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This page may have some technical imperfections, but is made available before inspection for you to benefit from the majority of material that likely has no problems. II Chronicles 25:13 (2021) – But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Beth-horon, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil. [Beth-horon had belonged to the tribe of Ephraim (Josh. 21:20-22), which was north of Judah, and Samaria was even further north than was Beth-horon. But Asa king of Judah had taken cities from Ephraim (II Chr. 15:8; 17:2). Commentators point out that the cities of Samaria and Beth-horon are listed in a north-to-south order, providing evidence that the soldiers had already returned home to the northern kingdom, had meditated and plotted revenge, and then proceeded back southward to execute their plot. The immediate motive for revenge, of course, was that they had been hired to fight but then sent back home without having the opportunity to do the job for which they had been called (II Chr. 25:5-10). A more remote motive for revenge can be found in the fact that, in the past (in the time of Asa), as we have already seen, Judah had taken those cities from Ephraim (II Chr. 15:8; 17:2).] Back to Previous Page (Or to go back to where you left off you can use the "Back" button of your browser)
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