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13 Now the troops Amaziah had dismissed and had not allowed to fight in the battle[a] raided[b] the cities of Judah from Samaria to Beth Horon. They killed[c] 3,000 people and carried off a large amount of plunder.

14 When Amaziah returned from defeating the Edomites, he brought back the gods of the people[d] of Seir and made them his personal gods.[e] He bowed down before them and offered them sacrifices. 15 The Lord was angry at Amaziah and sent a prophet to him, who said, “Why are you following[f] these gods[g] that could not deliver their own people from your power?”[h]

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  1. 2 Chronicles 25:13 tn Heb “had sent back from going with him to the battle.”
  2. 2 Chronicles 25:13 tn Heb “stripped.”
  3. 2 Chronicles 25:13 tn Heb “struck down.”
  4. 2 Chronicles 25:14 tn Heb “sons.”
  5. 2 Chronicles 25:14 tn Heb “caused them to stand for him as gods.”
  6. 2 Chronicles 25:15 tn Heb “seeking,” perhaps in the sense of “consulting [an oracle from].”
  7. 2 Chronicles 25:15 tn Heb “the gods of the people.”
  8. 2 Chronicles 25:15 tn Heb “hand.”

13 But as for the soldiers of the army which Amaziah had discharged, so that they would not go with him to battle, they raided the cities of Judah from Samaria to Beth Horon, killed three thousand in them, and took much [a]spoil.

14 Now it was so, after Amaziah came from the slaughter of the Edomites, that (A)he brought the gods of the people of Seir, set them up to be (B)his gods, and bowed down before them and burned incense to them. 15 Therefore the anger of the Lord was aroused against Amaziah, and He sent him a prophet who said to him, “Why have you sought (C)the gods of the people, which (D)could not rescue their own people from your hand?”

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  1. 2 Chronicles 25:13 plunder