2 Kings 14:10

You have struck and wounded Edom, and your heart has lifted you up: + 14:10 Gr. glorify yourself sitting in your house. stay at home and glorify yourself; for therefore are you quarrelsome to your hurt? So both you will fall and Juda with you.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King James Version

Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?

In Context

9And Joas the king of Israel sent to Amessias king of Juda, saying, The thistle that was in Libanus sent to the cedar that was in Libanus, saying, Give my daughter to your son to wife: and the wild beasts of the field that were in Libanus passed by and trod down the thistle.

11Nevertheless Amessias listened not: so Joas king of Israel went up, and he and Amessias king of Juda looked one another in the face in Baethsamys of Juda.

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Cross References

Exodus 8:9And Moses said to Pharao, Appoint me a time when I shall pray for you, and for your servants, and for your people, to cause the frogs to disappear from you, and from your people, and from your houses, only in the river shall they be left behind.

Judges 9:52And Abimelech drew near to the tower, and they besieged it; and Abimelech drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

2 Chronicles 26:16And when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction; and he transgressed against the Lord his God, and went into the temple of the Lord to turn incense on the altar of incense.

2 Chronicles 35:21And he sent messengers to him, saying, What have I to do with you, O king of Juda? I am not come today to war against you; and God has told me to hasten: beware of the God that is with me, lest he destroy you.

Proverbs 15:18A passionate man stirs up strife; but he that is slow to anger appeases even a + 15:18 Gr. future. rising one. A man slow to anger will extinguish quarrels; but an ungodly man rather stirs them up.

Proverbs 17:14Rightful rule gives power to words; but sedition and strife precede poverty.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 14:9-15

8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face. 9 And Jehoash the 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 thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle. 10 Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and tarry at home:… Read the whole commentary →

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