2 Chronicles 25:10 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.

Words Then and Now

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Matthew Henry

  • Amaziah, king of JudahAmaziah was no enemy to religion, but cool and indifferent friend. Many do what is good, but not with a perfect heart. Rashness makes work for repentance....

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Cross References

  • 2 Samuel 19:43 And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.
  • 1 Kings 12:24 Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned to depart, according to the word of the LORD.
  • Proverbs 29:22 An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

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Topics

  • Amaziah 2. King of Judah. History of
  • Anger Jonathan, on account of Saul’s persecution of David
  • Faith Amaziah, in dismissing the Ephraimites in obedience to the command of God, and going alone to battle against the Edomites
  • Israel, prophecies concerning Amaziah reigns, and Judah is invaded by the king of Israel; Jerusalem is taken and the sacred things of the temple carried away

Kings of Israel & Judah

  • AmaziahKing of Judah · 839–810 BC

Timeline

Bible Dictionary

  • AmaziahStrengthened by Jehovah. (1.) A Levite, son of Hilkiah, of the descendants of Ethan the Merarite (1 Chr 6:45).
  • EphraimDouble fruitfulness (“for God had made him fruitful in the land of his affliction”). The second son of Joseph, born in Egypt (Gen 41:52;...
  • JudahPraise, the fourth son of Jacob by Leah. The name originated in Leah’s words of praise to the Lord on account of his birth: “Now will I...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Then Amaziah אֲמַצְיָהוּ ʾămaṣyāhû אֲמַצְיָה Proper name
  • separated וַיַּבְדִּילֵם wayyabdîlēm בָּדַל Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and, suffix: third person masculine plural
  • them, to wit, the army לְהַגְּדוּד lĕhaggĕdûd גְּדוּד Noun · masculine singular · with preposition, the
  • that was come אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative בָּא bāʾ בּוֹא Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
  • to him out of Ephraim אֵלָיו ʾēlāyw Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular מֵאֶפְרַיִם mēʾeprayim אֶפְרַיִם Proper name · with preposition
  • to go לָלֶכֶת lāleket יָלַךְ Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
  • home לִמְקוֹמָם limqômām מָקוֹם Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine plural
  • again יָלַךְ yâlak
  • wherefore their anger אַפָּם ʾappām אַף Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person masculine plural
  • was greatly מְאֹד mĕʾōd מְאֹד Adverb
  • kindled וַיִּחַר wayyiḥar חָרָה Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • against Judah בִּיהוּדָה bîhûdâ יְהוּדָה Proper name · with preposition
  • and they returned וַיָּשׁוּבוּ wayyāšûbû שׁוּב Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
  • home לִמְקוֹמָם limqômām מָקוֹם Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: third person masculine plural
  • in great בָּחֳרִי bāḥŏrî חֳרִי Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
  • anger אָף ʾāp אַף Noun · masculine singular

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