aIn the second year
of Joash
son
of Joahaz
king
of Israel
, bAmaziah
the son
of Joash
king
of Judah
became
king
.
He was twenty-five years
old
when he became
king
, and he reigned
twenty-nine
years
in Jerusalem
. And his mother's
name
was Jehoaddin
of Jerusalem
.
He did right
in the sight
of the LORD
, yet
not like David
his father
; he did
according to all
that Joash
his father
had
done
.
Only athe high
places
were not taken
away
; bthe people
still
sacrificed
and burned
incense
on the high
places
.
Now it came about, as soon
as the kingdom
was firmly
in his hand
, that he 1 akilled
his servants
who had slain
the king
his father
.
But the sons of the 1slayers
he did not put
to death
, according to what is written
in the book
of the Law
of Moses
, as the LORD
commanded
, saying
, " aThe fathers
shall not be put
to death
for the sons
, nor
the sons
be put
to death
for the fathers
; but beach
shall be put
to death
for his own sin
."
He 1killed of Edom
in athe Valley
of Salt
10,000
and took
bSela
by war
, and named
it cJoktheel
to this
day
.
aThen Amaziah
sent
messengers
to Jehoash
, the son
of Jehoahaz
son
of Jehu
, king
of Israel
, saying
, " bCome
, let us face
each other."
Jehoash king
of Israel
sent
to Amaziah
king
of Judah
, saying
, " aThe thorn
bush
which
was in Lebanon
sent
to the cedar
which
was in Lebanon
, saying
, `Give
your daughter
to my son
in marriage
.' But there passed
by a wild
beast
that was in Lebanon
, and trampled
the thorn
bush
.
" aYou have indeed 1defeated
Edom
, and byour heart
has 2become
proud
. Enjoy
your glory
and stay
at home
; for why
should you provoke
trouble
so that you, even you, would fall
, and Judah
with you?"
But Amaziah would not listen
. So Jehoash
king
of Israel
went
up; and he and Amaziah
king
of Judah
faced
each other at aBeth-shemesh
, which
belongs to Judah
.
Judah was defeated
1by Israel
, and athey fled
each
to his tent
.
Then Jehoash king
of Israel
captured
Amaziah
king
of Judah
, the son
of Jehoash
the son
of Ahaziah
, at Beth-shemesh
, and came
to Jerusalem
and tore
down
the wall
of Jerusalem
from athe Gate
of Ephraim
to bthe Corner
Gate
, 400
1cubits
.
aHe took all
the gold
and silver
and all
the utensils
which were found
in the house
of the LORD
, and in the treasuries
of the king's
house
, the hostages
also, and returned
to Samaria
.
aNow the rest of the acts
of Jehoash
which
he did
, and his might
and how
he fought
with Amaziah
king
of Judah
, are they not written
in the Book
of the Chronicles
of the Kings
of Israel
?
So Jehoash slept
with his fathers
and was buried
in Samaria
with the kings
of Israel
; and Jeroboam
his son
became
king
in his place
.
aAmaziah the son
of Joash
king
of Judah
lived
fifteen
years
after
the death
of Jehoash
son
of Jehoahaz
king
of Israel
.
Now the rest of the acts
of Amaziah
, are they not written
in the Book
of the Chronicles
of the Kings
of Judah
?
They conspired against
him in Jerusalem
, and he fled
to aLachish
; but they sent
after
him to Lachish
and killed
him there
.
Then they brought him on horses
and he was buried
at Jerusalem
with his fathers
in the city
of David
.
All the people
of Judah
took
1Azariah
, who
was sixteen
years
old
, and made
him king
in the place
of his father
Amaziah
.
aHe built Elath
and restored
it to Judah
after
the king
slept
with his fathers
.
In the fifteenth year
of Amaziah
the son
of Joash
king
of Judah
, Jeroboam
the son
of Joash
king
of Israel
became
king
in Samaria
, and reigned forty-one
years
.
He did evil
in the sight
of the LORD
; he did not depart
from all
the sins
of Jeroboam
the son
of Nebat
, which
he made Israel
sin
.
aHe restored the border
of Israel
from bthe entrance
of Hamath
as far
as cthe Sea
of the Arabah
, according to the word
of the LORD
, the God
of Israel
, which
He spoke
1through
His servant
dJonah
the son
of Amittai
, the prophet
, who
was of eGath-hepher
.
For the aLORD saw
the affliction
of Israel
, which was very
bitter
; for bthere was neither
bond
nor
free
, nor
was there
any helper
for Israel
.
The aLORD did not say
that He would blot
out the name
of Israel
from under
heaven
, but He saved
them by the hand
of Jeroboam
the son
of Joash
.
Now the rest of the acts
of Jeroboam
and all
that he did
and his might
, how
he fought
and how
he recovered
for Israel
, aDamascus
and bHamath
, which had belonged to Judah
, are they not written
in the Book
of the Chronicles
of the Kings
of Israel
?
And Jeroboam slept
with his fathers
, even with the kings
of Israel
, and Zechariah
his son
became
king
in his place
.