1 Amaziahwas twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalemtwenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan; she was from Jerusalem. 2 And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly.
3 As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king. 4 Yet he did not put their sons to death, but acted according to what is written in the Law, in the Book of Moses, where the LORD commanded: "Fathers must not be put to death for their children, and children must not be put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin."25:4 Deuteronomy 24:16
Amaziah’s Victories
5 Then Amaziahgathered the people of Judah and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and of hundreds. And he numbered those twenty years of age or older throughout Judah and Benjamin and found 300,000 chosen men able to serve in the army, bearing the spear and shield.
6 He also hired 100,000 mighty men of valor from Israel for a hundred talentsof silver.25:6 100 talents is approximately 3.77 tons or 3.42 metric tons of silver; also in verse 9.7 But a man of God came to him and said, "O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the LORD is not with Israel — not with any of the Ephraimites. 8 Even if you go and fight bravely in battle, God will overthrow you before the enemy, for God has power to help and power to overthrow."
9 Amaziahasked the man of God, "What should I do about the hundred talentsI have given to the troops of Israel?"
And the man of God replied, "The LORD is able to give you much more than this."
10 So Amaziahdismissed the troops who had come to him from Ephraim and sent them home. And they were furious with Judah and returned home in great anger.
11 Amaziah, however, summoned his strength and led his troops to the Valley of Salt, where he struck down 10,000 men of Seir, 12 and the army of Judah also captured 10,000 men alive. They took them to the top of a cliff and threw them down so that all were dashed to pieces.
13 Meanwhile the troops that Amaziahhad dismissed from battle raided the cities of Judah, from Samariato Beth-horon. They struck down 3,000 people and carried off a great deal of plunder.
Amaziah Rebuked for Idolatry
14 When Amaziahreturned from the slaughter of the Edomites, he brought back the gods of the Seirites, set them up as his own gods, bowed before them, and burned sacrifices to them. 15 Therefore the anger of the LORD burned against Amaziah, and He sent him a prophet, who said, "Why have you sought this people’s gods, which could not deliver them from your hand?"
16 While he was still speaking, the king asked, "Have we made you the counselor to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?"
So the prophet stopped, but he said, "I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my advice."
Jehoash Defeats Amaziah
17 Then Amaziahking of Judah took counsel and sent word to the king of Israel Jehoash25:17 Jehoash is a variant of Joash; also in verses 18, 21, 23, and 25.son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu. "Come, let us meet face to face," he said.
18 But Jehoashking of Israel replied to Amaziahking of Judah: "A thistle in Lebanonsent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanoncame along and trampled the thistle. 19 You have said, ‘Look, I have defeated Edom,’ and your heart has become proud and boastful. Now stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall — you and Judah with you?"
20 But Amaziahwould not listen, for this had come from God in order to deliver them into the hand of Jehoash, because they had sought the gods of Edom. 21 So Jehoashking of Israel advanced, and he and Amaziahking of Judah faced each other at Beth-shemeshin Judah. 22 And Judah was routed before Israel, and every man fled to his own home.
23 There at Beth-shemesh, Jehoashking of Israel captured Amaziahking of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz.25:23 Jehoahaz is a variant of Ahaziah.
Then Jehoashbrought him to Jerusalemand broke down the wall of Jerusalemfrom the Ephraim Gateto the Corner Gate— a section of four hundred cubits.25:23 400 cubits is approximately 600 feet or 182.9 meters.24 He took all the gold and silver and all the articles found in the house of God with Obed-edomand in the treasuries of the royal palace, as well as some hostages. Then he returned to Samaria.
The Death of Amaziah
25 Amaziahson of Joashking of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoashson of Jehoahazking of Israel. 26 As for the rest of the acts of Amaziah, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel?
27 From the time that Amaziahturned from following the LORD, a conspiracy was formed against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But men were sent after him to Lachish, and they killed him there. 28 They carried him back on horses and buried him with his fathers in the City of Judah.25:28 Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts, LXX, Vulgate, and Syriac City of David; see 2 Kings 14:20.
