2 Chronicles 25 · Verse 7

2 Chronicles 25:7

But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the Lord is not with Israel, to wit, with all the children of Ephraim.
2 Chronicles 25:7, King James Version

2 Chronicles 25:7 in other translations

BSBBut a man of God came to him and said, “O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the LORD is not with Israel—not with any of the Ephraimites.
WEBA man of God came to him, saying, “O king, don’t let the army of Israel go with you, for the LORD is not with Israel, with all the children of Ephraim.
ASVBut there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for Jehovah is not with Israel, to wit, with all the children of Ephraim.
YLTand a man of God hath come in unto him, saying, ‘O king, the host of Israel doth not go with thee; for Jehovah is not with Israel--all the sons of Ephraim;
DARBYBut there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the host of Israel go with thee; for Jehovah is not with Israel, with all the children of Ephraim.
BBEBut a man of God came to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with you; for the Lord is not with Israel, that is, the children of Ephraim.
WebsterBut there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the LORD is not with Israel, to wit, with all the children of Ephraim.

What does 2 Chronicles 25:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 25:7-8
7-8. there came a man of God--sent to dissuade Amaziah from the course he was following, on the ground that "the Lord is not with Israel." This statement was perfectly intelligible to the king. But the historian, writing long after, thought it might require explanation, and therefore added the comment, "with all the children of Ephraim." Idolatry had long been the prevailing religion in that kingdom, and Ephraim its headquarters. As to the other part of the prophet's advice (2Ch 25:8), considerable obscurity hangs over it, as the text stands; and hence some able critics have suggested the insertion of "not" in the middle clause, so that the verse will be thus: "But if thou wilt go [alone], do, be strong for the battle; God shall not make thee fall before the enemy."

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 The Lord is not with Israel - "The Word of the Lord is not the helper of the Israelites, nor of the kingdom of the tribe of Ephraim." - Targum.

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 25:7 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.

וְאִ֣ישׁve.'Ishand [the] man ofH376
הָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
בָּ֤אba'he cameH935
אֵלָיו֙'e.Lavto himH413
לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
הַמֶּ֕לֶךְha.Me.lekhO kingH4428
אַל\־'al-may notH408
יָבֹ֥אya.Vo'it goH935
עִמְּךָ֖'i.me.Khawith youH5973
צְבָ֣אtze.Va'[the] army ofH6635
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
כִּ֣יkiforH3588
אֵ֤ין'einnotH369
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
עִם\־'im-[is] withH5973
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
כֹּ֖לkolallH3605
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] descendants ofH1121
אֶפְרָֽיִם\׃'ef.Ra.yimEphraimH669

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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 25:7

  • 2 Chronicles 19:2

    And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the Lord.

  • 1 Timothy 6:11

    But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

  • 2 Chronicles 13:12

    And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the Lord God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.

  • 2 Samuel 12:1

    And the Lord sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

  • 1 Kings 12:28

    Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

  • 1 Kings 13:1

    And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the Lord unto Beth–el: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.

  • Isaiah 28:1-3

    Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine! Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand. The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet:

  • Hosea 5:13-15

    When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah saw his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound. For I will be unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Judah: I, even I, will tear and go away; I will take away, and none shall rescue him. I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early.

  • Hosea 9:13

    Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the murderer.

  • 2 Timothy 3:17

    That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

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a man of God.
2Sa 12:1; 1Ki 13:1; 1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 3:17
for the Lord.
13:12; 19:2; 1Ki 12:28; Isa 28:1-3; Ho 5:13-15; 9:13

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 25:6

    He hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver.

  • 2 Chronicles 25:7

    But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the Lord is not with Israel, to wit, with all the children of Ephraim.

  • 2 Chronicles 25:8

    But if thou wilt go, do it, be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down.

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2 Chronicles 25:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas un varón de Dios vino á él, diciéndole: Rey, no vaya contigo el ejército de Israel; porque Jehová no es con Israel, ni con todos los hijos de Ephraim.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et un homme de Dieu vint à lui, disant: Ô roi! que l’armée d’Israël ne marche pas avec toi; car l’ Éternel n’est pas avec Israël, avec tous les fils d’Éphraïm.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da kam ein Mann Gottes zu ihm und sprach: O König! laß das Heer von Israel nicht mit dir ziehen; denn Jehova ist nicht mit Israel, mit allen Kindern Ephraim.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Venit autem homo Dei ad illum, et ait: O rex, ne egrediatur tecum exercitus Israël: non est enim Dominus cum Israël, et cunctis filiis Ephraim: