2 Chronicles 25:12

“The sons of Judah also took captive ten thousand alive, and brought them to the top of the rock and threw them down from the top of the rock, and all of them were dashed to pieces.”

2 Chronicles 25:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Chronicles 25:12, word by word

The sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

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took captiveשָׁבוּshavu

take captive

Take captive, carry off as prisoners in war.

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tenעֲשֶׂרֶתaseret

ten

Ten.

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thousandאֲלָפִיםalafim

thousand

One thousand: a large, round number.

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aliveחַיִּיםchayim

alive

Having life, not dead.

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and brought themיְבִיאוּyeviu

bring

To bring something or someone.

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to the topרֹאשׁrosh

top

Literally "the head": the highest part, as of a mountain.

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of the rockסָּלַעsala

crag

A great mountain stone, a place of refuge.

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and threw them downיַּשְׁלִיכוּyashlichu

throw

To throw something with force, far off or down.

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were dashed to piecesנִבְקָעוּnivkau

rip open

To rip a body or a thing violently to pieces.

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The context

11Amaziah strengthened himself and led his people and went to the Valley of Salt, and struck the sons of Seir, ten thousand.

12 · This verse (above)

13But the members of the band that Amaziah had sent back from going with him to war made raids on the cities of Judah, from Samaria to Beth-horon, and struck of them three thousand, and plundered much plunder.

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