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Tuesday, November 18th, 2025
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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New Century Version

2 Chronicles 28:7

Zicri, a warrior from Ephraim, killed King Ahaz's son Maaseiah. He also killed Azrikam, the officer in charge of the palace, and Elkanah, who was second in command to the king.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Afflictions and Adversities;   Ahaz;   Azrikam;   Elkanah;   Ephraim;   Jericho;   King;   Maaseiah;   Minister, Civil;   Thompson Chain Reference - Ephraim;   Tribe;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Afflictions of the Wicked, the;   Ephraim, Tribe of;   Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ahaz;   Zichri;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ahaz;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Governor;   Maaseiah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Azrikam;   Eliakim;   Elkanah;   Esau;   Maaseiah;   Malchiah;   Zichri;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Azariah;   Azrikam;   Chronicles, Books of;   Elkanah;   Maaseiah;   Zichri;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Azrikam;   Chronicles, I;   Elkanah;   Maaseiah;   Prince;   Zichri;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ahaz ;   Azrikam ;   Elkanah ;   Maaseiah ;   Pekah ;   Zichri ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Maaseiah;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Ahaz;   Amasa;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Az'rikam;   El'kanah,;   Governor;   Ma-Ase'iah;   Tig'lath-Pile'ser;   Zich'ri;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Azrikam;   Degree;   Elkanah;   Maaseiah;   Malchijah;   Pekah;   Ruler;   Zichri;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Azrikam;   Captain;   Pekah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
An Ephraimite warrior named Zichri killed the king’s son Maaseiah, Azrikam governor of the palace, and Elkanah who was second to the king.
Hebrew Names Version
Zikhri, a mighty man of Efrayim, killed Ma`aseyah the king's son, and `Azrikam the ruler of the house, and Elkana who was next to the king.
King James Version
And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king.
English Standard Version
And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the king's son and Azrikam the commander of the palace and Elkanah the next in authority to the king.
New English Translation
Zikri, an Ephraimite warrior, killed the king's son Maaseiah, Azrikam, the supervisor of the palace, and Elkanah, the king's second-in-command.
Amplified Bible
And Zichri, a warrior of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah, who was second [in power] to the king.
New American Standard Bible
And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the king's son, Azrikam the ruler of the house, and Elkanah the second to the king.
World English Bible
Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam the ruler of the house, and Elkanah who was next to the king.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Zichri a mighty man of Ephraim slew Maaseiah the Kings sonne, and Azrikam the gouernour of the house, and Elkanah the second after the King.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the king's son and Azrikam the ruler of the house and Elkanah the second to the king.
Berean Standard Bible
Zichri, an Ephraimite warrior, killed Maaseiah the son of the king, Azrikam the governor of the palace, and Elkanah the second to the king.
Contemporary English Version
During that battle, an Israelite soldier named Zichri killed three men from Judah: Maaseiah the king's son; Azrikam, the official in charge of the palace; and Elkanah, the king's second in command.
Complete Jewish Bible
And Zikhri, a champion from Efrayim, killed Ma‘aseiyah the king's son, ‘Azrikam the administrator of the household and Elkanah, who was second only to the king.
Darby Translation
And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah the second to the king.
Easy-to-Read Version
Zicri was a brave soldier from Ephraim. He killed the king's son Maaseiah. He also killed Azrikam, the officer in charge of the king's palace, and Elkanah, who was second in command to the king.
George Lamsa Translation
And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim slew Maasiah the kings son and Azrikai the governor of the palace and Elkanah who was next to the king.
Good News Translation
An Israelite soldier named Zichri killed King Ahaz' son Maaseiah, the palace administrator Azrikam, and Elkanah, who was second in command to the king.
Lexham English Bible
And Zikri, a mighty warrior of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the son of the king, Azrikam the commander of the house, and Elkanah the second to the king.
Literal Translation
And Zichri, a mighty one of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the son of the king, and Azrikam the leader of the house, and Elkanah, second to the king.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Sichri a mightie ma of Ephraim slewe Maeseia ye kinges sonne, & Asrikam the prynce of the house, & Elkana the nexte vnto the kynge.
American Standard Version
And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam the ruler of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king.
Bible in Basic English
And Zichri, a great fighting-man of Ephraim, put to death Maaseiah, the king's son, and Azrikam, the controller of his house, and Elkanah, who was second in authority to the king.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Zichri a mightie man of Ephraim slue Maasiahu the kinges sonne, and Africa the gouernour of the house, and Elcana that was next to the king.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam the ruler of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king.
King James Version (1611)
And Zichri a mightie man of Ephraim, slue Maaseiah the kings sonne, and Azrikam the gouernour of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the King.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Zechri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maasias the king’s son, and Ezrican the chief of his house, and Elcana the king’s deputy.
English Revised Version
And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king’s son, and Azrikam the ruler of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
In the same tyme Zechry, a myyti man of Effraym, killide Maasie, the sone of Rogloth, the kyng; and `he killide Ezrica, the duyk of his hows, and Elcana, the secounde fro the kyng.
Update Bible Version
And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam the leader of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah [that was] next to the king.
New King James Version
Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, killed Maaseiah the king's son, Azrikam the officer over the house, and Elkanah who was second to the king.
New Living Translation
Then Zicri, a warrior from Ephraim, killed Maaseiah, the king's son; Azrikam, the king's palace commander; and Elkanah, the king's second-in-command.
New Life Bible
And Zichri, a strong man of Ephraim, killed the king's son Maaseiah, and Azrikam the ruler of the house, and Elkanah the second in power to the king.
New Revised Standard
And Zichri, a mighty warrior of Ephraim, killed the king's son Maaseiah, Azrikam the commander of the palace, and Elkanah the next in authority to the king.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Zichri a hero of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah son of the king, and Azrikam, chief ruler of the house, - and Elkanah, that was next unto the king.
Douay-Rheims Bible
At the same time Zechri a powerful man of Ephraim, slew Maasias the king’s son, and Ezricam the governor of his house, and Elcana who was next to the king.
Revised Standard Version
And Zichri, a mighty man of E'phraim, slew Ma-asei'ah the king's son and Azri'kam the commander of the palace and Elka'nah the next in authority to the king.
Young's Literal Translation
And Zichri, a mighty one of Ephraim, slayeth Maaseiah son of the king, and Azrikam leader of the house, and Elkanah second to the king.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son and Azrikam the ruler of the house and Elkanah the second to the king.

