2 Chronicles 25:19

Thou hast said-Lo! thou hast smitten the Edomites, and thy heart hath lifted thee up to display honour,-Now, abide in thine own house, wherefore shouldst thou engage in strife with Misfortune, and fall, thou and Judah with thee?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites; and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to thine hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?

In Context

18And Joash king of Israel sent unto Amaziah king of Judah, saying, A thistle that was in Lebanon, sent unto a cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Come! give thy daughter unto my son to wife,—but there passed by a beast of the field that was in Lebanon, and trampled down the thistle.

20But Amaziah hearkened not, because, from God, it was, to the end he might deliver them up into [their enemies’] hand,—because they had sought the gods of Edom.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 8:14and so thy heart be lifted up,—and thou forget Yahweh thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt out of the house of servants;

2 Chronicles 32:25But, not according to the benefit done unto him, did Hezekiah make return, for uplifted was his heart,—and so there came upon him, wrath, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.

Proverbs 13:10Only by pride, doth one cause contention, but, with the well-advised, is wisdom.

Proverbs 18:6the lips of a dullard, enter into contention, and his mouth, for blows, crieth out.

Proverbs 26:17As he who layeth hold of the ears of a dog, is a passer-by, who giveth vent to his wrath over a quarrel, not his!

Jeremiah 9:23Thus, saith Yahweh Let not, the wise man, glory in his wisdom, Neither let, the mighty man, glory, in his might,—Let not, the rich man, glory in his riches;

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 25:18-28

The Death of Amaziah. ( b. c. 825.) 17 Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us see one another in the face. 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 thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle. 19 Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites;… Read the whole commentary →

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