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Amaziah, son of Joash and king of Judah, struck down the Edomites in the Valley of Salt, challenged Joash, king of Israel, was defeated, and was killed in a conspiracy (2 Kings 14:8).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Moses, a Levite raised by Pharaoh’s daughter, was called by God at the burning bush, brought Israel out of slavery in Egypt, and received the law on Mount Sinai (Exodus 3:4).
Amaziah, son of Joash and king of Judah, struck down the Edomites in the Valley of Salt, challenged Joash, king of Israel, was defeated, and was killed in a conspiracy (2 Kings 14:8).
Amaziah, son of Joash and king of Judah, struck down the Edomites in the Valley of Salt, challenged Joash, king of Israel, was defeated, and was killed in a conspiracy (2 Kings 14:8).
Amaziah, son of Joash and king of Judah, struck down the Edomites in the Valley of Salt, challenged Joash, king of Israel, was defeated, and was killed in a conspiracy (2 Kings 14:8).
Amaziah, son of Joash and king of Judah, struck down the Edomites in the Valley of Salt, challenged Joash, king of Israel, was defeated, and was killed in a conspiracy (2 Kings 14:8).
The Valley of Salt is the valley where Abishai son of Zeruiah struck down eighteen thousand Edomites and where Amaziah king of Judah killed ten thousand men of Seir (1 Chronicles 18:12).
Mount Seir is the mountain that the Lord gave as an inheritance to Esau; the descendants of Esau drove out the Horites from there and settled in their place (Deuteronomy 2:12).
Amaziah, son of Joash and king of Judah, struck down the Edomites in the Valley of Salt, challenged Joash, king of Israel, was defeated, and was killed in a conspiracy (2 Kings 14:8).
Beth-horon is the city on the road down from which, toward Azekah, the Lord hurled large hailstones from heaven on the enemies fleeing before Israel (Joshua 10:11).
Amaziah, son of Joash and king of Judah, struck down the Edomites in the Valley of Salt, challenged Joash, king of Israel, was defeated, and was killed in a conspiracy (2 Kings 14:8).
Amaziah, son of Joash and king of Judah, struck down the Edomites in the Valley of Salt, challenged Joash, king of Israel, was defeated, and was killed in a conspiracy (2 Kings 14:8).
Amaziah, son of Joash and king of Judah, struck down the Edomites in the Valley of Salt, challenged Joash, king of Israel, was defeated, and was killed in a conspiracy (2 Kings 14:8).
Joash, son of Jehoahaz and king of Israel, visited Elisha on the prophet’s deathbed and defeated Amaziah king of Judah at Beth-shemesh (2 Kings 13:14).
Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, reigned over Israel and did what was evil; oppressed by Syria, he sought the favor of the Lord, who gave Israel a savior (2 Kings 13:4).
Jehu, anointed king of Israel by order of Elisha, killed King Joram, Queen Jezebel, and all the house of Ahab, and put an end to the worship of Baal in Israel (2 Kings 9:2).
Joash, son of Jehoahaz and king of Israel, visited Elisha on the prophet’s deathbed and defeated Amaziah king of Judah at Beth-shemesh (2 Kings 13:14).
Amaziah, son of Joash and king of Judah, struck down the Edomites in the Valley of Salt, challenged Joash, king of Israel, was defeated, and was killed in a conspiracy (2 Kings 14:8).
Lebanon is a land of mountains and cedars, where timber was cut with the help of the Sidonians and where Solomon built whatever he desired, as he did in Jerusalem and throughout the rest of his realm (1 Kings 9:19).
Lebanon is a land of mountains and cedars, where timber was cut with the help of the Sidonians and where Solomon built whatever he desired, as he did in Jerusalem and throughout the rest of his realm (1 Kings 9:19).
Lebanon is a land of mountains and cedars, where timber was cut with the help of the Sidonians and where Solomon built whatever he desired, as he did in Jerusalem and throughout the rest of his realm (1 Kings 9:19).
