2 Chronicles 25:5-15
25:5 a The inclusion of Benjamin in this listing of military officers indicates that this tribe was part of the kingdom of Judah at that time.25:6 b Amaziah’s force of 300,000 was smaller than Asa’s (580,000) or Jehoshaphat’s (1,160,000) had been; this might explain Amaziah’s desire to hire additional troops from Israel (the northern kingdom).
Summary for 2Chr 25:7-8: 25:7-8 c The phrase a man of God was a way to refer to a prophet (as in Deut 33:1 d; 1 Sam 2:27 e; 9:6-10 f; 1 Kgs 13:1-31 g).
• The kingdom of Israel was politically foreign and spiritually apostate. Relying on Israel’s troops for military strength would bring spiritual compromise and God’s opposition.
25:11 h The Valley of Salt was a perennial battlefield south of the Dead Sea; David had also fought with the Edomites there (2 Sam 8:13 i; see Ps 60 j).
• Amaziah did not capture the port at Elath (2 Chr 26:2 k); his conquest was limited to northern Edom.
Summary for 2Chr 25:14-15: 25:14-15 l Conquerors sometimes worshiped the gods of a vanquished nation, wrongly believing that the gods of the defeated people had helped them to victory. Amaziah held this pagan mindset; he did not believe that the Lord is the only true God (see Isa 40:18-28 m; 42:8 n; Jer 10:1-16 o).
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