2 Chronicles 25 · Verse 9

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 25:9, King James Version

2 Chronicles 25:9 in other translations

BSB	Amaziah asked the man of God, “What should I do about the hundred talents I have given to the army of Israel?” And the man of God replied, “The LORD is able to give you much more than this.”
WEB	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?” The man of God answered, “The LORD is able to give you much more than this.”
ASV	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, Jehovah is able to give thee much more than this.
YLT	And Amaziah saith to the man of God, ‘And what--to do for the hundred talents that I have given to the troop of Israel?' And the man of God saith, ‘Jehovah hath more to give to thee than this.'
DARBY	And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what is to be done for the hundred talents which I have given to the troop of Israel? And the man of God said, Jehovah is able to give thee much more than this.
BBE	Then Amaziah said to the man of God, But what is to be done about the hundred talents which I have given for the armed band of Israel? And the man of God in answer said, God is able to give you much more than this.
Webster	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.

What does 2 Chronicles 25:9 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 9 The Lord is able to give thee much more than this - Better lose the money than keep the men, for they will be a curse unto thee.

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 25:9 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.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559

אֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.matz.Ya.huAmaziahH558

לְאִ֣ישׁle.'Ishto [the] man ofH376

הָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430

וּמַֽה\־u.mah-and what?H4100

לַּעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOt[is] to doH6213

לִמְאַ֣תlim.'Atto [the] one hundredH3967

הַכִּכָּ֔רha.ki.Karthe talent[s]H3603

אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834

נָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiI paidH5414

לִגְד֣וּדlig.Dudto [the] troop[s] ofH1416

יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he saidH559

אִ֣ישׁ'ish[the] man ofH376

הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430

יֵ֚שׁyeshthereH3426

לַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.weh[belongs] to YahwehH3068

לָ֥תֶתLa.tetto giveH5414

לְךָ֖le.Khato you

הַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehmuchH7235

מִזֶּֽה\׃mi.Zehmore than thisH2088

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

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 25:9

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.
Proverbs 10:22
The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

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Context

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.
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.

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2 Chronicles 25:9 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y Amasías dijo al varón de Dios: ¿Qué pues se hará de cien talentos que he dado al ejército de Israel? Y el varón de Dios respondió: De Jehová es darte mucho más que esto.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et Amatsia dit à l’homme de Dieu: Mais que faire quant aux 100 talents que j’ai donnés à la troupe d’Israël? Et l’homme de Dieu dit: Il appartient à l’ Éternel de te donner beaucoup plus que cela.
German Elberfelder 1871	Und Amazja sprach zu dem Manne Gottes: Und was ist betreffs der hundert Talente zu tun, die ich der Schar von Israel gegeben habe? Und der Mann Gottes sprach: Jehova hat, um dir mehr als das zu geben.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Dixitque Amasias ad hominem Dei: Quid ergo fiet de centum talentis, quæ dedi militibus Israël? Et respondit ei homo Dei: Habet Dominus unde tibi dare possit multo his plura.