Verse 1
2 Chronicles 25:1
Free Bible Version
1
Amaziah was twenty-five when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years. His mother's name was Jehoaddan and she came from Jerusalem.
Original Language Text
hebrew
בֶּן עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְ/חָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנָה֙ מָלַ֣ךְ אֲמַצְיָ֔הוּ וְ/עֶשְׂרִ֣ים וָ/תֵ֨שַׁע֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְ/שֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔/וֹ יְהוֹעַדָּ֖ן מִ/ירוּשָׁלָֽיִם
English Translation
He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
Done.
Sign in to save notes and annotations.
Chapter 25 Context
1
Amaziah was twenty-five when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years. His...
2
After he had made sure his rule was secure, he executed the officers who had murdered his father the...
Focus ↗
3
However, he did not kill their sons, as is written in the Law, in the book of Moses, where the Lord...
Focus ↗
4
Then Amaziah called up the people of Judah for military service, and assigned them by families to co...
Focus ↗
5
He also hired 100,000 battle-ready fighting men from Israel for a hundred talents of silver.
Focus ↗
6
But a man of God (Elohim) came to him and said, “Your Majesty, don't let this army of Israel join yo...
Focus ↗
7
Even if you fight bravely, God (Elohim) will let you stumble and fall before the enemy, for God (Elo...
Focus ↗
8
Amaziah asked the man of God (Elohim), “But what about the hundred talents of silver I paid the army...
Focus ↗
9
So Amaziah dismissed the army he'd hired from Ephraim and sent them home. They became very angry wit...
Focus ↗
10
Amaziah then bravely led his army to the Valley of Salt, where they attacked the Edomite army from S...
Focus ↗
11
The army of Judah also captured another ten thousand, took them to the top of a cliff and threw them...
Focus ↗
12
But the men of the army Amaziah sent home, refusing to let them go with him to battle, raided the to...
Focus ↗
13
When Amaziah returned from killing the Edomites, he brought back the gods of the people of Seir and...
Focus ↗
14
The Lord became angry with Amaziah and he sent a prophet to him, who said to him, “Why would you wor...
Focus ↗
15
But while he was still speaking, the king said to him, “Have we made you a counselor to the king? St...
Focus ↗
16
Then Amaziah, king of Judah, took advice from his counselors and sent a message to the king of Israe...
Focus ↗
17
Joash, king of Israel, replied to Amaziah, king of Judah, “A thistle on Lebanon sent a message to a...
Focus ↗
18
You're telling yourself how great you are for defeating Edom, boasting about it. But just stay at ho...
Focus ↗
19
But Amaziah didn't listen, for God (Elohim) was going to hand him over to his enemies because he had...
Focus ↗
20
So Joash king of Israel prepared for battle. He and Amaziah, king of Judah, faced one another at Bet...
Focus ↗
21
Judah was defeated by Israel—they all ran away home.
Focus ↗
22
Joash, king of Israel, captured Amaziah, king of Judah, son of Joash, son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemes...
Focus ↗
23
He carried away all the gold and silver, and all the articles found in God (Elohim)'s Temple that ha...
Focus ↗
24
Amaziah, son of Joash, king of Judah, lived for fifteen years after the death of Joash, son of Jehoa...
Focus ↗
25
The rest of what Amaziah did, from beginning to end, is written down in the Book of the Kings of Jud...
Focus ↗
26
After Amaziah gave up following the Lord, a plot was hatched against him in Jerusalem, and he fled t...
Focus ↗