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2 Cronica 25
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2 Cronica 25
Magandang Balita Biblia
Si Haring Amazias ng Juda(A)
25 Dalawampu't limang taon si Amazias nang siya'y maging hari at dalawampu't siyam na taon siyang naghari sa Jerusalem. Ang kanyang ina ay si Jehoadan na taga-Jerusalem. 2 Naging kalugud-lugod kay Yahweh ang kanyang mga ginawa, ngunit hindi niya ginawa ang mga ito nang buong puso. 3 Nang matatag na siya sa kanyang paghahari, ipinapatay niya ang mga tauhan niya na pumatay sa kanyang amang hari. 4 Ngunit(B) hindi niya pinatay ang kanilang mga anak alinsunod sa utos ni Yahweh na nasa aklat ni Moises na ganito ang sinasabi, “Hindi dapat parusahan ng kamatayan ang mga magulang dahil sa krimeng nagawa ng mga anak ni ang mga anak dahil sa krimeng nagawa ng mga magulang. Ang mismong may sala lamang ang siyang dapat patayin.”
Digmaan Laban sa Edom(C)
5 Pagkatapos, tinipon ni Amazias ang mga lalaki sa Juda at pinagpangkat-pangkat ayon sa kani-kanilang angkan. Ginawa rin niya ito sa lipi ni Benjamin. Bumuo siya ng mga pangkat na libu-libo at ng mga daan-daan. Nilagyan niya ang mga ito ng kanya-kanyang pinuno. Pagkatapos, ibinukod niya ang mga kabataang may dalawampung taon ang gulang pataas at nakatipon siya ng tatlong daang libo. Lahat ng ito'y handang makipagdigma at sanay humawak ng panangga at sibat. 6 Kumuha pa siya sa Israel ng 100,000 matatapang na kawal at inupahan niya ang mga ito ng 3,500 kilong pilak. 7 Ngunit may isang lingkod ng Diyos na nagpayo sa kanya ng ganito: “Mahal na hari, huwag po ninyong isasama ang hukbo ng Israel sa inyong pagsalakay sapagkat hindi na po pinapatnubayan ni Yahweh ang mga Efraimitang iyon! 8 Maaaring iniisip ninyo na palalakasin nila kayo sa digmaan. Ngunit ang Diyos ang nagbibigay ng tagumpay o pagkatalo. Ipapatalo niya kayo sa inyong mga kaaway.”
9 Sinabi ni Amazias sa propeta, “Ngunit paano naman ang mga pilak na naibayad ko na sa kanila?”
Sumagot ang propeta ng Diyos, “Higit pa riyan ang maibibigay sa inyo ni Yahweh.”
10 Pinauwi na nga ni Amazias ang mga kawal na mula sa Efraim. Dahil dito, lubha silang nagdamdam at umuwing galit na galit sa mga taga-Juda.
11 Lumakas ang loob ni Amazias at sumalakay sila sa Libis ng Asin at may sampung libong mga kawal ng Edom ang kanilang napatay. 12 Ang sampung libo pa na kanilang nabihag ay dinala nila sa itaas ng bangin at inihulog mula roon kaya namatay ang mga itong bali-bali ang mga buto. 13 Ang mga kawal naman ng Israel na pinauwi ni Amazias ay sumalakay sa Juda mula sa Samaria hanggang Beth-horon. Pinagpapatay nila ang tatlong libong mamamayan doon at nag-uwi pa ng maraming samsam.
14 Pagkatapos nilang malupig ang mga Edomita, kinuha ni Amazias ang mga diyus-diyosan ng mga ito at dinala sa Jerusalem. Kinilala niyang diyos ang mga iyon, sinamba at hinandugan. 15 Ikinagalit ito ni Yahweh, kaya sinugo niya ang isang propeta at sinabi kay Amazias, “Bakit ka sumamba sa mga diyos ng ibang bansa na hindi nakapagligtas sa kanilang sariling bayan mula sa iyong kapangyarihan?”
16 Nagsasalita pa ito'y sinabi na sa kanya ng hari, “Kailan pa kita ginawang tagapayo ko? Tumigil ka kung ayaw mong mamatay.”
Bago tumahimik ang propeta sinabi muna niya ito: “Alam kong pupuksain ka ng Diyos dahil sa ginawa mong ito at dahil hindi ka nakinig sa aking payo.”
