2 Chronicles 25:10
in 2 Chronicles 25So Amaziah dismissed the troops who had come to him from Ephraim and sent them home. And they were furious with Judah and returned home in great anger.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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 fierce anger.
KJV
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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This verse in 2 Chronicles 25
Commentary
7 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
they were furious with Judah
Amaziah sends the hired men home, and Ephraim's anger at the dismissal is the seed of verse 13's raid on Judah's own cities. Chronicles lets a single obedient decision carry a cost that falls on towns between Samaria and Beth-horon that Amaziah's army was not there to defend.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Anger kindled - Because they were both disgraced by this rejection, and disappointed of that spoil which they hoped to gain, whereas now they are sent away empty; for the hundred talents probably were given to their officers only to raise men for this service.
Then Amaziah separated them,....
And they went home in great anger, taking it as a great affront thus to be made fools of, and to be cashiered as men not fit to be employed, and being perhaps disappointed of the advantages they promised themselves in spoil and plunder by joining with Judah against Edom.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
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.
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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.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Such a dismissal could not fail to arouse great indignation. The Israelites would suppose themselves dismissed because their good faith was suspected. On the consequences of their indignation, see 2Ch 25:13.
The words behind it
17 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּבְדִּילֵ֣ם | vaiyavdilem | and he separated them | H914 → | |
| אֲמַצְיָ֗הוּ | ʾamatzyahu | Amaziah | H558 → | 40 times |
| לְהַגְּדוּד֙ | lehagedud | <to> the troop[s] | H1416 → | 33 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| בָּ֤א | ba' | it had come | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֵלָיו֙ | ʾelav | to him | H413 → | 5510 times |
| מֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִם | meefrayim | from Ephraim | H669 → | 180 times |
| לָלֶ֖כֶת | lalekhet | to go | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| לִמְקוֹמָ֑ם | limkomam | to place their | H4725 → | 401 times |
| וַיִּ֨חַר | vaiyichar | and it burned | H2734 → | |
| אַפָּ֤ם | ʾapam | anger their | H639 → | 276 times |
| מְאֹד֙ | meod | exceedingly | H3966 → | 300 times |
| בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה | bihudah | on Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וַיָּשׁ֥וּבוּ | vaiyashuvu | and they returned | H7725 → | 1056 times |
| לִמְקוֹמָ֖ם | limkomam | to place their | H4725 → | 401 times |
| בָּחֳרִי־ | bochori- | in [the] heat of | H2750 → | |
| אָֽף׃ פ | ʾaf | anger | H639 → | 276 times |
וַיַּבְדִּילֵ֣םand he separated them
vaiyavdilemH914 →
אֲמַצְיָ֗הוּAmaziah
ʾamatzyahuH558 →40 times
לְהַגְּדוּד֙<to> the troop[s]
lehagedudH1416 →33 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
בָּ֤אit had come
ba'H935 →2568 times
אֵלָיו֙to him
ʾelavH413 →5510 times
מֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִםfrom Ephraim
meefrayimH669 →180 times
לָלֶ֖כֶתto go
lalekhetH1980 →1546 times
לִמְקוֹמָ֑םto place their
limkomamH4725 →401 times
וַיִּ֨חַרand it burned
vaiyicharH2734 →
אַפָּ֤םanger their
ʾapamH639 →276 times
מְאֹד֙exceedingly
meodH3966 →300 times
בִּֽיהוּדָ֔הon Judah
bihudahH3063 →819 times
וַיָּשׁ֥וּבוּand they returned
vaiyashuvuH7725 →1056 times
לִמְקוֹמָ֖םto place their
limkomamH4725 →401 times
בָּחֳרִי־in [the] heat of
bochori-H2750 →
אָֽף׃ פanger
ʾafH639 →276 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Proverbs 29:22An angry man stirs up dissension, and a hot-tempered man abounds in transgression.
it leads to
- Proverbs 15:18
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
- Proverbs 17:19
He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.
- Proverbs 26:21
Like charcoal for embers and wood for fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.
- Proverbs 14:17
A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.
- Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.
- Proverbs 15:18
Through
2 Samuel 19:43“We have ten shares in the king,” answered the men of Israel, “so we have more claim to David than you. Why then do you despise us? Were we not the first to speak…
it leads to
- Galatians 5:20
idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions,
- 2 Samuel 5:1
Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.
- 1 Kings 11:30–31
And Ahijah took hold of the new cloak he was wearing, tore it into twelve pieces,
- Galatians 5:20
About 2 Chronicles
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.