2 Chronicles 28:12
in 2 Chronicles 28Then some of the leaders of the Ephraimites—Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berechiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai—stood in opposition to those arriving from the war.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war,
KJV
Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war,
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 28
Commentary
5 notes on this verseIn this they discovered an obedient regard to the word of God by his prophet and a tender compassion towards their brethren, which was wrought in them by the tender mercy of God; for he regarded the affliction of this poor people, and hears their cry, and made them to be pitied of all those that carried them captive, Ps. cvi.
This site's exposition
stood up against them that came from the war
on 2 Chronicles 28:12-14
Four named leaders of Ephraim, Azariah, Berechiah, Jehizkiah and Amasa, stand against the returning army and repeat Oded's charge as their own confession, our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel. Chronicles names them because the book's constant question is whether a man seeks the Lord, and here four men from the north pass that test in the same chapter where Ahaz in Jerusalem fails it. The armed men yield without a further word, leaving captives and spoil before the princes and the whole congregation.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim,.... Of the principal men of the ten tribes, whose names follow: Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war; who were bringing the captives and spoils to Samaria; but these princes, being influenced by what the prophet said, hindered their proceeding any further.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
He protested earnestly against adding this great offense of unnatural and sinful cruelty (Le 25:43, 44; Mic 2:8, 9) to the already overwhelming amount of their own national sins. Such was the effect of his spirited remonstrance and the opposing tide of popular feeling, that "the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation."
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
“Ephraim” is used herein the generic sense so common in the prophets, as synonymous with the ten tribes.
The words behind it
21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּקֻ֨מוּ | vaiyakumu | and they rose up | H6965 → | 628 times |
| אֲנָשִׁ֜ים | ʾanashim | men | H582 → | 566 times |
| מֵרָאשֵׁ֣י | merashei | some of [the] leaders of | H7218 → | 599 times |
| בְנֵֽי־ | venei- | [the] descendants of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אֶפְרַ֗יִם | ʾefrayim | Ephraim | H669 → | 180 times |
| עֲזַרְיָ֤הוּ | ʾazaryahu | Azariah | H5838 → | 49 times |
| בֶן־ | ven- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יְהֽוֹחָנָן֙ | yehochanan | Jehohanan | H3076 → | 11 times |
| בֶּרֶכְיָ֣הוּ | berekhyahu | Berekiah | H1296 → | |
| בֶן־ | ven- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| מְשִׁלֵּמ֔וֹת | meshilemot | Meshillemoth | H4919 → | |
| וִֽיחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ | vichizkiyahu | and Jechizkiah | H3169 → | |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| שַׁלֻּ֔ם | shalum | Shallum | H7967 → | |
| וַעֲמָשָׂ֖א | vaamasa' | and Amasa | H6021 → | |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| חַדְלָ֑י | chadlai | Hadlai | H2311 → | |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הַבָּאִ֖ים | habaim | the [ones who] were coming | H935 → | 2568 times |
| מִן־ | min- | from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הַצָּבָֽא׃ | hatzava' | the war | H6635 → | 485 times |
וַיָּקֻ֨מוּand they rose up
vaiyakumuH6965 →628 times
אֲנָשִׁ֜יםmen
ʾanashimH582 →566 times
מֵרָאשֵׁ֣יsome of [the] leaders of
merasheiH7218 →599 times
בְנֵֽי־[the] descendants of
venei-H1121 →4930 times
אֶפְרַ֗יִםEphraim
ʾefrayimH669 →180 times
עֲזַרְיָ֤הוּAzariah
ʾazaryahuH5838 →49 times
בֶן־[the] son of
ven-H1121 →4930 times
יְהֽוֹחָנָן֙Jehohanan
yehochananH3076 →11 times
בֶּרֶכְיָ֣הוּBerekiah
berekhyahuH1296 →
בֶן־[the] son of
ven-H1121 →4930 times
מְשִׁלֵּמ֔וֹתMeshillemoth
meshilemotH4919 →
וִֽיחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙and Jechizkiah
vichizkiyahuH3169 →
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
שַׁלֻּ֔םShallum
shalumH7967 →
וַעֲמָשָׂ֖אand Amasa
vaamasa'H6021 →
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
חַדְלָ֑יHadlai
chadlaiH2311 →
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הַבָּאִ֖יםthe [ones who] were coming
habaimH935 →2568 times
מִן־from
min-H4480 →1188 times
הַצָּבָֽא׃the war
hatzava'H6635 →485 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
1 Chronicles 28:1Now David summoned all the leaders of Israel to Jerusalem: the leaders of the tribes, the leaders of the divisions in the king’s service, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and the officials…
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 23:2
Then he gathered all the leaders of Israel, as well as the priests and Levites.
- 1 Chronicles 11:10–47
Now these were the chiefs of David’s mighty men, who, together with all Israel, bolstered and strengthened his kingdom, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 27:1–34
This is the list of the Israelites—the heads of families, the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and their officers who served the king in every matter concerning the divisions on rotating military duty…
- 1 Chronicles 23:2
Through
Jeremiah 26:6then I will make this house like Shiloh, and I will make this city an object of cursing among all the nations of the earth.’”
it leads to
- 2 Kings 22:19
because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that they would become a desolation and a curse,…
- Jeremiah 24:9
I will make them a horror and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a disgrace and an object of scorn, ridicule, and cursing wherever I have banished them.
- Isaiah 65:15
You will leave behind your name as a curse for My chosen ones, and the Lord GOD will slay you; but to His servants He will give another name.
- Jeremiah 25:18
to make them a ruin, an object of horror and contempt and cursing, as they are to this day—Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and officials;
- Jeremiah 7:12–14
But go now to the place in Shiloh where I first made a dwelling for My Name, and see what I did to it because of the wickedness of My people Israel.
- 2 Kings 22:19
About 2 Chronicles

This page draws on 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; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
