Charles Ellicott Commentary 2 Chronicles 25:20

"But Amaziah would not hear; 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." — 2 Chronicles 25:20 (ASV)

But Amaziah would not hear. — And Amaziah hearkened not.

For it came of God ... gods of Edom. — This remark is added by the chronicler, accounting for the infatuation of Joash by reference to the divine predetermination of events. (Compare to 2 Chronicles 25:16; and 2 Chronicles 24:24; 2 Chronicles 10:15; the Syriac and Arabic versions omit.)

That he might deliver them into the hand. — Hebrew, into hand; Septuagint, “into hands;” Vulgate, “into the hands of the enemy.” Perhaps the original reading was, into his hand, i.e., the hand of Joash.

Because they sought. — For they had sought.