Amaziah did what was right in God’s eyes - but not with a perfect heart. When he obeyed the prophet and sent the hired army home, God gave victory. When pride took over, everything unraveled.

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Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he began to reign and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem

And he did that which was right in the LORD’s eyes but not with a perfect heart Now when the kingdom was established to him he killed his servants who had killed his father the king

But he didn’t put their children to death but did according to that which is written in the law In the book of Moses, as the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the children

Neither shall the children die for the fathers but every man shall die for his own sin Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together and ordered them According to their fathers’ houses under captains of thousands and captains of hundreds

Even all Judah and Benjamin he counted them from twenty years old and upward And found that there were three hundred thousand chosen men Able to go out to war, who could handle spear and shield

He also hired one hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel For one hundred talents of silver A man of God came to him, saying, O king, don’t let the army of Israel go with you

For the LORD is not with Israel, with all the children of Ephraim But if you will go, take action, and be strong for the battle God will overthrow you before the enemy

For God has power to help and to overthrow 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 man of God answered, The LORD is able to give you much more than this

Then Amaziah separated them, the army that had come to him out of Ephraim To go home again, wherefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah Amaziah took courage and led his people out and went to the Valley of Salt

The army gathered, the battle fought The judgment rendered, the lesson learned

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2 Chronicles 25 sung by Psalm Selah. The whole Bible, one chapter at a time.

Published 2026-05-22 · Last updated 2026-06-06
Written by Reid Wender, Editorial Director at Psalmody Press