Amaziah killed ten thousand Edomites in Salt Valley. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is still its name today.
2 Kings 14:10 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised You have indeed defeated Edom, and you have become overconfident. , Enjoy your glory and stay at home. Why should you stir up such trouble that you fall #– #you and Judah with you? ’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition You have indeed smitten Edom, and your heart has lifted you up. Glory in that, and stay at home; for why should you meddle to your hurt and provoke calamity, causing you to fall, you and Judah with you? American Standard Version (1901) Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thy heart hath lifted thee up: glory thereof, and abide at home; for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee? Common English Bible You have definitely defeated Edom and have now become conceited. Enjoy the honor, but stay home. Why invite disaster when both you and Judah will fall?” Catholic Public Domain Version You have struck and prevailed over Idumea. And your heart has lifted you up. Be content with your own glory, and be seated your own house. Why would you provoke evil, so that you would fall, and Judah with you?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Thou hast beaten and prevailed over Edom, and thy heart hath lifted thee up: be content with the glory, and sit at home. Why provokest thou evil, that thou shouldst fall, and Juda with thee? |
Amaziah killed ten thousand Edomites in Salt Valley. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is still its name today.
But when he became strong, he grew arrogant, and it led to his own destruction. He acted unfaithfully against the Lord his God by going into the Lord’s sanctuary to burn incense on the incense altar.
However, because his heart was proud, Hezekiah didn’t respond according to the benefit that had come to him. So there was wrath on him, Judah, and Jerusalem.
But Neco sent messengers to him, saying, ‘What is the issue between you and me, king of Judah? I have not come against you today but I am fighting another dynasty. God told me to hurry. Stop opposing God who is with me; don’t make him destroy you! ’
Moses said to Pharaoh, ‘You may have the honour of choosing. When should I appeal on behalf of you, your officials, and your people, that the frogs be taken away from you and your houses, and remain only in the Nile? ’
A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but one slow to anger calms strife.
Pride comes before destruction, and an arrogant spirit before a fall.
To start a conflict is to release a flood; stop the dispute before it breaks out.
Honour belongs to the person who ends a dispute, but any fool can get himself into a quarrel.
Don’t take a matter to court hastily. Otherwise, what will you do afterwards if your opponent humiliates you?
A person who is passing by and meddles in a quarrel that’s not his is like one who grabs a dog by the ears.
By your great skill in trading you have increased your wealth, but your heart has become proud because of your wealth.
‘ “This is what the Lord God says: Are you the one I spoke about in former times through my servants, the prophets of Israel, who for years prophesied in those times that I would bring you against them?
‘Son of man, face Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy against him
Persia, Cush, and Put are with them, all of them with shields and helmets;
When the army is carried off, he will become arrogant and cause tens of thousands to fall, but he will not triumph.
Look, his ego is inflated; he is without integrity. But the righteous one will live by his faith. ,
Moreover, wine betrays; an arrogant man is never at rest. He enlarges his appetite like Sheol, and like Death he is never satisfied. He gathers all the nations to himself; he collects all the peoples for himself.
be careful that your heart doesn’t become proud and you forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery.
But he gives greater grace. Therefore he says: God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. ,
When Abimelech came to attack the tower, he approached its entrance to set it on fire.