2 Chronicles 25:16 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁶ When the prophet spoke, Amaziah said to the prophet, “We never made you an adviser to the king! Be quiet! If you don’t be quiet, you will be killed.” The prophet became quiet, but then said, “God really has decided to destroy you. Why? Because you did those bad things and didn’t listen to my advice.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ As he was talking, the king said to him, Have we made you the king's counselor? Stop it! Why should you be put to death? The prophet stopped but said, I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and ignored my counsel.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ 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.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ “Since when do you give me advice?” Amaziah interrupted. “You better quit before you end up dead!” So the prophet stopped, but not until he said, “I know God plans to destroy you because you’ve done this and because you’ve refused to listen to my advice.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And after he spoke these things, he responded to him: "Are you the counselor of the king? Be quiet! Otherwise I will put you to death." And departing, the prophet said, "I know that God has decided to kill you, because you have done this evil, and also because you have not agreed to my counsel."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ And when he spoke these things, he answered him: Art thou the king's counsellor? Be quiet, lest I kill thee. And the prophet departing said: I know that God is minded to kill thee, because thou hast done this evil, and moreover hast not hearkened to my counsel.

2 Chronicles 25:16 Tagairtí Cros

2 Chronicles 10:15

So King Rehoboam did not listen to the people. He did not listen to the people because this change of things came from God. God caused this to happen. This happened so that the Lord could make his word come true that he spoke through Ahijah to Jeroboam. Ahijah was from the Shilonite people, and Jeroboam was Nebat’s son.

2 Chronicles 16:10

Asa was angry with Hanani because of what he said. Asa was so mad that he put Hanani in prison. Asa was very mean and rough with some of the people at that same time.

2 Chronicles 18:25

Then King Ahab said, “Take Micaiah and send him to Amon the governor of the city and to Joash the king’s son.

2 Chronicles 24:20

God’s Spirit came on Zechariah. Zechariah’s father was Jehoiada the priest. Zechariah stood in front of the people and said, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you people refuse to obey the Lord’s commands? You will not be successful. You have left the Lord. So the Lord has also left you!’”

2 Chronicles 24:21

But the people made plans against Zechariah. The king commanded the people to kill Zechariah, so they threw rocks at him until he died. The people did this in the temple {\cf2\super [281]} yard.

2 Chronicles 25:15

The Lord was very angry with Amaziah. The Lord sent a prophet to Amaziah. The prophet said, “Amaziah, why have you worshiped the gods those people worship? Those gods could not even save their own people from you!”

2 Chronicles 25:17

Amaziah king of Judah, talked with his advisers. Then he sent a message to Jehoash, the king of Israel. Amaziah said to Jehoash, “Let’s meet face to face.” Jehoash was Jehoahaz’s son. Jehoahaz was Jehu’s son.

Exodus 10:28

Then Pharaoh told Moses, “Get out of here! I don’t want you to come here again! The next time you come to see me, you will die!”

Exodus 9:16

But I have put you here for a reason. I have put you here so that I could show you my power. Then people all over the world will learn about me!

Proverbs 1:29

I will not help because you never wanted my knowledge. You refused to fear and respect the Lord.

Proverbs 1:30

You people refused to listen to my words of advice. You would not listen to me when I showed you the right way.

Isaiah 46:10

“In the beginning, I told you about the things that will happen in the end. A long time ago, I told you things that had not yet happened. When I plan something—that thing happens. I do the things I want to do.

Jeremiah 2:19

You did bad things,\par and those bad things will only\par bring punishment to you.\par Trouble will come to you.\par And that trouble will teach you a lesson.\par Think about it!\par Then you will understand how bad it is\par to turn away from your God.\par It is wrong not to fear and respect me!”\par This message was from my Master,\par the Lord All-Powerful.\par

Jeremiah 27:15

I didn’t send those prophets.’” This message is from the Lord. “They are preaching lies and saying that the message is from me. So, I will send you people of Judah away. You will die. And those prophets that preach to you will die also.”

Jeremiah 29:26

Shemaiah, this is what you said in your letter to Zephaniah: ‘Zephaniah, the Lord has made you priest in place of Jehoiada. You are to be in charge of the Lord’s temple. You should arrest anyone that acts like a crazy person {\cf2\super [228]} and acts like a prophet. You should put that person’s feet between large blocks of wood and put neck-irons {\cf2\super [229]} on him.

Jeremiah 43:4

So Johanan, the army officers, and all the people disobeyed the Lord’s command. The Lord had commanded them to stay in Judah.

Ezekiel 33:4

If people hear the warning but ignore it, then the enemy will capture them and take them away as prisoners. That person will be responsible for his own death.

Matthew 21:23

Jesus went into the temple {\cf2\super [294]} area. While Jesus was teaching there, the leading priests and the older leaders of the people came to Jesus. They said to Jesus, “Tell us! What authority (power) do you have to do these things? Who gave you this authority?”

Acts 4:28

These people that ‘came together’ against Jesus made your plan happen; it happened because of your power and your will.

Romans 9:22

It is the same way with what God has done. God wanted to show his anger and to let people see his power. But God endured patiently those people he was angry with—people that were ready to be destroyed.

Ephesians 1:11

In Christ we were chosen \{to be God’s people\}. God had already planned for us to be his people, because that is what God wanted. And God is the One who makes everything agree with what he decides and wants.

Deuteronomy 2:30

“But Sihon, the king of Heshbon, would not let us pass through his country. The Lord your God had made him very stubborn. The Lord did this so he could let you defeat King Sihon. And today, we know that really happened!

2 Timothy 4:3

The time will come when people will not listen to the true teaching. But people will find more and more teachers that please them. People will find teachers that say the things those people want to hear.

Revelation 11:10

People who live on the earth will be happy because these two are dead. They will have parties and send each other gifts. They will do these things because these two prophets (witnesses) brought much suffering to the people who live on the earth.

1 Samuel 2:25

If a person sins against another person, God may help him. But if a person sins against the Lord, then who can help that person?”