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But a prophet went to the king and said to him, “Don't take these Israelite soldiers with you. The Lord is not with these people from the Northern Kingdom. You may think that they will make you stronger[a] in battle, but it is God who has the power to give victory or defeat, and he will let your enemies defeat you.”

Amaziah asked the prophet, “But what about all that silver I have already paid for them?”

The prophet replied, “The Lord can give you back more than that!”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 25:8 Some ancient translations You may … stronger; Hebrew unclear.

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