2 Chronicles 25 · Verse 24

2 Chronicles 25:24

And he took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obed–edom, and the treasures of the king’s house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.
2 Chronicles 25:24, King James Version

2 Chronicles 25:24 in other translations

BSBHe took all the gold and silver and all the articles found in the house of God with Obed-edom and in the treasuries of the royal palace, as well as some hostages. Then he returned to Samaria.
WEBHe took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in God’s house with Obed-Edom, and the treasures of the king’s house, and the hostages, and returned to Samaria.
ASVAnd he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obed-edom, and the treasures of the king’s house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.
YLTand taketh all the gold, and the silver, and all the vessels that are found in the house of God with Obed-Edom, and the treasures of the house of the king, and the sons of the pledges, and turneth back to Samaria.
DARBYAnd he took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obed-Edom, and the treasures of the king's house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria.
BBEAnd he took all the gold and silver and all the vessels which were in the house of the Lord, under the care of Obed-edom, and all the wealth from the king's house, as well as those whose lives would be the price of broken faith, and went back to Samaria.
WebsterAnd he took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obed-edom, and the treasures of the king's house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.

What does 2 Chronicles 25:24 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 24 In the house of God with Obed-edom - From 1Chr 26:15 we learn that to Obed-edom and his descendants was allotted the keeping of the house of Asuppim or collections for the Divine treasury. And - the hostages - See on 2Kgs 14:14 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 25:17-28

Never was a proud prince more thoroughly mortified than Amaziah by Joash king of Israel. A man's pride will bring him low, Pr 29:23; it goes before his destruction, and deservedly brings it on. He that exalteth himself shall be abased. He that goes forth hastily to strive, will not know what he shall do in the end thereof, when his neighbour has put him to shame, Pr 25:8. And what are we when we offer to establish…

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2 Chronicles 25:24 in the original Hebrew

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וְכָֽל\־ve.kholand allH3605
הַזָּהָ֣בha.za.Havthe goldH2091
וְהַכֶּ֡סֶףve.ha.Ke.sefand the silverH3701
וְאֵ֣תve.'Etand <obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַ֠כֵּלִיםHa.ke.limthe articlesH3627
הַנִּמְצְאִ֨יםha.nim.tze.'Imwhich were foundH4672
בְּבֵית\־be.veit-in [the] house ofH1004
הָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
עִם\־'im-withH5973
עֹבֵ֣ד'o.VedObed-H5654
אֱד֗וֹם'e.DomEdomH5654
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
אֹצְרוֹת֙'o.tze.rOt[the] treasures ofH214
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
וְאֵ֖תve.'Etand <obj.>H853
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] sons ofH1121
הַתַּֽעֲרֻב֑וֹתha.ta.'a.ru.Votthe pledgesH8594
וַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovand he returnedH7725
שֹׁמְרֽוֹן\׃\ \פsho.me.RonSamariaH8111

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 25:24

  • 1 Chronicles 26:15

    To Obed–edom southward; and to his sons the house of Asuppim.

  • 2 Chronicles 12:9

    So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.

  • 2 Kings 14:14

    And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
all the gold.
12:9; 2Ki 14:14
the hostages also.It is probable that these hostages were given in order that Amaziah might regain his liberty.

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

Context

  • 2 Chronicles 25:23

    And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth–shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.

  • 2 Chronicles 25:24

    And he took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obed–edom, and the treasures of the king’s house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.

  • 2 Chronicles 25:25

    And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.

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2 Chronicles 25:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Asimismo tomó todo el oro y plata, y todos los vasos que se hallaron en la casa de Dios en casa de Obed-edom, y los tesoros de la casa del rey, y los hijos de los príncipes, y volvióse á Samaria.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et prit tout l’or et l’argent, et tous les ustensiles qui furent trouvés dans la maison de Dieu, sous la main d’Obed-Édom, et les trésors de la maison du roi, et des otages; et il s’en retourna à Samarie.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er nahm alles Gold und Silber, und alle Geräte, welche sich im Hause Gottes bei Obed-Edom vorfanden, und die Schätze des Hauses des Königs, und Geiseln, und kehrte nach Samaria zurück.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Omne quoque aurum et argentum, et universa vasa quæ repererat in domo Dei, et apud Obededom in thesauris etiam domus regiæ, necnon et filios obsidum, reduxit in Samariam.