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                        Verse 2 Chronicles 25:9. _THE LORD IS ABLE TO GIVE THEE MUCH MORE THAN
THIS._] Better lose the _money_ than keep the _men_, for they will be
a curse unto thee.... 
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                        5. DECLINE AND APOSTASY UNDER AMAZIAH, UZZIAH, JOTHAM AND AHAZ
CHAPTER 25 The Reign of Amaziah
_ 1. The record of Amaziah's reign (2 Chronicles 25:1)_
2. The war against Edom (2 Chronicles 25:5)
 3... 
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                        THE REIGN OF AMAZIAH. This section is taken from 2 Kings 14:1 with
some considerable additions and modifications characteristic of the
Chronicler.
2 Chronicles 25:1. See notes on 2 Kings 14:1; the Chr... 
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                        ARMY. troop.... 
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                        _the army_ R.V. mg., THE TROOP (so 2 Chronicles 25:10; 2 Chronicles
25:13). The men in question were freebooters to judge from their
conduct (2 Chronicles 25:13).... 
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                        DISCOURSE: 415
AMAZIAH’S CONFLICT BETWEEN DUTY AND INTEREST
2 Chronicles 25:9. _And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall
we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of
Isra... 
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                        10. THE REIGN OF AMAZIAH (Chapter 25)
TEXT
2 Chronicles 25:1. Amaziah was twenty and five years old when he began
to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem: and his
mother's name wa... 
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                        _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._
No JFB commentary on these verses.... 
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                        REIGN OF AMAZIAH
This chapter is derived in the main from 2 Kings 14:1, but with two
insertions, 2 Kings 14:5 and 2 Kings 14:13.... 
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                        2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE 
The *Kingdom called Judah
 2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 10 TO 36
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 25
AMAZIAH PREPARES FOR WAR – 2 CHRONICLES 25:1-10
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                        WHAT SHALL WE DO? — Literally, _What to do? i.e.,_ What is to be
done? what must we do?
THE ARMY. — _The troop_ (_gĕdûd_) of mercenaries.... 
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                        וַ יֹּ֤אמֶר אֲמַצְיָ֨הוּ֙ לְ אִ֣ישׁ
הָ אֱלֹהִ 
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                        JOASH AND AMAZIAH
2 Chronicles 24:1; 2 Chronicles 25:1
FOR Chronicles, as for the book of Kings, the main interest of the
reign of Joash is the repairing of the Temple; but the later narrative
introd... 
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                        The story of the reign of Amaziah opens with a remarkable statement
which gives us the key to all that follows. "He did that which was
right in the eyes of the Lord, but not with a perfect heart." The... 
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                        And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the
hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man
of God answered, The LORD is able to (g) give thee much more than... 
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                        _What will. Syriac, &c. "What then is my crime in having given the,"
&c. --- To the. Hebrew or, "for the army." H._... 
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                        Observe how very gracious the Lord was, to send a message for safety
to such a character as Amaziah. Yes! in the worst of times the Lord
hath an eye to his people. Nevertheless (saith God) I wrought f... 
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                        _COUNTING THE COST_
‘And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the
hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel?’ etc.
2 Chronicles 25:9
The subject brought before us... 
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                        THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 21 THROUGH 26.
Finally, the king perishes, according to Elijah's prediction. Disaster
upon disaster falls upon Judah in consequence of this connection with
th... 
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                        AND AMAZIAH SAID TO THE MAN OF GOD, BUT WHAT SHALL WE DO FOR THE ONE
HUNDRED TALENTS WHICH I HAVE GIVEN TO THE ARMY OF ISRAEL?.... They
will be lost, there is no demanding them back again; this he spa... 
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                        And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the
hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man
of God answered, The LORD is able to give thee much more than thi... 
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                        2 Chr. 25:9. "And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do
for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And
the man of God answered, The Lord is able to give thee much... 
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                        1 Amaziah beginneth to reigne well.
3 Hee executeth iustice on the traitours.
5 Hauing hired an armie of Israelites against the Edomites, at the
word of a Prophet, he loseth the hundred talents, and... 
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                        And Amaziah said to the man of God. But what shall we do for the
hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? The troop,
the body of mercenaries, had been paid, and the prudence of the ki... 
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                        THE OVERTHROW OF THE EDOMITES... 
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                        AMAZIAH BEGINS WELL 
(vv.1-4)
The reign of Amaziah was relatively long, ¾ 29 years, because, as his
father Joash, he at first did what was outwardly right in the eyes of
the Lord, though his heart w... 
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                        ARMY:
_ Heb._ band... 
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                        1-13 Amaziah was no enemy to religion, but cool and indifferent
friend. Many do what is good, but not with a perfect heart. Rashness
makes work for repentance. But Amaziah's obedience to the command... 
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                        No text from Poole on this verse.... 
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                        2 Chronicles 25:9 Amaziah H558 said H559 (H8799) man H376 God H430 do
H6213 (H8800) hundred H3967 talents... 
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                        2 Chronicles 25:9
The subject brought before us in the text is the weighing of
consequences. It is the looking before we leap; it is the propriety of
considering what is to follow from what we do bef... 
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                        CONTENTS: Reign of Amaziah over Judah. War between Judah and Israel.
CHARACTERS: God, Amaziah, Joash, man of God, Obed-edom.
CONCLUSION: Trust in God means to be willing to venture the loss of
anyth... 
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                        2 Chronicles 25:4. _He slew not their children,_ as noted in 2 Kings
14. Whether the king was justly put to death for the blood of
Zechariah and his brothers, is a question too delicate for human
trib... 
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                        _And Amarish said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the
hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel?_
SELF-MADE DIFFICULTIES
I. The path of duty was clearly before Amaziah. “S... 
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                        2 CHRONICLES 25:1 Amaziah. Throughout his reign, Amaziah is
halfhearted in his loyalty to God. His final failure comes after a
steady degeneration.
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                        2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 25:5 These verses describe the
background and aftermath of the war against Edom (see 2 Kings 14:7).... 
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                        CRITICAL NOTES.] We have succession of A. (2 Chronicles 25:1), his
expedition against Moat (5–13), his idolatry (14–16), his war with
Joash (17–24), and his death and burial (25–28). Parallel 2 Kings... 
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                        EXPOSITION
This chapter is filled up with a very graphic account of the entire
career of Amaziah, and its twenty-eight verses are paralleled by the
twenty verses of 2 Kings 14:1, where the narrative r... 
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                        In chapter 25,
Amaziah [the son of Joash] began to reign, he was twenty-five years
old when he began to reign. He reigned for twenty-nine years. And his
mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. And... 
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                        2 Chronicles 1:12; 2 Chronicles 25:10; 2 Chronicles 25:13; 2 Kings
6:23;...