9. Amaziah said to the man of God, “But what about the 7,500 pounds of silver I paid to the Israelite army?”The man of God answered, “The Lord can give you much more than that!”
10. So Amaziah sent the Israelite army back home to Israel. They were very angry with the people of Judah. And they went home angry.
11. Then Amaziah became very brave and led his army to the Valley of Salt. It is in the country of Edom. There Amaziah’s army killed 10,000 men from Edom.
12. The army of Judah also captured 10,000 men. They took those men to the top of a cliff and threw them off. And they were broken to pieces.
13. At the same time the Israelite army was robbing some towns in Judah. These were troops that Amaziah had not let fight in the war. They robbed towns from Samaria to Beth Horon. They killed 3,000 people and took many valuable things.
14. Amaziah came home after he had defeated the Edomites. He brought back the idols they worshiped. And he started to worship them also. He bowed down to them and offered sacrifices to them.