2 CHRONICLES 25:16 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king’s counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.”
Amaziah's determination to fight — the battle — 'So Amaziah would not listen; for it was of God, to hand them over to Jehoash, because they had sought the gods of Edom' (ולא שׁמע אמציה כי מאלהים היא להביאם בידו כי שׁאלו באלהי אדום). The phrase 'it was of God, to hand them over' (מאלהים היא להביאם) indicates that God causes Amaziah's determination to fight. The divine punishment: because the king 'sought the gods of Edom' (שׁאלו באלהי אדום), God allows him to be defeated. Apostasy leads to military catastrophe.
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