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A man came from God and warned him, “Your majesty, don’t let the army of Israel accompany you into battle, because the Lord isn’t with any of the descendants of Ephraim. But if you do go, strengthen yourself for war. Do you think God will throw you down before the enemy, since God has the power both to help or to overthrow?”

Amaziah asked the man of God, “What are we to do about the 100 talents[a] that I have paid to the army of Israel?”

The man of God answered, “The Lord has a lot more than that to give you!”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 25:9 I.e. about 7,500 pounds; a talent weighed about 75 pounds