2 Chronicles 25:14

Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
after	אַחֲרֵ֨י 'a.cha.Rei	H310	properly · cardinal number, masculine plural construct
Amaziah	אֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙ 'a.matz.Ya.hu	H558	Amatsjah · proper noun, a man's name
come	ב֤וֹא Vo'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · verb, qal infinitive construct
slaughter	מֵֽהַכּ֣וֹת me.ha.Kot	H5221	to strike (lightly or severely · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct
Edomites	אֲדוֹמִ֔ים 'a.do.Mim	H130	an Edomite · noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
brought	וַיָּבֵ֗א vai.ya.Ve'	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
gods	אֱלֹהֵי֙ 'e.lo.Hei	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct
children	בְּנֵ֣י be.Nei	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Seir	שֵׂעִ֔יר se.'Ir	H8165	Seir · proper noun, a place name
up	וַיַּֽעֲמִידֵ֥ם vai.ya.'a.mi.Dem	H5975	to stand · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
gods	לֵאלֹהִ֑ים le.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · preposition + noun, common masculine plural absolute
down	יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה yish.ta.cha.Veh	H7812	to depress · verb, hithpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
before	וְלִפְנֵיהֶ֥ם ve.lif.nei.Hem	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · conjunction + preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
incense	יְקַטֵּֽר ye.ka.Ter	H6999	to smoke · verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

2 Chronicles 28:23 For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will…
Exodus 20:3-5 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Deuteronomy 7:5 But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves, and burn their grav…
Deuteronomy 7:25 The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, le…
2 Samuel 5:21 And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.
Isaiah 44:19 And none considereth in his heart, neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in the fire; yea, also I ha…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 25:14-16

Here is, I. The revolt of Amaziah from the God of Israel to the gods of the Edomites. Egregious folly! Ahaz worshipped the gods of those that had conquered him, for which he had some little colour, Ch2 28:23. But to worship the gods of those whom he had conquered, who could not protect their own worshippers, was the greatest absurdity that could be. What did he see in the gods of the children of Seir that could tempt him to set them up for his gods and bow himself down before them? Ch2 25:14. If he had cast the idols down from the rock and broken them to pieces, instead of the prisoners, he would have manifested more of the piety as well as more of the pity of an Israelite; but perhaps for t…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 25:14

Amaziah . . . brought the gods of the children of Seir--The Edomites worshipped the sun under different forms and with various rites. But burning incense upon altars was a principal act of worship, and this was the very thing Amaziah is described as having with strange infatuation performed. Whether he had been captivated with the beauty of the images, or hoped by honoring the gods to disarm their spite at him for his conquest and harsh treatment of their votaries, his conduct in establishing these objects of religious homage in Jerusalem was foolish, ignorant, and highly offensive to God, who commissioned a prophet to rebuke him for his apostasy, and threaten him with the calamity that soon…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 25:14

The gods of the children of Seir - "The idols of the children of Gebal." - Targum.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 25:14

Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites,.... Instead of returning thanks to God for the victory obtained, and giving him the glory of it: that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods; what were the gods of the Edomites is nowhere said in Scripture; only Josephus (l) speaks of the priests of Coze, which he says was a god of the Idumaeans: and bowed himself before them, and burned incense unto them; which was the greatest piece of sottishhess and stupidity imaginable, to worship the gods of a nation conquered by him; for since they could not save them, what help could he expect from them? (l) Antiqu. l. l5. c. 7…

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…
Edom, Idumaea Or Idumea — (red). The name Edom was given to Esau, the first-born son of Isaac and twin brother of Jacob, when he sold his birthright to the latter for a meal of lentil pottage. The country which the Lord…
Apostasy · .Amaziah — .Amaziah
Apostates · Exemplified: Amaziah — Exemplified: Amaziah
Edomites, The · Character of: Idolatrous — Character of: Idolatrous
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 25:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 25:14-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 25:14

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 25:14

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 25:14

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2 Chronicles 25:14

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 25:14-16

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 25:14

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 25:14

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 25:14

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 25:14-15

Rashi on 2 Chronicles 25:13