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He also hired 100,000 soldiers from Israel for 7,500 pounds of silver.

But a man of Elohim came to him and said, “Your Majesty, Israel’s army must not go with you, because Yahweh isn’t with Israel. He’s not with these men from Ephraim. If you go into battle with them, no matter how courageous you are, Elohim will use the enemy to defeat you, because Elohim has the power to help you or to defeat you.”

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He hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver.

But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the Lord is not with Israel, to wit, with all the children of Ephraim.

But if thou wilt go, do it; be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down.

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He also hired one hundred thousand mighty men of valor from Israel for one hundred talents of silver. But a (A)man of God came to him, saying, “O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the Lord is not with Israel—not with any of the children of Ephraim. But if you go, be gone! Be strong in battle! Even so, God shall make you fall before the enemy; for God has (B)power to help and to overthrow.”

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