Edom is the land of Seir, where Jacob’s brother Esau lived. The king of Edom refused Israel passage through his land, and Edom rebelled against Judah (2 Kings 8:22).
Amaziah, son of Joash and king of Judah, struck down the Edomites in the Valley of Salt, challenged Joash, king of Israel, was defeated, and was killed in a conspiracy (2 Kings 14:8).
Edom is the land of Seir, where Jacob’s brother Esau lived. The king of Edom refused Israel passage through his land, and Edom rebelled against Judah (2 Kings 8:22).
Joash, son of Jehoahaz and king of Israel, visited Elisha on the prophet’s deathbed and defeated Amaziah king of Judah at Beth-shemesh (2 Kings 13:14).
Amaziah, son of Joash and king of Judah, struck down the Edomites in the Valley of Salt, challenged Joash, king of Israel, was defeated, and was killed in a conspiracy (2 Kings 14:8).
Beth-shemesh is the city to which the cows brought the ark of the Lord; its people rejoiced to see the ark and offered burnt offerings and sacrifices to the Lord that day (1 Samuel 6:15).
Beth-shemesh is the city to which the cows brought the ark of the Lord; its people rejoiced to see the ark and offered burnt offerings and sacrifices to the Lord that day (1 Samuel 6:15).
Joash, son of Ahaziah, was hidden in the temple when Athaliah killed the royal family, and he was crowned king of Judah at age seven by Jehoiada the priest (2 Kings 11:21).
Amaziah, son of Joash and king of Judah, struck down the Edomites in the Valley of Salt, challenged Joash, king of Israel, was defeated, and was killed in a conspiracy (2 Kings 14:8).
Joash, son of Ahaziah, was hidden in the temple when Athaliah killed the royal family, and he was crowned king of Judah at age seven by Jehoiada the priest (2 Kings 11:21).
Ahaziah was king of Judah, the son of Jehoram and Athaliah, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. He went out with Joram king of Israel to meet Jehu (2 Kings 9:21).
Joash, son of Ahaziah, was hidden in the temple when Athaliah killed the royal family, and he was crowned king of Judah at age seven by Jehoiada the priest (2 Kings 11:21).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
The Ephraim Gate is a gate in the wall of Jerusalem; King Joash of Israel broke down four hundred cubits of the wall from this gate to the Corner Gate after capturing Amaziah king of Judah (2 Kings 14:13).
The Corner Gate was a gate in the wall of Jerusalem. Joash king of Israel broke down part of the wall from the Ephraim Gate to this gate, and Uzziah built fortified towers there (2 Kings 14:13).
Amaziah, son of Joash and king of Judah, struck down the Edomites in the Valley of Salt, challenged Joash, king of Israel, was defeated, and was killed in a conspiracy (2 Kings 14:8).
Joash, son of Ahaziah, was hidden in the temple when Athaliah killed the royal family, and he was crowned king of Judah at age seven by Jehoiada the priest (2 Kings 11:21).
Joash, son of Ahaziah, was hidden in the temple when Athaliah killed the royal family, and he was crowned king of Judah at age seven by Jehoiada the priest (2 Kings 11:21).
Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, reigned over Israel and did what was evil; oppressed by Syria, he sought the favor of the Lord, who gave Israel a savior (2 Kings 13:4).
Amaziah, son of Joash and king of Judah, struck down the Edomites in the Valley of Salt, challenged Joash, king of Israel, was defeated, and was killed in a conspiracy (2 Kings 14:8).
Amaziah, son of Joash and king of Judah, struck down the Edomites in the Valley of Salt, challenged Joash, king of Israel, was defeated, and was killed in a conspiracy (2 Kings 14:8).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Lachish was a city whose king joined four other Amorite kings against Gibeon and which Joshua and all Israel besieged and attacked. Amaziah fled there, but he was pursued and killed there (2 Chronicles 25:27).
Lachish was a city whose king joined four other Amorite kings against Gibeon and which Joshua and all Israel besieged and attacked. Amaziah fled there, but he was pursued and killed there (2 Chronicles 25:27).