He hired also an hundred thousand valiant men [a]out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver.

But a man of God came to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee: for the Lord is not [b]with Israel, neither with all the house of Ephraim.

If [c]not, go thou on, do it, make thyself strong to the battle, but God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 25:6 That is, out of the ten tribes, which had separated themselves before, both from God and their true king.
  2. 2 Chronicles 25:7 And therefore to think to have help of them, whom the Lord favoreth not, is to cast off the help of the Lord.
  3. 2 Chronicles 25:8 If thou wilt not give credit to my words.

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