2 Chronicles 18:10 “Now Zedekiah son of Chenaanah had made for himself iron horns and decl…”

2 Chronicles 18:10

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.’”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

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.

World English Bible

Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made himself horns of iron and said, “The LORD says, ‘With these you shall push the Syrians, until they are consumed.’”

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Zidkiah ye sonne of Chenaanah made him hornes of yron, and sayde, Thus sayth the Lord, With these shalt thou push the Aramites vntill thou hast consumed them.

Darby Translation

And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made for himself horns of iron, and he said, Thus saith Jehovah: With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have exterminated them.

Young's Literal Translation

And Zedekiah son of Chenaanah maketh for himself horns of iron, and saith, 'Thus said Jehovah,

Bible in Basic English

And Zedekiah, the son of Chenaanah, made himself iron horns and said, The Lord says, Pushing back the Aramaeans with these, you will put an end to them completely.

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Cross references

“horns of iron”

Jeremiah 27:2 Jeremiah 28:10–14 Zechariah 1:18–21 2 Timothy 3:8

Jeremiah 27:2 · BSB

This is what the LORD said to me: “Make for yourself a yoke out of leather straps and put it on your neck.

Jeremiah 28:10–14 · BSB

Then the prophet Hananiah took the yoke off the neck of Jeremiah the prophet and broke it.

Zechariah 1:18–21 · BSB

Then I looked up and saw four horns.

2 Timothy 3:8 · BSB

Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.

“Thus”

Jeremiah 23:17 Jeremiah 23:21 Jeremiah 23:25 Jeremiah 23:31 Jeremiah 29:21 Ezekiel 13:7

Jeremiah 23:17 · BSB

They keep saying to those who despise Me, ‘The LORD says that you will have peace,’ and to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart, ‘No harm will come to you.’

Jeremiah 23:21 · BSB

I did not send these prophets, yet they have run with their message; I did not speak to them, yet they have prophesied.

Jeremiah 23:25 · BSB

“I have heard the sayings of the prophets who prophesy lies in My name: ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’

Jeremiah 23:31 · BSB

“Yes,” declares the LORD, “I am against the prophets who wag their own tongues and proclaim, ‘The LORD declares it.’”

Jeremiah 29:21 · BSB

This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says about Ahab son of Kolaiah and Zedekiah son of Maaseiah, who are prophesying to you lies in My name: “I will deliver them to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he w…

Ezekiel 13:7 · BSB

Haven’t you seen a false vision and spoken a lying divination when you proclaim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ even though I have not spoken?

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

9Dressed in royal attire, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them.

11And all the prophets were prophesying the same, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and triumph, for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”

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