II Chronicles 25:16
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Chronicles 25:16 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und es geschah, während er zu ihm redete, da sprach Amazja zu ihm: Haben wir dich zum Ratgeber des Königs gesetzt? Laß ab! Warum soll man dich erschlagen? Und der Prophet ließ ab und sprach: Ich weiß, daß Gott beschlossen hat, dich zu verderben, weil du solches getan und auf meinen Rat nicht gehört hast!
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y hablándole el profeta estas cosas, él le respondió: ¿Hante puesto á ti por consejero del rey? Déjate de eso: ¿por qué quieres que te maten? Y al cesar, el profeta dijo luego: Yo sé que Dios ha acordado destruirte, porque has hecho esto, y no obedeciste á mi consejo.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E falando-lhe o profeta estas coisas, ele lhe respondeu: Puseram a ti por conselheiro do rei? Deixa-te disso: por que queres que te matem? E ao cessar, o profeta disse logo: Eu sei que Deus decidiu destruir-te, porque fizeste isto, e não obedeceste a meu conselho.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
E aconteceu que, enquanto o profeta estava falando para ele, o rei lhe disse: "Nós te constituímos conselheiro do rei? Para! Por que tu deverias morrer?". Então o profeta parou e disse: "Sei que Deus decidiu te destruir, porque fizeste isso e não ouviste o meu conselho".
📖 II Chronicles 25:16 in Context
14Now 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.
15Wherefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a prophet, which said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which could not deliver their own people out of thine hand?
16And 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.
17Then 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.
18And 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.
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