This page gives you ready-to-use study questions for 2 Chronicles 25, the account of King Amaziah of Judah. It is written for a small group, a Sunday class, or personal study. Each question comes with a leader’s answer so you can guide the discussion without preparing from scratch.
2 Chronicles 25 at a Glance
Amaziah starts well. He removes the men who murdered his father, obeys the law about not punishing children for their parents’ sins, and prepares an army. When a prophet warns him not to hire soldiers from Israel, he obeys and sends them home, but the dismissed men raid Judah on their way out. He then wins a battle against Edom but returns with the Edomite gods and begins worshiping them.
After a second prophetic warning, Amaziah picks a fight with Israel’s King Joash, who defeats him, plunders the temple and palace, and breaks down part of Jerusalem’s wall. Amaziah lives fifteen more years, is later conspired against, and is killed in Lachish.
Observation Questions
Use these first to make sure everyone has read the text carefully and is working from what it actually says. Let people answer from the page before offering interpretations, and point back to specific verses whenever someone makes a claim.
2 Chronicles 25:2
He did that which was right in the LORD’s eyes, but not with a perfect heart.
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Read this early to set the tone of the whole chapter. The phrase about a perfect heart gives the group a lens for every episode that follows.
2 Chronicles 25:4
But he didn’t put their children to death, but did according to that which is written in the law in the book of Moses, as the LORD commanded, saying, “The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers; but every man shall die for his own sin.”
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This verse shows Amaziah obeying the law with restraint. Reading it aloud lets the group hear a moment of genuine righteousness before the story turns.
2 Chronicles 25:9
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?” The man of God answered, “The LORD is able to give you much more than this.”
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Amaziah’s question about the money and the prophet’s reply capture the central tension of the chapter. Read it to spark discussion about trusting God’s provision.
2 Chronicles 25:15-16
15 Therefore the LORD’s anger burned against Amaziah, and he sent to him a prophet, who said to him, “Why have you sought after the gods of the people, which have not delivered their own people out of your hand?” 16 As he talked with him, the king said to him, “Have we made you one of the king’s counselors? Stop! Why should you be struck down?” Then the prophet stopped, and said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this, and have not listened to my counsel.”
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These verses show God sending a prophet and Amaziah’s immediate hostility to correction. Reading them together helps the group see how the king responds to warning.
2 Chronicles 25:19-20
19 You say to yourself that you have struck Edom; and your heart lifts you up to boast. Now stay at home. Why should you meddle with trouble, that you should fall, even you, and Judah with you?’” 20 But Amaziah would not listen; for it was of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they had sought after the gods of Edom.
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Joash’s fable and the writer’s comment about God’s purpose bring the chapter to its turning point. Reading them aloud invites discussion about pride and divine judgment.
Memory Verse for 2 Chronicles 25
A Closing Prayer for the Group
Father, we come before you thankful that you see our hearts more clearly than we do. Like Amaziah, we confess that we often obey in some areas while holding back in others. Forgive us for the parts we keep for ourselves, and draw us toward a whole and undivided devotion to you. Give us the humility to receive honest counsel, and keep our hearts from trusting in anything but you. Lead each person here into the freedom that comes from following you fully. Amen.
