25:17 After King Amaziah of Judah consulted with his advisers, 4 he sent this message to the king of Israel, Joash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, “Come, face me on the battlefield.” 5
1 tn Heb “Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders which they advised and he consulted the young men with whom he had grown up, who stood before him.”
2 tn Or “consulted.”
3 tn Or “is eternal.”
3 tn The words “with his advisers” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
4 tn Heb “let us look at each other [in the] face.” The expression refers here not to a visit but to meeting in battle. See v. 21.