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The Lord will allow your enemies to win against you, even if you fight very well. God has the power to help you, but he can also cause your enemies to win against you.’

Amaziah said to God's prophet, ‘But I have paid 3,500 kilograms of silver for these soldiers from Israel. What should I do about that?’ The prophet replied, ‘The Lord is able to give you much more than all that money!’

10 So Amaziah sent away the soldiers who had come from Ephraim.[a] He told them to go back to their homes. So they became very angry with Judah's people. As they went home, they had angry thoughts.

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Footnotes

  1. 25:10 The kingdom of Israel in the north had people from 10 tribes, but the most important tribe was Ephraim. The northern kingdom of Israel is sometimes called ‘Ephraim’.