Dinigma ang Israel(D)
17 Si Amazias na hari ng Juda ay nakipagpulong sa kanyang mga tagapayo. Pagkatapos, nagpadala siya ng mensahe kay Joas na hari ng Israel, na anak ni Joahaz at apo ni Jehu. Hinamon niya ito ng labanan. 18 Ito naman ang sagot ni Joas na hari ng Israel: “Ang dawag sa Lebanon ay nagpadala ng sugo sa sedar ng Lebanon upang sabihin, ‘Ang anak mong dalaga'y ipakasal mo sa aking anak.’ Ngunit may dumaang mabangis na hayop mula sa Lebanon at tinapakan ang dawag. 19 Sinasabi mong natalo mo ang Edom at ipinagmalaki mo iyon! Mabuti pa'y tumigil ka na sa bahay mo! Bakit lumilikha ka ng gulo na ikapapahamak mo at ng iyong bayan?”
20 Ngunit hindi ito pinansin ni Amazias sapagkat kalooban ng Diyos na mahulog sa kamay ni Joas ang Juda, bilang parusa sa pagsamba ni Amazias sa mga diyus-diyosan ng Edom. 21 Nagharap sa labanan si Haring Joas ng Israel at si Haring Amazias ng Juda, sa Beth-semes na sakop ng Juda. 22 Natalo ng Israel ang Juda at ang mga kawal nito'y tumakas pauwi. 23 Ngunit nabihag ni Haring Joas si Haring Amazias at dinala ito sa Jerusalem. Winasak ni Joas ang pader ng lunsod mula sa Pintuang Efraim hanggang sa Pintuan sa Sulok, mga 180 metro ang haba. 24 Sinamsam niya ang lahat ng ginto at pilak at mga kagamitan sa Templo ng Diyos na nasa pag-iingat ng mga anak ni Obed-Edom. Sinamsam din niya ang mga kayamanan sa palasyo at nagdala pa siya sa Samaria ng mga bihag.
25 Labinlimang taon pang nabuhay si Haring Amazias ng Juda mula nang mamatay si Haring Joas ng Israel. 26 Ang iba pang mga ginawa ni Amazias mula sa pasimula hanggang sa wakas ng kanyang paghahari ay nakasulat sa Aklat ng mga Hari ng Juda at Israel. 27 Mula nang sumuway siya kay Yahweh, nagkaroon ng sabwatan sa Jerusalem laban sa kanya kaya't tumakas siya patungong Laquis, ngunit sinundan siya roon at pinatay. 28 Ang kanyang bangkay ay isinakay sa kabayo at inilibing sa libingan ng kanyang mga ninuno sa Lunsod ni David.
2 Chronicles 25
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2 Chronicles 25
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Amaziah King of Judah(A)(B)(C)
25 Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan; she was from Jerusalem. 2 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but not wholeheartedly.(D) 3 After the kingdom was firmly in his control, he executed the officials who had murdered his father the king. 4 Yet he did not put their children to death, but acted in accordance with what is written in the Law, in the Book of Moses,(E) where the Lord commanded: “Parents shall not be put to death for their children, nor children be put to death for their parents; each will die for their own sin.”[a](F)
5 Amaziah called the people of Judah together and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds for all Judah and Benjamin. He then mustered(G) those twenty years old(H) or more and found that there were three hundred thousand men fit for military service,(I) able to handle the spear and shield. 6 He also hired a hundred thousand fighting men from Israel for a hundred talents[b] of silver.
7 But a man of God came to him and said, “Your Majesty, these troops from Israel(J) must not march with you, for the Lord is not with Israel—not with any of the people of Ephraim. 8 Even if you go and fight courageously in battle, God will overthrow you before the enemy, for God has the power to help or to overthrow.”(K)
9 Amaziah asked the man of God, “But what about the hundred talents I paid for these Israelite troops?”
The man of God replied, “The Lord can give you much more than that.”(L)
10 So Amaziah dismissed the troops who had come to him from Ephraim and sent them home. They were furious with Judah and left for home in a great rage.(M)
11 Amaziah then marshaled his strength and led his army to the Valley of Salt, where he killed ten thousand men of Seir. 12 The army of Judah also captured ten thousand men alive, took them to the top of a cliff and threw them down so that all were dashed to pieces.(N)
13 Meanwhile the troops that Amaziah had sent back and had not allowed to take part in the war raided towns belonging to Judah from Samaria to Beth Horon. They killed three thousand people and carried off great quantities of plunder.
14 When Amaziah returned from slaughtering the Edomites, he brought back the gods of the people of Seir. He set them up as his own gods,(O) bowed down to them and burned sacrifices to them. 15 The anger of the Lord burned against Amaziah, and he sent a prophet to him, who said, “Why do you consult this people’s gods, which could not save(P) their own people from your hand?”
16 While he was still speaking, the king said to him, “Have we appointed you an adviser to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?”
So the prophet stopped but said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel.”
17 After Amaziah king of Judah consulted his advisers, he sent this challenge to Jehoash[c] son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel: “Come, let us face each other in battle.”
