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### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/2Chronicles25.1-13)
When Joash is assassinated, his son Amaziah takes the throne.
As soon as he takes the throne, he executes the assassins, who were the king's servants, which is just.
He was also just in not killing the servants' children, as the Lord had commanded in the Law.
Often in ancient times, entire families would be punished for the crimes of one member, especially if it was the head of the house.
(See [Daniel 6:24](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Daaniel6.24).)
At some point during his reign, Amaziaih mustered an army from the men of Judah.
We aren't told why he needs an army yet, but he raises up a sizable one.
However, he must not have thought it would be large enough because he hires mercenaries from Israel as well.
The mercenaries made up 25% of his army, and were hired for 100 talents of silver, a pretty hefty sum.
Before they can head out, an unnamed prophet comes and gives a warning to Amaziah.
God is not with Israel the way He is with Judah, so Amaziah should not bring the men of Israel on their campaign.
Amaziah agrees since he is given assurance that the Lord will help him, but he does wonder about the silver he has already spent on Israel's army.
The man of God reminds him that the Lord can provide much more than that.
The men of Israel are dismissed with their pay, but they are still enraged that they do not get to participate.
This sounds strange to our modern context, but it makes sense within theirs.
One hundred talents of silver is a lot of money until you divide it 100,000 ways.
At today's price, that's not even $37 per soldier.
The price of silver may well have been higher back then, but the real incentive was all the spoil the army wouldcarry off when they attacked the Valley of Salt.
The men of Seir (that is, Edomites) who inhabited the valley were struck down and their goods were carried away, but the men of Israel raided Judah in retaliation.
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You fight for Your people, and nothing happens outside of Your sovereign permission.