9And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The LORD is able to give thee much more than this.
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But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.
The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-13)Here is, I. The general character of Amaziah: He did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord , worshipped the true God, kept the temple service a going, and countenanced religion in his kingdom; but he did not do it with a perfect heart (2 Chron. 25:2), that is, he was not a man of serious piety or devotion himself, nor had he any zeal for the exercises of religion. He was no enemy to it, but…
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