2 Chronicles 25:16

14 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.

15 Therefore the anger of the LORD burned against Amaziah, and He sent him a prophet, who said, “Why have you sought this people’s gods, which could not deliver them from your hand?”

While he was still speaking, the king asked, “Have we made you the counselor to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my advice.”

17 Then Amaziah king of Judah took counsel and sent word to the king of Israel Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu. “Come, let us meet face to face,” he said.

18 But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
While he was still speaking, the king asked, “Have we made you the counselor to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my advice.”
KJV
And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king’s counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.
WEB
As he talked with him, the king said to him, “Have we made you one of the king’s counselors? Stop! Why should you be struck down?” Then the prophet stopped, and said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel.”
ASV
And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that [the king] said unto him, Have we made thee of the king`s counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.
DARBY
And it came to pass as he talked with him, that [Amaziah] said to him, Hast thou been made the king's counsellor? Forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbore, and said, I know that God has determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened to my counsel.
BLB
And it came to pass, in his speaking to him, that he said to him, “Have we appointed you to counsel the king? Cease you! Why should they strike you down?” And the prophet ceased and said, “I know that God has counseled to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my counsel.”
ÅB
Men da han talte slik til ham, svarte han ham: Har vi satt deg til rådgiver for kongen? Hold opp med dette hvis du ikke vil bli slått ihjel! Da hørte profeten opp og sa: Jeg vet at Gud har besluttet å ødelegge deg, siden du har gjort dette og ikke hørt på mitt råd.
OTB
Mens han talte til ham, sa kongen: "Hvem har utnevnt deg til kongelig rådgiver? Slutt å tale! Ellers vil du bli slått ned!" Da sluttet profeten og sa: "Jeg vet at Gud har planlagt å ødelegge deg, fordi du har gjort dette og ikke har lyttet til mitt råd."
B1930
Men da han talte således til ham, svarte han ham: Har vi satt dig til rådgiver for kongen? Hold op med dette hvis du ikke vil bli slått ihjel! Da hørte profeten op og sa: Jeg vet at Gud har besluttet å ødelegge dig, siden du har gjort dette og ikke hørt på mitt råd.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 2:30

    But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for the LORD your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as is the case this day.

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  • 2 Timothy 4:3

    For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.

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  • Revelation 11:10

    And those who dwell on the earth will gloat over them, and will celebrate and send one another gifts, because these two prophets had tormented them.

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  • Romans 9:22

    What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction?

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  • Acts 4:28

    They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.

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  • 2 Chronicles 24:21

    But they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD.

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  • 1 Samuel 2:25

    If a man sins against another man, God can intercede for him; but if a man sins against the LORD, who can intercede for him?” But they would not listen to their father, since the LORD intended to put them to death.

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  • Amos 7:10–13

    Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent word to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land cannot bear all his words,

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