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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 25:5-9

Gold, and the favour of God. There is something which approaches, if it does not amount to, the ludicrous in the question so solemnly proposed by Amaziah, "But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel?" Could it be the right thing and the wise thing to sacrifice all that money? Were a hundred talents to be thrown away? Supposing he defeated the enemy without the help of these mercenaries, would it not be a mortifying thing that he had spent such a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 25:5-13

A campaign against the Edomites. I. WARLIKE PREPARATIONS . ( 2 Chronicles 25:5 , 2 Chronicles 25:6 .) 1 . The army mustered. "Amaziah gathered Judah together;" i.e. collected for review, probably in Jerusalem, all in the southern kingdom who were capable of bearing arms. 2 . The army organized. "He made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin." Compare Samuel's prediction ( ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 25:6

Out of Israel . The next verse tells us that "all the children of Ephraim" (which was strictly the northern Israel's chief tribe) are hereby designated. It is not quite clear that this Israel is exactly conterminous with the Israel of 2 Chronicles 13:3 , the identity of which, however, with Joab's Israel ( 2 Samuel 24:9 ) is very probable. The boundaries of the strict tribe of Ephraim, whose ancestor was Joseph's younger son, are described in Joshua 16:5 . The tribe were located as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 25:7

(See foregoing chapter, 2 Chronicles 24:19 .) The name of this man of God does not transpire. To wit , with. These three words, all in italic type, if entirely omitted, and not even the preposition adopted, as in the Revised Version, into the ordinary type, will leave the intention of the writer clearer rather than less clear. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 25:8

It is hard to feel satisfied as to the correct rendering of this verse. The drift of the next verse, which shows Amaziah a convert to the strong exhortation of the man of God, makes either alternative allowable under the present text very untimely. and not very much in accord with what we should look for at the lips of the man of God. The very conceivable way out of the difficulty is to read לא , hyphened to אם (all the rather that no vau is present in בּאֹ , as the present text... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 25:5

Three hundred thousand - Asa’s army had been nearly twice as numerous, amounting to 580, 000 2 Chronicles 14:8. The diminution was due, in part, to wars 2Ch 21:8, 2 Chronicles 21:16; 2 Chronicles 24:23-24; in part, to the general decadence of the kingdom. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 25:8

If the present text is regarded as sound, this passage must be taken ironically. But most recent commentators supply a second negative, and render it: “But go thou alone, act, be strong for the battle - God shall then not make thee to fall.” read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 25:6

2 Chronicles 25:6. He hired a hundred thousand men out of Israel Out of the kingdom of the ten tribes. If he had advised with any of his prophets before he did this, or had but considered how little any of his ancestors had got by their alliances with Israel, he would not have thus done what he had soon to undo again. But rashness makes work for repentance. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 25:7-8

2 Chronicles 25:7-8. Let not the army of Israel go with thee It is comfortable to employ those who, we have reason to hope, have an interest in heaven; but dangerous associating with those from whom the Lord is departed. For the Lord is not with Israel He hath forsaken them; and prosperity shall not attend thy counsels and undertakings, if thou joinest thyself with them. But if thou wilt go, do it It is an ironical concession, like that of Micaiah to Ahab, Go and prosper. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 25:1-28

Prosperity followed by disaster (25:1-28:27)Succeeding kings of Israel are passed over in silence (2 Kings 13:1-25). Judah was to have nothing to do with the northern kingdom, not even to the hiring of Israelite soldiers. Amaziah took the advice, and was rewarded with victory in a battle against Edom. But the victory, instead of increasing his dependence on God, gave him a feeling of independence. He turned from God and worshipped idols. The ungodly northern kingdom then became God’s instrument... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 25:5-9

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 25:5-13

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 25:6

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 25:7

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 25:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 25:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 25:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 25:6

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 25:7-8

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 25:1-28

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