2 Chronicles 25
{{Short description|Second Book of Chronicles, chapter 25}}
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2 Chronicles 25 is the twenty-fifth chapter of the Second Book of Chronicles the Old Testament in the Christian Bible or of the second part of the Books of Chronicles in the Hebrew Bible.{{sfn|Ackroyd|1993|p=113}}{{sfn|Mathys|2007|p=268}} The book is compiled from older sources by an unknown person or group, designated by modern scholars as "the Chronicler", and had the final shape established in late fifth or fourth century BCE.{{sfn|Ackroyd|1993|pp=113–114}} This chapter belongs to the section focusing on the kingdom of Judah until its destruction by the Babylonians under Nebuchadnezzar and the beginning of restoration under Cyrus the Great of Persia (2 Chronicles 10 to 36).{{sfn|Ackroyd|1993|p=113}} The focus of this chapter is the reign of Amaziah, king of Judah.{{sfn|Mathys|2007|p=299}}
Text
This chapter was originally written in the Hebrew language and is divided into 28 verses.
=Textual witnesses=
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Aleppo Codex (10th century), and Codex Leningradensis (1008).{{sfn|Würthwein|1995|pp=36-37}}
There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; B; 4th century), and Codex Alexandrinus (A; A; 5th century).{{sfn|Würthwein|1995|pp=73-74}}{{efn|The whole book of 2 Chronicles is missing from the extant Codex Sinaiticus.{{Cite book |last=Würthwein |first=Ernst |title=Der Text des Alten Testaments |publisher=Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft |edition=2nd |place=Stuttgart |year=1988 |url= |page=85 |isbn= 3-438-06006-X}}{{Cite book |last=Swete |first=Henry Barclay |authorlink= Henry Barclay Swete |title= An Introduction to the Old Testament in Greek |publisher= Macmillan and Co. |location=Cambridge |year=1902 |url= https://archive.org/stream/anintrotooldtes00swetuoft#page/128/mode/2up |pages= 129–130}}{{Catholic Encyclopedia|wstitle= Codex Sinaiticus}}}}
=Old Testament references=
- {{bibleverse|2 Chronicles|25:1–4|9}}: {{bibleverse|2 Kings|14:1–7|9}}[https://biblehub.com/bsb/2_chronicles/25.htm 2 Chronicles 25 Berean Study Bible]. Biblehub
- {{bibleverse|2 Chronicles|25:17–24|9}}: {{bibleverse|2 Kings|14:8–14|9}}
- {{bibleverse|2 Chronicles|25:25–28|9}}: {{bibleverse|2 Kings|14:17–20|9}}
{{Anchor|Verses 1–16}} Amaziah, king of Judah (25:1–16)
Verses 1–4 and verse 11 in this section parallel to 2 Kings 14, along by two parts unique to the Chronicler: verses 5–10 and verses 12–16, both involving a prophetic figure.{{sfn|Mathys|2007|p=299}}{{sfn|Coogan|2007|p=650 Hebrew Bible}} Amaziah's reign could be divided into a period of obedience to YHWH and success (verses 1–13), then a period of idolatry and defeat (verses 14–28).{{sfn|Coogan|2007|p=650 Hebrew Bible}}
=Verse 1=
: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.{{bibleref2|2 Chronicles|25:1|ESV}} ESV
- Cross references: 2 Kings 14:2
- "Twenty-nine years": in Thiele's chronology Amaziah became the 9th king of Judah between April and September 796 BCE then died between April and September 767 BCE at the age of 54.{{sfn|McFall|1991|loc= no. 36}}
{{Anchor|Verses 17–28}} Jehoash of Israel defeats Amaziah (25:17–28)
This section records the consequences of Amaziah worshipping Edomite deities (verses 15, 20: 'it was God's doing'; cf. 2 Chronicles 10:15; 22:7) in form of his defeat to Jehoash of the northern kingdom.{{sfn|Mathys|2007|p=299}}
=Verse 28=
:And they brought him upon horses, and buried him with his fathers in the city of Judah.{{bibleverse|2 Chronicles|25:28|KJV}} KJV
- Cross references: 2 Kings 14:20
- "City of Judah": is "City of David" in 2 Kings 14:20.{{sfn|Mathys|2007|p=299}}
See also
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References
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Sources
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- {{Cite book | last= Bennett | first= William|title = The Expositor's Bible: The Books of Chronicles|publisher = Litres|year = 2018 |isbn = 978-5040825196 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SZo3DwAAQBAJ }}
- {{cite book|last= Coogan|first = Michael David| authorlink= Michael D. Coogan |title = The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books: New Revised Standard Version, Issue 48 |editor-last1=Coogan |editor-first1=Michael David |editor-first2=Marc Zvi |editor-last2= Brettler |editor-first3=Carol Ann |editor-last3= Newsom |editor-first4= Pheme |editor-last4= Perkins |edition= Augmented 3rd |publisher = Oxford University Press |year =2007 |isbn = 9780195288810 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=HmpMPgAACAAJ}}
- {{cite book|last= Mabie | first= Frederick | chapter = I. The Chronicler's Genealogical Survey of All Israel | title= 1 and 2 Chronicles |series = The Expositor's Bible Commentary | editor-first1= Tremper | editor-last1=Longman III | editor-first2=David E | editor-last2= Garland | publisher = Zondervan | date = 2017 | pages = 267–308 | isbn = 978-0310531814 | url= https://books.google.com/books?id=E8ESDgAAQBAJ | access-date=December 6, 2019}}
- {{cite book|last= Mathys | first= H. P. | chapter = 14. 1 and 2 Chronicles | title=The Oxford Bible Commentary | editor-first1=John | editor-last1=Barton |editor1-link = John Barton (theologian) | editor-first2=John| editor-last2= Muddiman |editor2-link = John Muddiman | publisher = Oxford University Press |edition= first (paperback) | date = 2007 | pages = 267–308 | isbn = 978-0199277186 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZJdVkgEACAAJ| access-date=February 6, 2019}}
- {{citation | url = http://www.btinternet.com/~lmf12/TransGuide.pdf | first = Leslie | last = McFall | title = Translation Guide to the Chronological Data in Kings and Chronicles |journal = Bibliotheca Sacra |volume= 148 |year = 1991| page = 3-45 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100827065339/http://www.btinternet.com/%7Elmf12/TransGuide.pdf | url-status = dead | archivedate = 2010-08-27}}
- Thiele, Edwin R., The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings, (1st ed.; New York: Macmillan, 1951; 2d ed.; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1965; 3rd ed.; Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Kregel, 1983). {{isbn|9780825438257}}
- {{cite book | last = Würthwein | first = Ernst | author-link = Ernst Würthwein | title = The Text of the Old Testament | publisher = William B. Eerdmans |location = Grand Rapids, MI | year= 1995 | translator-first1 = Erroll F.| translator-last1 = Rhodes |isbn = 0-8028-0788-7 | url= https://books.google.com/books?id=FSNKSBObCYwC | access-date= January 26, 2019}}
External links
- Jewish translations:
- [https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/16574 Divrei Hayamim II - II Chronicles - Chapter 25 (Judaica Press)] in Hebrew and English translation [with Rashi's commentary] at Chabad.org
- Christian translations:
- [http://www.gospelhall.org/bible/bible.php?passage=2+Chronicles+25 Online Bible at GospelHall.org] (ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English)
- [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=14&chapter=25&version=9 2 Chronicles Chapter 25. Bible Gateway]
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