And 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.

2 CHRONICLES 25:9KJV
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2 Chronicles 25:9 (KJV)

What does 2 Chronicles 25:9 mean?

2 Chronicles 25:9 shows King Amaziah worrying about money he already paid to hire Israelite soldiers, but the man of God reassures him that the LORD can give him much more than what he might lose. The verse emphasizes trusting God’s ability to provide, even when it means letting go of something valuable.

Amaziah, king of Judah, is speaking to a prophet after being told by God not to use the Israelite mercenaries he hired for battle. Amaziah is concerned about the hundred talents of silver he has already given them. The prophet responds that God (the LORD) is able to give Amaziah far more than the money he might lose, encouraging faith over financial worry in this specific situation.

The Hebrew behind 2 Chronicles 25:9

  • אֱלֹהִים (’Elohim, transliteration: Elohim): This word for "God" is used for the "man of God" and highlights that the prophet speaks with divine authority, not just personal opinion.
  • יְהוָה (YHWH, transliteration: Yahweh): The specific name for "the LORD" is used in the prophet’s answer, stressing that it is Israel’s covenant God who can provide abundantly, not just any deity.
  • יָכוֹל (not tagged but implied in "is able"): The prophet’s assurance centers on God’s power and ability, which is a key part of the message—God is not limited by human losses.

Why 2 Chronicles 25:9 matters

  • This verse clarifies that faithfulness to God may sometimes require letting go of what seems like a significant loss, but God’s provision is not limited by human calculations.
  • The conversation highlights the difference between trusting in money or human alliances and trusting in God’s ability to provide and protect.
  • In the wider passage, this verse sets up Amaziah’s decision to obey God’s warning, showing a moment where faith in God’s promise is tested against practical concerns.

Where else these words appear

“army” Hebrew H1416 · used in 29 verses

  • Genesis 49:19 Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome at the last.
  • 2 Kings 6:23 And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.
  • 2 Chronicles 25:13 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 Bethhoron, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.

“Amaziah” Hebrew H558 · used in 39 verses

  • 2 Kings 12:21 For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.
  • 2 Kings 15:1 In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.
  • 2 Chronicles 25:17 Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us see one another in the face.

“talents” Hebrew H3603 · used in 55 verses

  • Genesis 13:10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
  • 2 Samuel 12:30 And he took their king's crown from off his head, the weight whereof was a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was set on David's head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.
  • 1 Chronicles 22:14 Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.

“is” Hebrew H3426 · used in 129 verses

  • Genesis 18:24 Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
  • 1 Samuel 21:8 And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste.
  • Psalms 135:17 They have ears, but they hear not; neither is there any breath in their mouths.