However, a man of God(A) came to him and said, “King, do not let Israel’s army go with you, for the Lord is not with Israel—all the Ephraimites. But if you go with them, do it! Be strong for battle! But God will make you stumble before the enemy,(B) for God has the power to help(C) or to make one stumble.”

Then Amaziah said to the man of God, “What should I do about the 7,500 pounds[a] of silver I gave to Israel’s division?”

The man of God replied, “The Lord is able to give you much more than this.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 25:9 Lit 100 talents

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