18 But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle(Q) in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle underfoot. 19 You say to yourself that you have defeated Edom, and now you are arrogant and proud. But stay at home! Why ask for trouble and cause your own downfall and that of Judah also?”
20 Amaziah, however, would not listen, for God so worked that he might deliver them into the hands of Jehoash, because they sought the gods of Edom.(R) 21 So Jehoash king of Israel attacked. He and Amaziah king of Judah faced each other at Beth Shemesh in Judah. 22 Judah was routed by Israel, and every man fled to his home. 23 Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah,[d] at Beth Shemesh. Then Jehoash brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate(S) to the Corner Gate(T)—a section about four hundred cubits[e] long. 24 He took all the gold and silver and all the articles found in the temple of God that had been in the care of Obed-Edom,(U) together with the palace treasures and the hostages, and returned to Samaria.
25 Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel. 26 As for the other events of Amaziah’s reign, from beginning to end, are they not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel? 27 From the time that Amaziah turned away from following the Lord, they conspired against him in Jerusalem and he fled to Lachish(V), but they sent men after him to Lachish and killed him there. 28 He was brought back by horse and was buried with his ancestors in the City of Judah.[f]
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 25:4 Deut. 24:16
- 2 Chronicles 25:6 That is, about 3 3/4 tons or about 3.4 metric tons; also in verse 9
- 2 Chronicles 25:17 Hebrew Joash, a variant of Jehoash; also in verses 18, 21, 23 and 25
- 2 Chronicles 25:23 Hebrew Jehoahaz, a variant of Ahaziah
- 2 Chronicles 25:23 That is, about 600 feet or about 180 meters
- 2 Chronicles 25:28 Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac (see also 2 Kings 14:20) David
2 Chronicles 25
New King James Version
2 Chronicles 25
New King James Version
Amaziah Reigns in Judah(A)
25 Amaziah (B)was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. 2 And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, (C)but not with a loyal heart.
3 (D)Now it happened, as soon as the kingdom was established for him, that he executed his servants who had murdered his father the king. 4 However he did not execute their children, but did as it is written in the Law in the Book of Moses, where the Lord commanded, saying, (E)“The fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall the children be put to death for their fathers; but a person shall die for his own sin.”
The War Against Edom(F)
5 Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together and set over them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, according to their fathers’ houses, throughout all Judah and Benjamin; and he numbered them (G)from twenty years old and above, and found them to be three hundred thousand choice men, able to go to war, who could handle spear and shield. 6 He also hired one hundred thousand mighty men of valor from Israel for one hundred talents of silver. 7 But a (H)man of God came to him, saying, “O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the Lord is not with Israel—not with any of the children of Ephraim. 8 But if you go, be gone! Be strong in battle! Even so, God shall make you fall before the enemy; for God has (I)power to help and to overthrow.”
9 Then Amaziah said to the man of God, “But what shall we do about the hundred talents which I have given to the troops of Israel?”
And the man of God answered, (J)“The Lord is able to give you much more than this.” 10 So Amaziah discharged the troops that had come to him from Ephraim, to go back home. Therefore their anger was greatly aroused against Judah, and they returned home in great anger.
11 Then Amaziah strengthened himself, and leading his people, he went to (K)the Valley of Salt and killed ten thousand of the people of Seir. 12 Also the children of Judah took captive ten thousand alive, brought them to the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, so that they all were dashed in pieces.
13 But as for the soldiers of the army which Amaziah had discharged, so that they would not go with him to battle, they raided the cities of Judah from Samaria to Beth Horon, killed three thousand in them, and took much [a]spoil.
14 Now it was so, after Amaziah came from the slaughter of the Edomites, that (L)he brought the gods of the people of Seir, set them up to be (M)his gods, and bowed down before them and burned incense to them. 15 Therefore the anger of the Lord was aroused against Amaziah, and He sent him a prophet who said to him, “Why have you sought (N)the gods of the people, which (O)could not rescue their own people from your hand?”
16 So it was, as he talked with him, that the king said to him, “Have we made you the king’s counselor? Cease! Why should you be killed?”
Then the prophet ceased, and said, “I know that God has (P)determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my advice.”
Israel Defeats Judah(Q)
17 Now (R)Amaziah king of Judah asked advice and sent to [b]Joash the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us face one another in battle.”
18 And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as wife’; and a wild beast that was in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle. 19 Indeed you say that you have defeated the Edomites, and your heart is lifted up to (S)boast. Stay at home now; why should you meddle with trouble, that you should fall—you and Judah with you?”
