KJV King James Version
And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the LORD, With these thou shalt push Syria until they be consumed.
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2 Chronicles 18:10
And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the LORD, With these thou shalt push Syria until they be consumed.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now Zedekiah son of Chenaanah had made for himself iron horns and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘With these you shall gore the Arameans until they are finished off.’”
WEB World English Bible
Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron, and said, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘With these you shall push the Syrians, until they are consumed.’”
ASV American Standard Version
And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith Jehovah, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until they be consumed.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Zedekiah son of Chenaanah maketh for himself horns of iron, and saith, ‘Thus said Jehovah,
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 18
7 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, [There is] yet one man, by whom we may inquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same [is] Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
8 And the king of Israel called for one [of his] officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.
9 And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah sat either of them on his throne, clothed in [their] robes, and they sat in a void place at the entering in of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.
10 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the LORD, With these thou shalt push Syria until they be consumed.
11 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramothgilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver [it] into the hand of the king.
12 And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets [declare] good to the king with one assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good.
13 And Micaiah said, [As] the LORD liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak.
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וַיַּ֥עַשׂH6213 · a.sahto make: doל֛וֹH9033 · ohimצִדְקִיָּ֥הוּH6667 · tsid.qiy.yahZedekiahבֶֽן־H1121 · benson: childכְּנַעֲנָ֖הH3668 · ke.na.a.nahChenaanahקַרְנֵ֣יH7161 · qe.renhornבַרְזֶ֑לH1270 · bar.zelironוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙H559 · a.marto sayכֹּֽה־H3541 · kohthusאָמַ֣רH559 · a.marto sayיְהוָ֔הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDבְּאֵ֛לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseתְּנַגַּ֥חH5055 · na.gachto goreאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אֲרָ֖םH758 · a.ramAramעַד־H5704 · adtillכַּלּוֹתָֽם׃H3615 · ka.lahto end: finish
Cross-references
Jeremiah 27:2Thus saith the LORD to me; Make thee bonds and yokes, and put them upon thy neck,Jeremiah 28:2-3Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.Jeremiah 29:21Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, of Ahab the son of Kolaiah, and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah, which prophesy a lie unto you in my name; Behold, I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and he shall slay them before your eyes;Jeremiah 23:31Behold, I [am] against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.Jeremiah 23:25I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.Jeremiah 23:21I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.Ezekiel 13:7Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, The LORD saith [it]; albeit I have not spoken?Ezekiel 22:28And her prophets have daubed them with untempered [morter], seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken.2 Timothy 3:8Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.Zechariah 1:18-21Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four horns.Jeremiah 28:10-14Then Hananiah the prophet took the yoke from off the prophet Jeremiah’s neck, and brake it.Jeremiah 23:17They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.
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