִּ֙יתָ֙hi.Ki.taH5221theEdomitesאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123; and thyheartלִבְּךָ֖li.be.KhaH3820lifteth theeupוּנְשָׂאֲךָ֥u.ne.sa.'a.KhaH5375toboastלְהַכְבִּ֑ידle.hakh.BidH3513:abideשְׁבָ֣הshe.VahH3427now athomeבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004; why shouldest thoumeddleתִתְגָּרֶה֙tit.ga.RehH1624to thyharmבְּרָעָ֔הbe.ra.'AhH7451, that thou shouldestfallוְנָ֣פַלְתָּ֔ve.Na.fal.taH5307, even thou, andJudahוִיהוּדָ֥הvi.hu.DahH3063with thee?
20ButAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֔הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558would nothearשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085; for it came fromGodמֵהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙me.ha.'E.lo.HimH430, that he mightdeliverתִּתָּ֣םti.TamH5414them into thehandבְּיָ֑דbe.YadH3027of their enemies, because theysoughtדָֽרְשׁ֔וּda.re.ShuH1875after thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofEdomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.
21SoJoashיוֹאָ֤שׁyo.'AshH3101thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentupוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927; and they looked oneanotherוַיִּתְרָא֣וּvai.yit.ra.'UH7200in thefaceפָנִ֔יםfa.NimH6440, both he andAmaziahוַאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּva.'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, atBethshemeshH1053, which belongeth toJudahלִיהוּדָֽה׃li.hu.DahH3063.
23AndJoashיוֹאָ֣שׁyo.'AshH3101thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookתָּפַ֛שׂta.FasH8610Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֨הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָ֥שׁyo.'AshH3101, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֗זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059, atBethshemeshH1053, andbroughtוַיְבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙vay.vi.'E.huH935him toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389, and brokedownוַיִּפְרֹ֞ץvai.yif.RotzH6555thewallבְּחוֹמַ֣תbe.cho.MatH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389from thegateמִשַּׁ֤עַרmi.Sha.'arH8179ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669to thecornerהַפּוֹנֶ֔הha.po.NehH6437gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179,fourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967cubitsאַמָּֽה׃'a.MahH520.
24And he took all thegoldהַזָּהָ֣בha.za.HavH2091and thesilverוְהַכֶּ֡סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefH3701, and all thevesselsהַ֠כֵּלִיםHa.ke.limH3627that werefoundהַנִּמְצְאִ֨יםha.nim.tze.'ImH4672in thehouseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430withObededomH5654, and thetreasuresאֹצְרוֹת֙'o.tze.rOtH214of theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, thehostagesבְּנֵ֣י הַתַּֽעֲרֻב֑וֹתbe.Nei ha.ta.'a.ru.VotH1121H8594also, andreturnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ פsho.me.RonH8111.
25AndAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֤הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָשׁ֙yo.'AshH3101kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063livedוַיְחִ֨יvay.ChiH2421afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310thedeathמ֔וֹתMotH4194ofJoashיוֹאָ֥שׁyo.'AshH3101sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֖זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478fifteenחֲמֵ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖הcha.Mesh 'es.RehH2568H6240yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.
26Now therestוְיֶ֙תֶר֙ve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֔הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558,firstהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223andlastוְהָאַחֲרוֹנִ֑יםve.ha.'a.cha.ro.NimH314, behold, are they notwrittenכְּתוּבִ֔יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612of thekingsמַלְכֵי־mal.khei-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?
27Now after thetimeוּמֵעֵ֗תu.me.'EtH6256thatAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huH558turnedawayסָ֤רsarH5493fromfollowingמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068theymadeוַיִּקְשְׁר֨וּvai.yik.she.RuH7194aconspiracyקֶ֛שֶׁרKe.sherH7195against him inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389; and hefledוַיָּ֣נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127toLachishלָכִ֑ישָׁהla.Khi.shahH3923: but theysentוַיִּשְׁלְח֤וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971toLachishלָכִ֔ישָׁהla.Khi.shahH3923afterאַחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310him, andslewוַיְמִיתֻ֖הוּvay.mi.Tu.huH4191him there.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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- 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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