Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version In one day Pekah son of Remaliah killed a hundred and twenty thousand soldiers in Judah—because Judah had forsaken the LORD, the God of their ancestors. New Living Translation In a single day Pekah son of Remaliah, Israel’s king, killed 120,000 of Judah’s troops, all of them experienced warriors, because they had abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors. English Standard Version For Pekah the son of Remaliah killed 120,000 from Judah in one day, all of them men of valor, because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers. Berean Standard Bible For in one day Pekah son of Remaliah killed 120,000 valiant men in Judah. This happened because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers. King James Bible For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. New King James Version For Pekah the son of Remaliah killed one hundred and twenty thousand in Judah in one day, all valiant men, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. New American Standard Bible For Pekah the son of Remaliah killed 120,000 in Judah in one day, all valiant men, because they had abandoned the LORD God of their fathers. NASB 1995 For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah 120,000 in one day, all valiant men, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. NASB 1977 For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah 120,000 in one day, all valiant men, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. Legacy Standard Bible Indeed, Pekah the son of Remaliah killed in Judah 120,000 in one day, all men of valor, because they had forsaken Yahweh, the God of their fathers. Amplified Bible For Pekah son of Remaliah killed 120,000 in Judah in one day, all courageous men, because they had abandoned (turned away from) the LORD God of their fathers. Christian Standard Bible Pekah son of Remaliah killed one hundred twenty thousand in Judah in one day—all brave men—because they had abandoned the LORD God of their ancestors. Holman Christian Standard Bible Pekah son of Remaliah killed 120,000 in Judah in one day—all brave men—because they had abandoned the LORD God of their ancestors. American Standard Version For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah a hundred and twenty thousand in one day, all of them valiant men; because they had forsaken Jehovah, the God of their fathers. English Revised Version For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, all of them valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers. GOD'S WORD® Translation In one day Pekah, son of Remaliah, killed 120,000 soldiers in Judah because they had abandoned the LORD God of their ancestors. International Standard Version Remaliah's son Pekah killed 120,000 soldiers in a single day, all of them elite forces, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their ancestors. Majority Standard Bible For in one day Pekah son of Remaliah killed 120,000 valiant men in Judah. This happened because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers. NET Bible In one day King Pekah son of Remaliah of Israel killed 120,000 warriors in Judah, because they had abandoned the LORD God of their ancestors. New Heart English Bible For Pekah the son of Remaliah killed in Judah one hundred twenty thousand in one day, all of them valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers. Webster's Bible Translation For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah a hundred and twenty thousand in one day, who were all valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. World English Bible For Pekah the son of Remaliah killed in Judah one hundred twenty thousand in one day, all of them valiant men, because they had forsaken Yahweh, the God of their fathers. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd Pekah son of Remaliah slays one hundred and twenty thousand in Judah in one day (the whole [are] sons of valor), because of their forsaking YHWH, God of their fathers. Young's Literal Translation And Pekah son of Remaliah slayeth in Judah a hundred and twenty thousand in one day (the whole are sons of valour), because of their forsaking Jehovah, God of their fathers. Smith's Literal Translation And Pekah son of Remaliah will kill in Judah a hundred and twenty thousand in one day, the whole sons of strength; in their forsaking Jehovah the God of their fathers. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleFor Phacee the son of Romelia slew of Juda a hundred and twenty thousand in one day, all valiant men: because they had forsaken the Lord the God of their fathers. Catholic Public Domain Version And Pekah, the son of Remaliah, killed, on one day, one hundred twenty thousand, all of them men of war from Judah, because they had forsaken the Lord, the God of their fathers. New American Bible For Pekah, son of Remaliah, killed one hundred and twenty thousand of Judah in a single day, all of them valiant men, because they had abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors. New Revised Standard Version Pekah son of Remaliah killed one hundred twenty thousand in Judah in one day, all of them valiant warriors, because they had abandoned the LORD, the God of their ancestors. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor Pekah the son of Romaliah slew from the army of the king of Judah a hundred and twenty thousand in one day, all valiant men, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And Peqakh, son of Rumalia, killed a hundred and twenty thousand from the King of the house of Yehuda in one day, all mighty men of the army, because they had forsaken LORD JEHOVAH God of their fathers. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah a hundred and twenty thousand in one day, all of them valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers. Brenton Septuagint Translation And Phakee the son of Romelias king of Israel, slew in Juda in one day a hundred and twenty thousand mighty men; because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Judah Defeated by Aram5So the LORD his God delivered Ahaz into the hand of the king of Aram, who attacked him and took many captives to Damascus. Ahaz was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with great force. 6For in one day Pekah son of Remaliah killed 120,000 valiant men in Judah. This happened because they had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers. 7Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the son of the king, Azrikam the governor of the palace, and Elkanah the second to the king.… Cross References Isaiah 7:1-9 Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city. / When it was reported to the house of David that Aram was in league with Ephraim, the hearts of Ahaz and his people trembled like trees in the forest shaken by the wind. / Then the LORD said to Isaiah, “Go out with your son Shear-jashub to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct that feeds the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field, ... 