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2 Chronicles 25:5
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3 aNow it happened, as soon as the kingdom was established for him, that he executed his servants who had murdered his father the king.  
4 However he did not execute their children, but did as it is written in the Law in the Book of Moses, where the Lord commanded, saying, a“The fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall the children be put to death for their fathers; but a person shall die for his own sin.”  

The War Against Edom

5 Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together and set over them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, according to their fathers’ houses, throughout all Judah and Benjamin; and he numbered them afrom twenty years old and above, and found them to be three hundred thousand choice men, able to go to war, who could handle spear and shield.  
6 He also hired one hundred thousand mighty men of valor from Israel for one hundred talents of silver.
7 But a aman of God came to him, saying, “O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the Lord is not with Israel—not with any of the children of Ephraim.  
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2 Chronicles 25:5

Three hundred thousand - Asa' s army had been nearly twice as numerous, amounting to 580, 000 II Chronicles 14:8. The diminution was due, in part, to wars II Chronicles 21:8, II Chronicles 21:16; II Chronicles 24:23-24; in part, to the general decadence of the kingdom.




Other Barnes' Notes entries containing 2 Chronicles 25:5:

2 Chronicles 25:1
2 Chronicles 26:13

 

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