2 Chronicles 25:13

But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Bethhoron, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
soldiers	וּבְנֵ֣י u.ve.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct
army	הַגְּד֗וּד ha.ge.Dud	H1416	a crowd (especially of soldiers) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Amaziah	אֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙ 'a.matz.Ya.hu	H558	Amatsjah · proper noun, a man's name
back	הֵשִׁ֤יב he.Shiv	H7725	to turn back (hence · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
go	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
battle	לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה la.mil.cha.Mah	H4421	a battle (i.e. the engagement) · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
fell	וַֽיִּפְשְׁטוּ֙ vai.yif.she.Tu	H6584	to spread out (i.e. deploy in hostile array) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
cities	בְּעָרֵ֣י be.'a.Rei	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
Judah	יְהוּדָ֔ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
Samaria	מִשֹּׁמְר֖וֹן mi.sho.me.Ron	H8111	Shomeron · preposition + proper noun, a place name
Beth-horon	בֵּ֣ית beit	H1032	Beth-Choron · proper noun, a place name
smote	וַיַּכּ֤וּ vai.ya.Ku	H5221	to strike (lightly or severely · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
three	שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת she.Lo.shet	H7969	three · noun, common both genders singular construct
thousand	אֲלָפִ֔ים 'a.la.Fim	H505	hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alph… · noun, common both genders plural absolute
took	וַיָּבֹ֖זּוּ vai.ya.Vo.zu	H962	to plunder · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
much	רַבָּֽה ra.Bah	H7227	abundant (in quantity · adjective, feminine singular absolute
spoil	בִּזָּ֥ה bi.Zah	H961	booty · noun, common feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

1 Kings 9:17 And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether,
1 Kings 16:24 And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, a…
1 Kings 16:29 And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned ove…
2 Chronicles 8:5 Also he built Beth-horon the upper, and Beth-horon the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

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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 25:11

valley of salt--This ravine lies to the south of the Dead Sea. The arms of Amaziah, in reward for his obedience to the divine will, were crowned with victory--ten thousand of the Edomites were slain on the field, and as many taken prisoners, who were put to death by precipitation "from the top of the rock" [Ch2 25:12]. This rock might be situated in the neighborhood of the battlefield, but more probably it formed one of the high craggy cliffs of Selah (Petra), the capital of the Edomites, whither Amaziah marched directly from the Valley of Salt, and which he captured (Kg2 14:7). The savage cruelty dealt out to them was either in retaliation for similar barbarities inflicted on the Hebrews, o…

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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 25:13

But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, The 100,000 men hired out of Israel, whom he dismissed before he went against Edom: fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Bethhoron; which, though it formerly belonged to Ephraim, had been taken by the men of Judah; they did not fall on these as they returned home, for then it would have been said from Bethhoron to Samaria: but after they had returned home, they meditated this piece of revenge for the ill treatment of them, as they reckoned it: and smote three thousand of them; of the inhabitants of the cities, who rose up and opposed them: and took much spoil; out of them, a…

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),…
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 25:13

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 25:1-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 25:11

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 25:10

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 25:13

Dictionary and topics

2 Chronicles 25:13

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 25:1-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 25:11

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 25:10

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 25:13

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 25:11

Rashi on 2 Chronicles 25:13