2 Chronicles 25 · Verse 8

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.
2 Chronicles 25:8, King James Version

2 Chronicles 25:8 in other translations

BSBEven if you go and fight bravely in battle, God will make you stumble before the enemy, for God has power to help and power to overthrow.”
WEBBut if you will go, take action, and be strong for the battle. God will overthrow you before the enemy; for God has power to help, and to overthrow.”
ASVBut if thou wilt go, do valiantly, be strong for the battle: God will cast thee down before the enemy; for God hath power to help, and to cast down.
YLTbut if thou art going--do it, be strong for battle, God doth cause thee to stumble before an enemy, for there is power in God to help, and to cause to stumble.'
DARBYBut if thou wilt go, do it; be strong for the battle:God will make thee fall before the enemy, for there is with God power to help and to cast down.
BBEBut go yourself, and be strong in war; God will not let you go down before those who are fighting against you; for God has power to give help or to send you down before your attackers.
WebsterBut if thou wilt go, do it, be strong for the battle: God will make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down.

What does 2 Chronicles 25:8 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…

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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 25:8 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.

כִּ֚יkithatH3588
אִם\־'im-exceptH518
בֹּ֣אbo'goH935
אַתָּ֔ה'a.TahyouH859
עֲשֵׂ֖ה'a.SehactH6213
חֲזַ֣קcha.Zakbe strongH2388
לַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.Mahfor the battleH4421
יַכְשִֽׁילְךָ֤yakh.shi.le.Khahe will overthrow youH3782
הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
אוֹיֵ֔ב'o.Yev[the] enemyH341
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
יֶשׁ\־yesh-thereH3426
כֹּ֛חַKo.ach[is] strengthH3581
בֵּאלֹהִ֖יםbe.lo.Himin GodH430
לַעְז֥וֹרla'.Zorto helpH5826
וּלְהַכְשִֽׁיל\׃u.le.hakh.Shiland to overthrowH3782

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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 25:8

  • 2 Chronicles 14:11

    And Asa cried unto the Lord his God, and said, Lord, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O Lord our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O Lord, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.

  • 2 Chronicles 20:6

    And said, O Lord God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee?

  • Philippians 4:19

    But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

  • Luke 18:29-30

    And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife, or children, for the kingdom of God’s sake, Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to come life everlasting.

  • Ecclesiastes 9:11

    I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

  • 2 Chronicles 18:14

    And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth–gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And he said, Go ye up, and prosper, and they shall be delivered into your hand.

  • Job 9:13

    If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.

  • Deuteronomy 8:18

    But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

  • Psalms 62:11

    God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.

  • Psalms 33:16

    There is no king saved by the multitude of an host: a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.

  • Isaiah 8:9-10

    Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces. Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.

  • Joel 3:9-14

    Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up: Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong. Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O Lord. Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen round about. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
be strong.
18:14; Ec 11:9; Isa 8:9,10; Joe 3:9-14; Mt 26:45
God hath power.
14:11; 20:6; Jud 7:7; 1Sa 14:6; Job 5:18; 9:13; Ps 20:7; 33:16-10
Ps 62:11; Ec 9:11
army. Heb. band.
13
The Lord.
1:12; De 8:18; Ps 24:1; Pr 10:22; Hag 2:8; Lu 18:29,30; Php 4:19

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Context

  • 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.

  • 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.

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2 Chronicles 25:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Pero si tú vas, si lo haces, y te esfuerzas para pelear, Dios te hará caer delante de los enemigos; porque en Dios está la fortaleza, ó para ayudar, ó para derribar.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Que si tu vas, fais-le, fortifie-toi pour la bataille; Dieu te fera tomber devant l’ennemi; car c’est en Dieu qu’est le pouvoir pour aider et pour faire tomber.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Denn wenn du ziehst, so wird Gott, magst du auch handeln und stark sein zum Streit, dich zu Fall bringen vor dem Feinde; denn bei Gott ist Macht, zu helfen und zu Fall zu bringen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
quod si putas in robore exercitus bella consistere, superari te faciet Deus ab hostibus: Dei quippe est et adjuvare, et in fugam convertere.