2 Chronicles 25:20
But Amaziah would not hear; for it came of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they sought after the gods of Edom.
Cross-reference
2 Chronicles 25:14 reveals why God gave Amaziah over: he worshiped Edom's gods — the cause behind the judgment in the main verse.
2 Chronicles 25:16 records the prophet's decree of destruction — verse 20 shows God's sovereignty in fulfilling that decree.
2 Chronicles 22:7 says Ahaziah's downfall was from God — similarly, Amaziah's refusal to listen was divinely orchestrated for his downfall.
1 Kings 12:15 explains Rehoboam's refusal to listen as from God — the same 'would not listen, for it was of God' formula appears here.
Psalm 81:11 echoes the same refusal: 'my people would not listen' — both show willful disobedience against God.
Psalm 81:12 describes God giving people over to their stubborn hearts — directly parallel to God handing Amaziah over to enemies as judgment.
Acts 28:25-27 quotes Isaiah about hardened hearts and refusal to hear — mirroring God's judicial hardening in Chronicles.
1 Peter 2:8 says the disobedient were destined to stumble — God's sovereign appointment parallels Amaziah's divinely orchestrated refusal.
Judges 14:4 uses identical phrasing: 'it was from the LORD' — God orchestrated Samson's marriage to confront Philistines, just as He hardened Amaziah.
2 Samuel 17:14 explicitly says 'the LORD had ordained' to defeat counsel — God sovereignly controlling human decisions to bring judgment.
2 Kings 14:11 records the same event: Amaziah would not listen, leading to battle — a direct parallel account of the story.