2 Chronicles 25:23 KJV
And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Bethshemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
Words Then and Now
- cubits a measure of length, about eighteen inches Webster’s 1828 · Cubit
What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.
Difficult Passages
- Was Jehoram’s youngest son Jehoahaz or Ahaziah?They are one man: Jehoahaz and Ahaziah are the same two words, “the LORD” and “hath laid hold,” in the other order.
Matthew Henry
- Amaziah's rash challengeNever was a proud prince more thoroughly mortified than Amaziah by Joash king of Israel. A man's pride will bring him low, Prov 29:23; it goes before his...
Thompson Chains
- Jerusalem (2)See the chain from 1 Kings 14:25 · 7 links
- Gates (3)Link 2 of 5 · next Nehemiah 3:13
Cross References
- 2 Chronicles 21:17 And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king's house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.
- Nehemiah 8:16 So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.
- 2 Chronicles 22:1 And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.
- 2 Chronicles 26:9 Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.
- Nehemiah 12:39 And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.
- Jeremiah 31:38 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.
- 2 Chronicles 22:6 And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds which were given him at Ramah, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab at Jezreel, because he was sick.
- 2 Chronicles 33:11 Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
- 2 Chronicles 36:6 Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.
- 2 Chronicles 36:10 And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the house of the LORD, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.
- Proverbs 16:18 Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
- Proverbs 29:23 A man's pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.
- Daniel 4:37 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
- Obadiah 1:3 The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?
- Luke 14:11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.
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Topics
- Ahaziah 1. King of Judah. Called AZARIAH and JEHOAHAZ
- Amaziah 2. King of Judah. History of
- Beth-shemesh Amaziah taken prisoner at
- Ephraim 5. A gate of Jerusalem
- Israel, prophecies concerning And JEHOAHAZ
- Jehoash Defeats Amaziah
- Jerusalem Gate of Ephraim
Kings of Israel & Judah
- AmaziahKing of Judah · 839–810 BC
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible839–810 BC · Amaziah reigns in Judah
Places
- BethshemeshTown · today Tel Bet Shemesh · Location well established
- JerusalemTown · Location well established
- Gate of EphraimGate · also Ephraim Gate · today Jerusalem · Location well established
- Corner GateGate · today Jerusalem · Location well established
- Places in 2 Chronicles 25 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- JoashWhom Jehovah bestowed. (1.) A contracted form of Jehoash, the father of Gideon (Judg 6:11, Judg 6:29; Judg 8:13, Judg 8:29, Judg 8:32).
- IsraelThe name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and...
- AmaziahStrengthened by Jehovah. (1.) A Levite, son of Hilkiah, of the descendants of Ethan the Merarite (1 Chr 6:45).
- 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...
- JehoahazJehovah his sustainer, or he whom Jehovah holdeth. (1.) The youngest son of Jehoram, king of Judah (2 Chr 21:17; 2 Chr 22:1, 2 Chr 22:6,...
- Beth-shemeshHouse of the sun. (1.) A sacerdotal city in the tribe of Dan (Josh 21:16; 1 Sam 6:15), on the north border of Judah (Josh 15:10). It was...
- JerusalemCalled also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the “city of God,” the “holy city;” by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning “the holy;” once “the city of...
- 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;...
Hebrew and Strong’s
- And Joash יוֹאָשׁ yôʾāš יוֹאָשׁ Proper name
- the king מֶלֶךְ melek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular construct
- of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
- took תָּפַשׂ tāpaś תָּפַשׂ Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
- Amaziah וְאֵת wĕʾēt Object marker · with and אֲמַצְיָהוּ ʾămaṣyāhû אֲמַצְיָה Proper name
- king מֶלֶךְ melek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular construct
- of Judah יְהוּדָה yĕhûdâ יְהוּדָה Proper name
- the son בֶּן ben בֵּן Noun · masculine singular construct
- of Joash יוֹאָשׁ yôʾāš יוֹאָשׁ Proper name
- the son בֶּן ben בֵּן Noun · masculine singular construct
- of Jehoahaz יְהוֹאָחָז yĕhôʾāḥāz יְהוֹאָחָז Proper name
- at Bethshemesh בְּבֵית bĕbêt בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ Proper name · with preposition שָׁמֶשׁ šāmeš בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ Proper name
- and brought וַיְבִיאֵהוּ waybîʾēhû בּוֹא Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and, suffix: third person masculine singular
- him to Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִַם yĕrûšālim יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם Proper name
- and brake down וַיִּפְרֹץ wayyiprōṣ פָּרַץ Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
- the wall בְּחוֹמַת bĕḥômat חוֹמָה Noun · feminine singular construct · with preposition
- of Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִַם yĕrûšālim יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם Proper name
- from the gate מִשַּׁעַר miššaʿar שַׁעַר Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
- of Ephraim אֶפְרַיִם ʾeprayim אֶפְרַיִם Proper name
- to the corner הַפּוֹנֶה happônê פָּנָה Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular · with the
- gate עַד ʿad Preposition שַׁעַר šaʿar שַׁעַר Noun · masculine singular construct
- four אַרְבַּע ʾarbaʿ אַרְבַּע Number · feminine singular
- hundred מֵאוֹת mēʾwōt מֵאָה Number · masculine or feminine plural
- cubits אַמָּה ʾammâ אַמָּה Noun · feminine singular
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