2 Chronicles 25:23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Bethshemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.

Took amaziah

Luke 14:11

Gate of ephraim

Nehemiah 8:16

Nehemiah 12:39

Corner gate

2 Chronicles 26:9

Jeremiah 31:38

Bible References

Took amaziah

Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the Captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh in a hold and bound him with chains and carried him to Babylon.

Against him came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and bound him in fetters to carry him to Babylon.

Pride goeth before destruction; and after a proud stomach there followeth a fall.

After pride cometh a fall; but a lowly spirit bringeth great worship.

Then did I, Nebuchadnezzar, love, magnify and praise the King of heaven: for all his works are true, and his ways right. As for those that go on proudly, he is able to bring them down.

The pride of thine heart hath lift thee up, thou that dwellest in the strongholds of stone, and hast made thee a high seat. Thou sayest in thine heart, "Who shall cast me down to the ground?"

For whosoever exalteth himself, shall be brought low. And he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted."

Gate of ephraim

And the people went up, and fetched them, and made them booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street by the Watergate, and in the street by port Ephraim.

and to the port of Ephraim, and to the Oldgate, and to the Fishgate, and to the tower of Hananel, and to the tower of Meah, until the Sheepgate. And in the prison gate they stood still,

Corner gate

Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem over the corner gate, and over the valley gate, and over other corners, and made them strong.

Behold, the days come, sayeth the LORD, that the city of the LORD shall be enlarged from the tower of Hananel, unto the gate of the corner wall.