20 But Amaziah would not heed, for (T)it came from God, that He might give them into the hand of their enemies, because they (U)sought the gods of Edom. 21 So Joash king of Israel went out; and he and Amaziah king of Judah faced one another at (V)Beth Shemesh, which belongs to Judah. 22 And Judah was defeated by Israel, and every man fled to his tent. 23 Then Joash the king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of (W)Jehoahaz, at Beth Shemesh; and he brought him to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate—four hundred cubits. 24 And he took all the gold and silver, all the articles that were found in the house of God with (X)Obed-Edom, the treasures of the king’s house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria.
Death of Amaziah(Y)
25 (Z)Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, lived fifteen years after the death of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel. 26 Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, from first to last, indeed are they not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel? 27 After the time that Amaziah turned away from following the Lord, they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish and killed him there. 28 Then they brought him on horses and buried him with his fathers in [c]the City of Judah.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 25:13 plunder
- 2 Chronicles 25:17 Jehoash, 2 Kin. 14:8ff.
- 2 Chronicles 25:28 The City of David
2 Chronicles 25
English Standard Version
2 Chronicles 25
English Standard Version
Amaziah Reigns in Judah
25 (A)Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. 2 And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, (B)yet not with a whole heart. 3 And as soon as the royal power was firmly his, he killed his servants who had struck down the king his father. 4 But he did not put their children to death, according to what is written in the Law, in the Book of Moses, where the Lord commanded, (C)“Fathers shall not die because of their children, nor children die because of their fathers, but each one shall die for his own sin.”
Amaziah's Victories
5 Then Amaziah assembled the men of Judah and set them by fathers' houses under commanders of thousands and of hundreds for all Judah and Benjamin. He mustered those (D)twenty years old and upward, and found that they were (E)300,000 choice men, fit for war, (F)able to handle spear and shield. 6 He hired also 100,000 mighty men of valor from Israel for 100 talents[a] of silver. 7 But (G)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, with all these Ephraimites. 8 But go, act, be strong for the battle. Why should you suppose that God will cast you down before the enemy? (H)For God has power to help or to cast down.” 9 And Amaziah said to the man of God, “But what shall we do about the hundred talents that I have given to the army of Israel?” The man of God answered, “The Lord is able to give you much more than this.” 10 Then Amaziah discharged the army that had come to him from Ephraim to go home again. And they became very angry with Judah and returned home in fierce anger. 11 But Amaziah took courage and led out his people and went to the (I)Valley of Salt and struck down (J)10,000 men of Seir. 12 The men of Judah captured another 10,000 alive and took them to the top of a rock and threw them down from the top of the rock, and they were all dashed to pieces. 13 But the men of the army whom Amaziah sent back, not letting them go with him to battle, raided the cities of Judah, (K)from Samaria to Beth-horon, and struck down 3,000 people in them and took much spoil.
Amaziah's Idolatry
14 After Amaziah came from striking down the Edomites, (L)he brought the gods (M)of the men of Seir and set them up as his gods and worshiped them, making offerings to them. 15 Therefore the Lord was angry with Amaziah and sent to him a prophet, who said to him, “Why have you sought the gods of a people (N)who did not deliver their own people from your hand?” 16 But as he was speaking, the king said to him, “Have we made you a royal counselor? Stop! Why should you be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but said, “I know that (O)God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel.”
Israel Defeats Amaziah
17 (P)Then Amaziah king of Judah took counsel and sent to Joash the son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us look one another in the face.” 18 And Joash the king of Israel sent word to Amaziah king of Judah, (Q)“A thistle on Lebanon sent to a cedar on Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son for a wife,’ and a wild beast of Lebanon passed by and trampled down the thistle. 19 You say, ‘See, I[b] have struck down Edom,’ and (R)your heart has lifted you up in boastfulness. But now stay at home. Why should you provoke trouble so that you fall, you and Judah with you?”
20 But Amaziah would not listen, for it was of God, in order that he might give them into the hand of their enemies, (S)because they had sought the gods of Edom. 21 So Joash king of Israel went up, and he and Amaziah king of Judah faced one another in battle at Beth-shemesh, which belongs to Judah. 22 And Judah was defeated by Israel, and every man fled to his home. 23 And Joash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, son of (T)Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem for 400 cubits,[c] from (U)the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate. 24 And he seized all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God, in the care of (V)Obed-edom. He seized also the treasuries of the king's house, also hostages, and he returned to Samaria.
25 (W)Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, lived fifteen years after the death of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel. 26 Now the rest of the deeds of Amaziah, from first to last, are they not written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel? 27 From the time when he turned away from the Lord they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But they sent after him to Lachish and put him to death there. 28 And they brought him upon horses, and he was buried with his fathers in the city of David.[d]
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 25:6 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilograms
- 2 Chronicles 25:19 Hebrew you
- 2 Chronicles 25:23 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters
- 2 Chronicles 25:28 Hebrew of Judah
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