2 Chronicles 25:5-16
Christian Standard Bible
Amaziah’s Campaign against Edom
5 Then Amaziah gathered Judah and assembled them according to ancestral families,[a] according to commanders of thousands, and according to commanders of hundreds. He numbered those twenty years old or more(A) for all Judah and Benjamin. He found there to be three hundred thousand fit young men who could serve in the army, bearing spear and shield.(B) 6 Then for 7,500 pounds[b] of silver he hired one hundred thousand valiant warriors from Israel.
7 However, a man of God(C) 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. 8 But if you go with them, do it! Be strong for battle! But God will make you stumble before the enemy,(D) for God has the power to help(E) or to make one stumble.”
9 Then Amaziah said to the man of God, “What should I do about the 7,500 pounds of silver I gave to Israel’s division?”
The man of God replied, “The Lord is able to give you much more than this.”
10 So Amaziah released the division that came to him from Ephraim to go home. But they got very angry with Judah and returned home in a fierce rage.
11 Amaziah strengthened his position and led his people to the Salt Valley. He struck down ten thousand Seirites,[c] 12 and the Judahites captured ten thousand alive. They took them to the top of a cliff where they threw them off, and all of them were dashed to pieces.
13 As for the men of the division that Amaziah sent back so they would not go with him into battle, they raided the cities of Judah from Samaria to Beth-horon, struck down three thousand of their people, and took a great deal of plunder.
14 After Amaziah came from the attack on the Edomites, he brought the gods of the Seirites and set them up as his gods. He worshiped before them and burned incense to them.(F) 15 So the Lord’s anger was against Amaziah, and he sent a prophet to him, who said, “Why have you sought a people’s gods that could not rescue their own people from you?” (G)
16 While he was still speaking to him, the king asked, “Have we made you the king’s counselor? Stop, why should you lose your life?”
So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God intends to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my advice.”
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2 Chronicles 25:5-16
New American Standard Bible
Amaziah Defeats Edomites
5 Moreover, Amaziah assembled Judah and appointed them according to their fathers’ households under commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds throughout Judah and Benjamin; and he [a]took a census of those (A)from twenty years old and upward and found them to be (B)three hundred thousand choice men, able to go to war and handle spear and shield. 6 He also hired a hundred thousand valiant warriors from Israel for [b]a hundred talents of silver. 7 But (C)a man of God came to him saying, “O king, do not let the army of Israel come with you, for the Lord is not with Israel nor with any of the sons of Ephraim. 8 But if you do go, do it, be strong for the battle; yet God will [c]bring you down before the enemy, (D)for God has the power to help and to [d]bring down.” 9 Amaziah said to the man of God, “But what are we to do about the [e]hundred talents which I have given to the troops of Israel?” And the man of God answered, “(E)The Lord has much more to give you than this.” 10 Then Amaziah [f]dismissed the troops which came to him from Ephraim, to go home; so their anger burned against Judah, and they returned [g]home in fierce anger.
11 Now Amaziah gathered his courage and led his people out, and went to (F)the Valley of Salt, and struck and killed ten thousand of the sons of Seir. 12 The sons of Judah also captured ten thousand alive and brought them to the top of the cliff, and threw them down from the top of the cliff so that they were all dashed to pieces. 13 But the [h]troops whom Amaziah sent back, those not going with him to battle, raided the cities of Judah from Samaria to Beth-horon, and struck and killed three thousand of them, and plundered a large amount of spoils.
Amaziah Rebuked for Idolatry
14 Now after Amaziah came from slaughtering the Edomites, (G)he brought the gods of the sons of Seir and set them up as his gods. Then he bowed down before them and burned incense to them. 15 So the anger of the Lord burned against Amaziah, and He sent him a prophet who said to him, “Why have you sought the gods of the people (H)who have not saved their own people from your hand?” 16 As he was talking with him, [i]the king said to him, “Have we appointed you to be a royal counselor? Stop! Why should [j]you be put to death?” Then the prophet stopped and said, “I know that God has planned to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel.”
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- 2 Chronicles 25:5 Lit mustered
- 2 Chronicles 25:6 About 3.75 tons or 3.4 metric tons
- 2 Chronicles 25:8 Lit cause you to stumble
- 2 Chronicles 25:8 Lit cause to stumble
- 2 Chronicles 25:9 About 3.75 tons or 3.4 metric tons
- 2 Chronicles 25:10 Lit separated
- 2 Chronicles 25:10 Lit to their own place
- 2 Chronicles 25:13 Lit sons of the troops
- 2 Chronicles 25:16 Lit he
- 2 Chronicles 25:16 Lit they strike and kill you
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