Amaziah was the ninth king of Judah, reigning for 29 years. He was the son of Joash and succeeded him after his assassination. One of Amaziah’s first acts was to bring justice upon the murderers of his father (2 Kings 14:5). The Bible summarizes Amaziah’s reign thus: “He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not as his father David had done” (2 Kings 14:3). He failed to removed the high places where people offered sacrifices instead of in the temple.

From https://www.gotquestions.org/King-Amaziah.html “Amaziah later conquered the Edomites and foolishly brought back their gods and sacrificed to them. This idolatry resulted in an unnamed prophet coming to Amaziah and rebuking him. Amaziah insolently resisted the prophet’s words, saying to him, “Since when have I made you the king’s counselor?” (2 Chronicles 25:16, NLT). The prophet was not to be intimidated, however. He told King Amaziah, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel” (verse 16). Amaziah’s defeat of the Edomites had made him overconfident, so he sent a challenge to King Jehoash of Israel to meet him in battle (2 Kings 14:8; 2 Chronicles 25:17). Jehoash recognized Amaziah’s arrogance and refused the challenge, knowing that he could easily defeat the smaller territory of Judah (2 Kings 14:9–10; 2 Chronicles 25:18–19). But Amaziah would not back down, and so Jehoash attacked, defeating the army of Judah and capturing Amaziah. Amaziah was taken to Jerusalem where Jehoash plundered the temple before returning to Samaria (2 Kings 14:14; 2 Chronicles 25:24).

After Jehoash died, Amaziah lived another 15 years. It is unknown whether he returned to rule in Jerusalem, but, in any case, the men of Judah were conspiring against him, causing him to flee to Lachish in southwestern Judah. But the assassins sent after Amaziah found him and killed him. “He was brought back by horse and was buried with his ancestors in the City of Judah” (2 Chronicles 25:28). Amaziah could have had a long, successful reign had he continued following the Lord, but his story became another cautionary tale of the fate of the kings who turned aside to idolatry.”

The amazing thing about Amaziah is that he defeated the Edomites when he trusted in God, but he brought back the gods (idols)of the Edomites and sacrificed and worshipped them. The Edomites worshiped Qos, their national god, and other gods such as El, Baal, and ‘Uzza. Qos was a fertility god, similar to the gods of Ammon and Moab. That makes no sense. It was by the power of the one true God Yahweh that he defeated the Edomites and their gods. Why would he bring their failed gods back to Jerusalem and worship them? Apparently, he attributed his victory to their power instead of giving credit to God, essentially committing idolatry by believing the Edomite deities were responsible for his success on the battlefield; this act of pride and disregard for Yahweh is seen as a major reason for his subsequent downfall in battle against Israel. (AI)

So is there a lesson for us in Amaziah? Maybe. Perhaps it is that God often gives us victories and success and we fail to give Him the glory. We give glory to someone or something else. You get a promotion at work, but you fail to give God the glory. Instead, you give credit to your own ability or to someone at work who made your promotion possible. People praise you for something you did and you fail to give God the glory. Herod is a great example of this. Acts 12:²⁰ Now Herod was angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they came to him with one accord, and having persuaded Blastus, the king’s chamberlain,^[b] they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king’s country for food. ²¹ On an appointed day Herod put on his royal robes, took his seat upon the throne, and delivered an oration to them. ²² And the people were shouting, “The voice of a god, and not of a man!” ²³ Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him down, because he did not give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last.” He did not give god the glory.

You will hear some athletes brag about their own. ability when they win. It is refreshing to hear an athlete give God the glory, win or lose. Patrick Mahomes, the Kansas City Chief’s quarterback gave God the glory in their semi-final victory. C.J.Stroud, the quarterback for the Houston Texans, lost his playoff game but gave God the glory, saying that Jesus Christ is his rock that he falls back on, win or lose. He has spoken publicly about his Christian faith, and is known to say: “First and foremost I’ve got to thank my Lord Savior Jesus Christ” during interviews. Athletic ability, high intelligence, musical talent, good looks: these are all gifts from God. Paul said in 1 Corinthians 4:What do you have that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it?”
So it is not just giving God the glory when we win. It is giving God the glory win or lose, when good things happen to you or when bad things happen. If you truly believe that God can make something good come even from something bad that happens, then you try to find that good and let God use you to make it happen. When you find that good from a bad thing, you can give God the glory even for bad things.

So I am going to try to give God the glory all day today for everything.