2 Chronicles 25:14

Translations

Modern

When Amaziah returned from the slaughter of the Edomites, he brought back the gods of the Seirites, set them up as his own gods, bowed before them, and burned sacrifices to them.

Traditional

Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them.

Literal

And it came to pass, after Amaziah came from the striking of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the sons of Seir and set them up as his gods, and he bowed down before them and he burned incense to them.

Latin

Amasias vero post cædem Idumæorum, et allatos deos filiorum Seir, statuit illos in deos sibi, et adorabat eos, et illis adolebat incensum.

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Hebrew

English

When Amaziah returned from the slaughter of the Edomites, he brought back the gods of the Seirites, set them up as his own gods, bowed before them, and burned sacrifices to them.

Notes

2 Chronicles 25:14–15

Conquerors sometimes worshiped the gods of a defeated nation, mistakenly thinking those gods helped them win. Amaziah shared this belief; he did not accept that the Lord is the only true God (see Isaiah 40:18–28; 42:8; Jeremiah 10:1–16).

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Related verses

2 Chronicles 28:23
He sacrificed to the gods of Damascus, who had defeated him, and he said, “Because the gods of the kings of Aram have helped them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me.” But these gods were the downfall of Ahaz and of all Israel.
Exodus 20:3–5
You shall have no other gods before Me.
2 Samuel 5:21
There the Philistines abandoned their idols, and David and his men carried them away.
Deuteronomy 7:25
You must burn up the images of their gods; do not covet the silver and gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, or you will be ensnared by it; for it is detestable to the LORD your God.
Deuteronomy 7:5
Instead, this is what you are to do to them: tear down their altars, smash their sacred pillars, cut down their Asherah poles, and burn their idols in the fire.
Isaiah 44:19
And no one considers in his heart, no one has the knowledge or insight to say, “I burned half of it in the fire, and I baked bread on its coals; I roasted meat and I ate. Shall I make something detestable with the rest of it? Shall I bow down to a block of wood?”

People

Amaziah: King of Judah, son of Joash

Places

Edom: Descendants of Esau; enemy nation southeast of Israel Seir: Region inhabited by Edomites, descendants of Esau

Glossary

Amaziah Chronicles, Books of First and Second Genealogy Jeroboam Seir (Place)

Topics

Apostasy: Amaziah Apostates: Amaziah Kings: Who Reigned Over Judah: Amaziah Rulers: Wicked: Amaziah, Worshiping the Gods of Seir The Edomites: Character of Idolatrous The Edomites: The Jews Ensnared by the Idols of, and Punished

2 Chronicles 25:14

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