2 Kings 16:5-9 Then Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to wage war against Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz but could not overcome him. / At that time Rezin king of Aram recovered Elath for Aram, drove out the men of Judah, and sent the Edomites into Elath, where they live to this day. / So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. Come up and save me from the hands of the kings of Aram and Israel, who are rising up against me.” ... Hosea 5:13-14 When Ephraim saw his sickness and Judah his wound, then Ephraim turned to Assyria and sent to the great king. But he cannot cure you or heal your wound. / For I am like a lion to Ephraim and like a young lion to the house of Judah. I, even I, will tear them to pieces and then go away. I will carry them off where no one can rescue them. Isaiah 9:8-12 The Lord has sent a message against Jacob, and it has fallen upon Israel. / All the people will know it—Ephraim and the dwellers of Samaria. With pride and arrogance of heart they will say: / “The bricks have fallen, but we will rebuild with finished stone; the sycamores have been felled, but we will replace them with cedars.” ... 2 Kings 15:37 (In those days the LORD began to send Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah.) Hosea 8:8-10 Israel is swallowed up! Now they are among the nations like a worthless vessel. / For they have gone up to Assyria like a wild donkey on its own. Ephraim has hired lovers. / Though they hire allies among the nations, I will now round them up, and they will begin to diminish under the oppression of the king of princes. Isaiah 10:5-6 Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath. / I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets. 2 Kings 17:5-6 Then the king of Assyria invaded the whole land, marched up to Samaria, and besieged it for three years. / In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes. Hosea 10:6-7 Yes, it will be carried to Assyria as tribute to the great king. Ephraim will be seized with shame; Israel will be ashamed of its wooden idols. / Samaria will be carried off with her king like a twig on the surface of the water. Isaiah 7:17 The LORD will bring on you and on your people and on the house of your father a time unlike any since the day Ephraim separated from Judah—He will bring the king of Assyria.” 2 Kings 18:9-12 In the fourth year of Hezekiah’s reign, which was the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it. / And at the end of three years, the Assyrians captured it. So Samaria was captured in the sixth year of Hezekiah, which was the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel. / The king of Assyria exiled the Israelites to Assyria and settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes. ... Hosea 13:16 Samaria will bear her guilt because she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open. Isaiah 8:4 For before the boy knows how to cry ‘Father’ or ‘Mother,’ the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria.” Matthew 24:21-22 For at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again. / If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short. Luke 21:20-24 But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. / Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. / For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. ... Treasury of Scripture For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. Pekah 2 Kings 15:27,37 In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty years… Isaiah 7:4,5,9 And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah… Isaiah 9:21 Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. an hundred 2 Chronicles 13:17 And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men. valiant men [heb] sons of valour 2 Chronicles 15:2 And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you. Deuteronomy 6:14,15 Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which are round about you; … Deuteronomy 28:15,25 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: … Jump to Previous Death Fathers Fighting-Men Forsaken Good Hundred Judah Killed Pekah Remaliah Remali'ah Slew Thousand Twenty Valiant ValorJump to Next Death Fathers Fighting-Men Forsaken Good Hundred Judah Killed Pekah Remaliah Remali'ah Slew Thousand Twenty Valiant Valor2 Chronicles 28 1. Ahaz, reigning wickedly, is greatly afflicted by the Syrians.6. Judah, being captivated by the Israelites, is sent home by the counsel of Oded. 16. Ahaz sending for aid to Assyria, is not helped thereby, 22. In his distress he grows more idolatrous 26. He dying, Hezekiah succeeds him For in one day This phrase emphasizes the suddenness and swiftness of the calamity that befell Judah. The Hebrew word for "day" (יוֹם, yom) can signify a literal day or a period of time, but here it underscores the immediacy of the judgment. The rapidity of the event serves as a stark reminder of how quickly divine retribution can manifest when a nation turns away from God. Pekah son of Remaliah killed one hundred twenty thousand valiant men in Judah because they had forsaken the LORD the God of their fathers Pekah . . . slew in Judah an hundred . . . in one day.--Details of what is generally stated in the last sentence of 2Chronicles 28:5. The totals of slain and of captives (2Chronicles 28:8) are both round numbers. The figures 120,000, if accurate, would show that about a third of the Jewish host (2Chronicles 26:13) had fallen in the battle and pursuit. The ruthlessness of the foe is borne out by the words of the prophet Oded in 2Chronicles 28:9 : "Ye have slain them in a rage that reacheth up to heaven." Isaiah 7:6 proves that the allies designed to break wholly the independence of Judah, by abolishing the Davidic monarchy, and setting up a Syrian vassal king. . . . Verse 6. - (See foregoing note.) An hundred and twenty thousand. The number is large, but, the uncertainty of very many of these figures notwithstanding, it is impossible absolutely to pronounce it incredible. Because they had forsaken. The now frequent refrain of the writer.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew For in oneאֶחָ֖ד (’e·ḥāḏ) Number - masculine singular Strong's 259: United, one, first day בְּי֥וֹם (bə·yō·wm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day Pekah פֶּ֨קַח (pe·qaḥ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6492: Pekah -- 'opening', a king of Israel son בֶּן־ (ben-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1121: A son of Remaliah רְמַלְיָ֜הוּ (rə·mal·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7425: Remaliah -- father of King Pekah of Israel killed וַיַּהֲרֹג֩ (way·ya·hă·rōḡ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2026: To smite with deadly intent 120,000 מֵאָ֨ה (mê·’āh) Number - feminine singular Strong's 3967: A hundred valiant חָ֑יִל (ḥā·yil) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2428: A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength men בְּנֵי־ (bə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son in Judah. בִּֽיהוּדָ֗ה (bî·hū·ḏāh) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites [This happened] because they had forsaken בְּעָזְבָ֕ם (bə·‘ā·zə·ḇām) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit the LORD, יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel the God אֱלֹהֵ֥י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of their fathers. אֲבוֹתָֽם׃ (’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1: Father Links 2 Chronicles 28:6 NIV2 Chronicles 28:6 NLT 2 Chronicles 28:6 ESV 2 Chronicles 28:6 NASB 2 Chronicles 28:6 KJV 2 Chronicles 28:6 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 28:6 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 28:6 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 28:6 French Bible 2 Chronicles 28:6 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 28:6 For Pekah the son of Remaliah killed (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |
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