2 Chronicles 25:10

Then Amaziah separated them, to wit, the army that was come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again: wherefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in great anger.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Amaziah	אֲמַצְיָ֗הוּ 'a.matz.Ya.hu	H558	Amatsjah · proper noun, a man's name
separated	וַיַּבְדִּילֵ֣ם vai.yav.di.Lem	H914	to divide (in variation senses literally or figuratively · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
army	לְהַגְּדוּד֙ le.ha.ge.Dud	H1416	a crowd (especially of soldiers) · preposition + definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
come	בָּ֤א ba'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Ephraim	מֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִם me.'ef.Ra.yim	H669	Ephrajim · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
go	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
home	לִמְקוֹמָ֑ם lim.ko.Mam	H4725	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
again	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
anger	אַפָּ֤ם 'a.Pam	H639	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
greatly	מְאֹד֙ me.'Od	H3966	properly · cardinal number, masculine singular absolute
kindled	וַיִּ֨חַר vai.Yi.char	H2734	to glow or grow warm · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Judah	בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה bi.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · preposition + proper noun, a place name
returned	וַיָּשׁ֥וּבוּ vai.ya.Shu.vu	H7725	to turn back (hence · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
home	לִמְקוֹמָ֖ם lim.ko.Mam	H4725	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
great	בָּחֳרִי bo.cho.ri-	H2750	a burning (i.e. intense) anger · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
anger	אָֽף 'Af	H639	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

2 Samuel 19:43 And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why…
1 Kings 12:24 Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thi…
Proverbs 29:22 An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 25:1-13

Here is, I. The general character of Amaziah: He did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, worshipped the true God, kept the temple service a going, and countenanced religion in his kingdom; but he did not do it with a perfect heart (Ch2 25:2), that is, he was not a man of serious piety or devotion himself, nor had he any zeal for the exercises of religion. He was no enemy to it, but a cool and indifferent friend. Such is the character of too many in this Laodicean age: they do that which is good, but not with the heart, not with a perfect heart. II. A necessary piece of justice which he did upon the traitors that murdered his father: he put them to death, Ch2 25:3. Though we should…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 25:10

separated them . . . the army . . . out of Ephraim . . . their anger was greatly kindled against Judah--Amaziah, who knew his position as the Lord's viceroy, complied with the prophet's counsel, and, consenting to forfeit the purchase money of the Israelitish soldiers, discharged them. Exasperated at this treatment, they resolved to indemnify themselves for the loss of their expected booty, and so on their return home they plundered all the towns in their way, committing great havoc both of life and property without any stoppage, as the king of Judah and his army had set out on their expedition (Kg2 14:7).

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 25:10

They returned home in great anger - They thought they were insulted, and began to meditate revenge. See the notes on 2 Kings 14:1-20 (note), where almost every circumstance in this chapter is examined and explained.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 25:10

Then Amaziah separated them,.... From his army, among whom they were incorporated and ranked, to wit: the army that was come to him out of Ephraim; which he had hired of the ten tribes, these he singled out: to go home again; to their own country: wherefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in great anger; it being a great slight put upon them, and a reproach to them, to be thus dismissed, as they thought; and especially if they understood that it was because they were idolaters; and the rather as they might have hoped to have had their share in the plunder of the Edomites.

Dictionary and topics

Amaziah — Strengthened by Jehovah. (1.) A Levite, son of Hilkiah, of the descendants of Ethan the Merarite (1 Chr. 6:45). (2.) The son and successor of Joash, and eighth king of the separate kingdom of Judah…
Joktheel — Subdued by God. (1.) A city of Judah near Lachish (Josh. 15, 38). Perhaps the ruin Kutlaneh, south of Gezer. (2.) Amaziah, king of Judah, undertook a great expedition against Edom (2 Chr. 25:5-10),…
Salt, Valley of — A place where it is said David smote the Syrians (2 Sam. 8:13). This valley (the’ Arabah) is between Judah and Edom on the south of the Dead Sea. Hence some interpreters would insert the words, “and…
Anger · .Jonathan, on account of Saul’s persecution of David — .Jonathan, on account of Saul’s persecution of David
Kings · Who reigned over Judah: Amaziah — Who reigned over Judah: Amaziah

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Chronicles 25:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 25:1-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 25:10

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 25:10

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 25:10

Dictionary and topics

2 Chronicles 25:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 25:1-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 25:10

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 25:10

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 25:10

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 25:7-8

Rashi on 2 Chronicles 25:8