2 Chronicles 25 · Verse 10

2 Chronicles 25:10

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.
2 Chronicles 25:10, King James Version

2 Chronicles 25:10 in other translations

BSBSo 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.
WEBThen Amaziah separated them, the army that had come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again. Therefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in fierce anger.
ASVThen 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.
YLTAnd Amaziah separateth them--for the troop that hath come in unto him from Ephraim to go to their own place, and their anger doth burn mightily against Judah, and they turn back to their place in the heat of anger.
DARBYThen Amaziah separated them, — the troop that was come to him out of Ephraim, — to go home again. And their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in fierce anger.
BBESo Amaziah, separating the armed band which had come to him from Ephraim, sent them back again; which made them very angry with Judah, and they went back burning with wrath.
WebsterThen Amaziah separated them, to wit, the army that had 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.

What does 2 Chronicles 25:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
10. 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. Exasperated at this treatment, they resolved to indemnify themselves for the loss of their expected booty, and so on their return home they plundered all the towns in their way, committing great havoc both of life and property without any stoppage, as the king of Judah and his army had set out on their expedition (2Ki 14:7).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 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.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 25:1-13

Amaziah 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. But Amaziah's obedience to the command of God was to his honour. A firm belief of God's all-sufficiency to bear us out in our duty, and to make up all the loss and damage we sustain in his service, will make his yoke very easy, and his burden very light. When we…

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2 Chronicles 25:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּבְדִּילֵ֣םvai.yav.di.Lemand he separated themH914
אֲמַצְיָ֗הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huAmaziahH558
לְהַגְּדוּד֙le.ha.ge.Dud<to> the troop[s]H1416
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whichH834
בָּ֤אba'it had comeH935
אֵלָיו֙'e.Lavto himH413
מֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimfrom EphraimH669
לָלֶ֖כֶתla.Le.khetto goH1980
לִמְקוֹמָ֑םlim.ko.Mamto place theirH4725
וַיִּ֨חַרvai.Yi.charand it burnedH2734
אַפָּ֤ם'a.Pamanger theirH639
מְאֹד֙me.'OdexceedinglyH3966
בִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.Dahon JudahH3063
וַיָּשׁ֥וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuand they returnedH7725
לִמְקוֹמָ֖םlim.ko.Mamto place theirH4725
בָּחֳרִי\־bo.cho.ri-in [the] heat ofH2750
אָֽף\׃\ \פ'AfangerH639

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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 25:10

  • 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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Amaziah.
1Ki 12:24
home. Heb. to their place. great anger. Heb. heat ofanger.
2Sa 19:43; Pr 29:22

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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.

  • 2 Chronicles 25:10

    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.

  • 2 Chronicles 25:11

    And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand.

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2 Chronicles 25:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces Amasías apartó el escuadrón de la gente que había venido á él de Ephraim, para que se fuesen á sus casas: y ellos se enojaron grandemente contra Judá, y volviéronse á sus casas encolerizados.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Amatsia sépara la troupe qui lui était venue d’Éphraïm, afin qu’ils s’en aillent chez eux; et leur colère s’embrasa beaucoup contre Juda, et ils s’en retournèrent chez eux dans une ardente colère.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da sonderte Amazja sie ab, nämlich die Schar, welche von Ephraim zu ihm gekommen war, daß sie an ihren Ort gingen. Und ihr Zorn entbrannte sehr wider Juda, und sie kehrten an ihren Ort zurück in glühendem Zorn.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Separavit itaque Amasias exercitum qui venerat ad eum ex Ephraim, ut reverteretur in locum suum: at illi contra Judam vehementer irati, reversi sunt in regionem suam.