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2 Chronicles 25:13
Meanwhile the troops that Amaziah had dismissed from battle raided the cities of Judah, from Samaria to Beth-horon. They struck down 3,000 people and carried off a great deal of plunder.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the actions of the dismissed Israelite soldiers immediately following Amaziah’s campaign against the Edomites. The troops operate independently while the king remains in the field.
The words — The phrase וּ/בְנֵ֣י הַ/גְּד֗וּד (u./ve.Nei ha./ge.Dud) translates literally as “and the sons of the troop,” identifying the released conscripts. The verb הֵשִׁ֤יב (he.Shiv) means “he had turned back,” denoting Amaziah’s formal discharge of these men from military service.
The thread — The locations Samaria and Beth-horon function as geographic markers elsewhere in 1 Kings 9:17 and 1 Kings 16:24. This verse repurposes those markers to define the northern and southern limits of the raid.
Why it lands — The text states that dismissed troops raided Judah, killed 3,000 residents, and seized plunder. It requires the reader to note the direct consequence of unauthorized military withdrawal.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Beth–horon, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 9:17 So Solomon rebuilt Gezer, Lower Beth-horon,
- 1 Kings 16:24 He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city there, calling it Samaria after the name of Shemer, who had owned the hill.
- 1 Kings 16:29 In the thirty-eighth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty-two years.
- 2 Chronicles 8:5 He rebuilt Upper and Lower Beth-horon as fortified cities with walls, gates, and bars,