John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 25:10
Then Amaziah separated them ,.... From his army, among whom they were incorporated and ranked, to wit: the army that was come to him out of Ephraim ; which he had hired of the ten tribes, these he singled out: to go home again ; to their own country: wherefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in great anger ; it being a great slight put upon them, and a reproach to them, to be thus dismissed, as they thought; and especially if they understood... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 25:1-13
Here is, I. The general character of Amaziah: He did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, worshipped the true God, kept the temple service a going, and countenanced religion in his kingdom; but he did not do it with a perfect heart (2 Chron. 25:2), that is, he was not a man of serious piety or devotion himself, nor had he any zeal for the exercises of religion. He was no enemy to it, but a cool and indifferent friend. Such is the character of too many in this Laodicean age: they do... read more