Parallel Verses New International Version So Jehoash king of Israel attacked. He and Amaziah king of Judah faced each other at Beth Shemesh in Judah. King James Bible So Joash the king of Israel went up; and they saw one another in the face, both he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Bethshemesh, which belongeth to Judah. Darby Bible Translation And Joash king of Israel went up; and they looked one another in the face, he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Beth-shemesh, which is in Judah. World English Bible So Joash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth Shemesh, which belongs to Judah. Young's Literal Translation and go up doth Joash king of Israel, and they look one another in the face, he and Amaziah king of Judah, in Beth-Shemesh, that is Judah's, 2 Chronicles 25:21 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleThe thistle that was in Lebanon - See the explanation of this 2 Kings 14:9 (note). After reciting this fable, the Targum adds, "Thus hast thou done in the time thou didst send unto me, and didst lead up from the house of Israel a hundred thousand strong warriors for a hundred talents of silver: and after they were sent, thou didst not permit them to go with thee to war, but didst send them back, greatly enraged, so that they spread themselves over the country; and having cut off three thousand, they brought back much spoil." Treasury of Scripture Knowledge they saw one another That is, `they fought against each other.' To face an enemy, or to face one another, is still a common expression. The reason of this war was evidently the injury the army of Joash had done to the unoffending inhabitants of Judah. The ravages committed by them were totally unprovoked, base, and cowardly: they fell upon women, old men, and children, and butchered them in cold blood, when all the effective men were gone with their king against the Edomites. The quarrel of Amaziah were certainly just, yet he was put to the rout: he fell, and Judah with him, as Joash had said; and the reason was, because `it came of God, that he might deliver them into the hands of their enemies, because they sought after the gods of Edom.' This was the reason why the Israelites triumphed. Beth-shemesh Library Prudence and Faith'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 CHRON. xxv. 9. The character of this Amaziah, one of the Kings of Judah, is summed up by the chronicler in a damning epigram: 'He did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a perfect heart.' He was one of your half-and-half people, or, as Hosea says, 'a cake not turned,' … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture The Unmerciful Servant. Cross References Joshua 15:10 Then it curved westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Kesalon), continued down to Beth Shemesh and crossed to Timnah. 2 Chronicles 25:20 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. 2 Chronicles 25:22 Judah was routed by Israel, and every man fled to his home. Jump to Previous Amaziah Amazi'ah Battle Belonged Belongeth Belongs Beth Bethshemesh Beth-Shemesh Beth-She'mesh Face Faced Israel Jehoash Joash Jo'ash Judah Judah's ShemeshJump to Next Amaziah Amazi'ah Battle Belonged Belongeth Belongs Beth Bethshemesh Beth-Shemesh Beth-She'mesh Face Faced Israel Jehoash Joash Jo'ash Judah Judah's ShemeshLinks 2 Chronicles 25:21 NIV2 Chronicles 25:21 NLT 2 Chronicles 25:21 ESV 2 Chronicles 25:21 NASB 2 Chronicles 25:21 KJV 2 Chronicles 25:21 Bible Apps 2 Chronicles 25:21 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 25:21 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 25:21 French Bible 2 Chronicles 25:21 German Bible 2 Chronicles 25:21 Commentaries THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®. Bible Hub |