2 Chronicles 25:9

And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The LORD is able to give thee much more than this.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Amaziah	אֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙ 'a.matz.Ya.hu	H558	Amatsjah · proper noun, a man's name
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
man	לְאִ֣ישׁ le.'Ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
God	הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים ha.'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
do	לַּעֲשׂוֹת֙ la.'a.sOt	H6213	to do or make · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
hundred	לִמְאַ֣ת lim.'At	H3967	a hundred · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
talents	הַכִּכָּ֔ר ha.ki.Kar	H3603	a circle · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
given	נָתַ֖תִּי na.Ta.ti	H5414	to give · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
army	לִגְד֣וּד lig.Dud	H1416	a crowd (especially of soldiers) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
man	אִ֣ישׁ 'ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · noun, common masculine singular construct
God	הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים ha.'E.lo.Him	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
answered	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	לַֽיהוָ֔ה la.Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · preposition + proper noun, a title
is	יֵ֚שׁ yesh	H3426	there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be · cardinal number, both genders singular absolute
give	לָ֥תֶת La.tet	H5414	to give · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
more	הַרְבֵּ֥ה har.Beh	H7235	to increase (in whatever respect) · verb, hiphil infinitive 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

Deuteronomy 8:18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he swa…
Proverbs 10:22 The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

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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 25:7

there came a man of God--sent to dissuade Amaziah from the course he was following, on the ground that "the Lord is not with Israel." This statement was perfectly intelligible to the king. But the historian, writing long after, thought it might require explanation, and therefore added the comment, "with all the children of Ephraim." Idolatry had long been the prevailing religion in that kingdom, and Ephraim its headquarters. As to the other part of the prophet's advice (Ch2 25:8), considerable obscurity hangs over it, as the text stands; and hence some able critics have suggested the insertion of "not" in the middle clause, so that the verse will be thus: "But if thou wilt go [alone], do, be…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 25:9

The Lord is able to give thee much more than this - Better lose the money than keep the men, for they will be a curse unto thee.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 25:9

And Amaziah said to the man of God, but what shall we do for the one hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel?.... They will be lost, there is no demanding them back again; this he spake with some concern, as loath to lose so much money: and the man of God answered, the Lord is able to give thee much more than this; whose is the earth, and the fulness thereof, the gold and silver, and all the riches of it; and therefore he had no need to trouble himself about the loss of his money, which, if obedient to the will of God, he might expect it would be abundantly repaid him.

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…
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 25:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 25:1-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 25:7

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 25:9

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 25:9

Dictionary and topics

2 Chronicles 25:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 25:1-13

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 25:7

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 25:9

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 25:9

Dictionary and topics

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

Rashi on 2 Chronicles 25:8