2 Chronicles 25:8

⁶ He also hired 100,000 mighty warriors from Israel for a hundred talents of silver.

⁷ But a man of God came to him and said, “O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the LORD is not with Israel—not with any of the Ephraimites.

Even if you go and fight bravely in battle, God will make you stumble before the enemy, for God has power to help and power to overthrow.”

⁹ Amaziah asked the man of God, “What should I do about the hundred talents I have given to the army of Israel?” And the man of God replied, “The LORD is able to give you much more than this.”

¹⁰ So Amaziah dismissed the troops who had come to him from Ephraim and sent them home. And they were furious with Judah and returned home in great anger.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: Even if you go and fight bravely in battle, God will make you stumble before the enemy, for God has power to help and power to overthrow.”
KJV: But if thou wilt go, do it, be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down.
WEB: 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.”
ASV: But if thou wilt go, do [valiantly], be strong for the battle: God will cast thee down before the enemy; for God hath power to help, and to cast down.
DARBY: But if thou wilt go, do [it]; be strong for the battle: God will make thee fall before the enemy, for there is with God power to help and to cast down.
BLB: But if you are going, do it—be strong in the battle; God shall make you fall before the enemy, for unto God is power to help and to cause to stumble.”

ÅB: Men dra du fram - gjør det og gå modig i striden! Ellers vil Gud la deg falle for fienden; for det står i Guds makt både å hjelpe og å felle.
OTB: Men hvis du drar, gjør det, vær sterk for slaget—likevel vil Gud felle deg for fienden, for Gud har makt til å hjelpe og til å felle."
B1930: Men dra du frem - gjør det og gå modig i striden! Ellers vil Gud la dig falle for fienden; for det står i Guds makt både å hjelpe og å felle.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

2 Chronicles 14:11
Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”
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2 Chronicles 20:6
and said, “O LORD, God of our fathers, are You not the God who is in heaven, and do You not rule over all the kingdoms of the nations? Power and might are in Your hand, and no one can stand against You.
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Philippians 4:19
And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
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Luke 18:29–30
“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God
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Ecclesiastes 9:11
I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.
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2 Chronicles 18:14
When Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth-gilead, or should we refrain?” “Go up and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for they will be given into your hand.”
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Job 9:13
God does not restrain His anger; the helpers of Rahab cower beneath Him.
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Deuteronomy 8:18
But remember that it is the LORD your God who gives you the power to gain wealth, in order to confirm His covenant that He swore to your fathers even to this day.
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