Contextual Overview

6 The army of Pekah son of Remaliah killed one hundred twenty thousand brave soldiers from Judah in one day. Pekah defeated them because they had left the Lord , the God of their ancestors. 7 Zicri, a warrior from Ephraim, killed King Ahaz's son Maaseiah. He also killed Azrikam, the officer in charge of the palace, and Elkanah, who was second in command to the king. 8 The Israelite army captured two hundred thousand of their own relatives. They took women, sons and daughters, and many valuable things from Judah and carried them back to Samaria. 9 But a prophet of the Lord named Oded was there. He met the Israelite army when it returned to Samaria and said to them, "The Lord , the God of your ancestors, handed Judah over to you, because he was angry with those people. But God has seen the cruel way you killed them. 10 Now you plan to make the people of Judah and Jerusalem your slaves, but you also have sinned against the Lord your God. 11 Now listen to me. Send back your brothers and sisters whom you captured, because the Lord is very angry with you." 12 Then some of the leaders in Ephraim—Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berekiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai—met the Israelite soldiers coming home from war. 13 They warned the soldiers, "Don't bring the prisoners from Judah here. If you do, we will be guilty of sin against the Lord , and that will make our sin and guilt even worse. Our guilt is already so great that he is angry with Israel." 14 So the soldiers left the prisoners and valuable things in front of the officers and people there. 15 The leaders who were named took the prisoners and gave those who were naked the clothes that the Israelite army had taken. They gave the prisoners clothes, sandals, food, drink, and medicine. They put the weak prisoners on donkeys and took them back to their families in Jericho, the city of palm trees. Then they returned home to Samaria.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

next to the king: Heb. the second to the king, Genesis 41:43, Genesis 43:12, Genesis 43:15, Esther 10:3

Cross-References

Genesis 27:43
So, my son, do what I say. My brother Laban is living in Haran. Go to him at once!
Exodus 20:12
"Honor your father and your mother so that you will live a long time in the land that the Lord your God is going to give you.
Leviticus 19:3
"‘You must respect your mother and father, and you must keep my Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.
Proverbs 1:8
My child, listen to your father's teaching and do not forget your mother's advice.
Proverbs 30:17
"If you make fun of your father and refuse to obey your mother, the birds of the valley will peck out your eyes, and the vultures will eat them.
Ephesians 6:1
Children, obey your parents as the Lord wants, because this is the right thing to do.
Ephesians 6:3
"Then everything will be well with you, and you will have a long life on the earth."
Colossians 3:20
Children, obey your parents in all things, because this pleases the Lord.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son,.... Who therefore must have escaped being burnt in the valley of Hinnom, or only was caused to pass through the fire there, 2 Chronicles 28:3,

and Azrikam the governor of the house; steward or treasurer in the king's house, in the same office as Sheban was, Isaiah 22:15

and Elkanah that was next to the king: prime minister of state.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Maaseiah was either an officer called “the king’s son” (compare 1 Kings 22:26), or perhaps a son of Jotham, since Ahaz could hardly have had a son old enough to take part in the battle (compare 2 Chronicles 28:1).

Elkanah, as “second to the king,” was probably the chief of the royal counselors.


 
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