Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth Shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
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Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth Shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
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And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
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And Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
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- 2 Chronicles 21:17 and they came up against Judah, broke into it, and carried away all the possessions that were found in the king’s house, including his sons and his wives; so that there was no son left him, except Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.
- Nehemiah 8:16 So the people went out, and brought them, and made themselves temporary shelters, everyone on the roof of his house, in their courts, in the courts of God’s house, in the wide place of the water gate, and in the wide place of Ephraim’s gate.
- 2 Chronicles 22:1 The inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his place, because the band of men who came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the oldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.
- 2 Chronicles 26:9 Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them.
- Nehemiah 12:39 and above the gate of Ephraim, and by the old gate, and by the fish gate, and the tower of Hananel, and the tower of Hammeah, even to the sheep gate: and they stood still in the gate of the guard.
- Jeremiah 31:38 “Behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that the city will be built to Yahweh from the tower of Hananel to the gate of the corner.
- 2 Chronicles 22:6 He returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which they had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.
- 2 Chronicles 33:11 Therefore Yahweh brought on them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh in chains, bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
- 2 Chronicles 36:6 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against him, and bound him in fetters to carry him to Babylon.
- 2 Chronicles 36:10 At the return of the year, king Nebuchadnezzar sent and brought him to Babylon, with the valuable vessels of Yahweh’s house, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem.
- Proverbs 16:18 Pride goes before destruction, and an arrogant spirit before a fall.
- Proverbs 29:23 A man’s pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor.
- Daniel 4:37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those who walk in pride he is able to abase.
- Obadiah 1:3 The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who dwell in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high, who says in his heart, ‘Who will bring me down to the ground?’
- Luke 14:11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 23. the son of Jehoahaz] i.e. the son of…
23. the son of Jehoahaz] i.e. the son of Ahaziah, Jehoahaz and Ahaziah being varying forms of the same name; cp. 2Ch_21:17 (note).
brake down the wall] Rather, made a breach (or breaches) in the wall. The same verb is used in Neh_1:3 (“broken down”) and ibid. Neh_4:7 (“the breaches”).
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the gate of Ephraim] This gate cannot be identified, but its name suggests that it was on the north.
the corner gate] Heb. text doubtful, but LXX. ἕως πύλης γωνίας. Cp. 2Ch_26:9; Jer_31:38; Zec_14:10. Most probably this gate also was on the north, but nothing certain is known of its position.
four hundred cubits] About 600 feet according to the ancient cubit, and 700 according to the later standard; cp. 2Ch_3:3 (note).
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (23) Jehoahaz.—Several Hebrew MSS. read Ahaziah, as in 2Ki_14:13,…
(23) Jehoahaz.—Several Hebrew MSS. read Ahaziah, as in 2Ki_14:13, with which the rest of the verse agrees: see the Notes there. (See Note on 2Ch_21:17.)
The corner gate.—So 2Ki_14:13, rightly. Our Hebrew text has, “gate of the turning one,” or “gate that turneth;” which would require some word indicating the direction of the turning. (Comp. Eze_8:3, “gate that turneth northward.”) Some MSS., and all the versions, agree with Kings. It is merely a matter of different points. (Comp. also 2Ch_26:9.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Joash took; Hebrew, cPT; "seized", (as Gen_39:12) or "caught…
Joash took; Hebrew, cPT; "seized", (as Gen_39:12) or "caught up", (as Deu_9:17) or "capture". (as Jos_8:8) The gate of Ephraim (see Conder"s "Handbook to the Bible," p. 343). It led out on the north or north-west side of the city. There is very little to identify it with the high gate of Benjamin (see ditto, p. 346). The corner gate. This is not the translation of our Hebrew text (hnwOPh rv, which, see margin, means "that looketh"), but of the Hebrew text of the parallel (hNpij); see pp. 343-346 of Conder"s "Handbook to the Bible," and map facing p. 334, 2nd edit. Four hundred cubits. Probably about a hundred and eighty yards.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 four hundred cubits in distance
four hundred cubits in distance
A cubit is 46 centimeters. AT: "400 cubits in distance" or "a length of 180 meters" (See: Numbers and Biblical Distance)
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with Obed Edom
Here "Obed Edom" refers to this man's descendants. AT: "under the care of the descendants of Obed Edom" (See: Metonymy and How to Translate Names)
the king's house
"the royal palace"
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king
Israel
Amaziah
Ahaziah
Beth Shemesh
Jerusalem
Ephraim
gate
gold
house of God
Samaria
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 25:23 The Ephraim Gate was on the north side…
25:23 The Ephraim Gate was on the north side of the city, while the Corner Gate was on the western wall.
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