1 For ver. 1-4, see 2 Kgs. 14:1-6Amaziahwas twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jehoaddanof Jerusalem. 2 And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, [ver. 14]yet not with a whole heart. 3 And as soon as the royal power was firmly his, he killed his servants who had struck down the king his father. 4 But he did not put their children to death, according to what is written in the Law, in the Book of Moses, where the Lordcommanded, Deut. 24:16;[Jer. 31:30;Ezek. 18:20]"Fathers shall not die because of their children, nor children die because of their fathers, but each one shall die for his own sin."
Amaziah’s Victories
5 Then Amaziahassembled the men of Judah and set them by fathers’ houses under commanders of thousands and of hundreds for all Judah and Benjamin. He mustered those Num. 1:3twenty years old and upward, and found that they were [ch. 11:1;13:3;17:14-18;26:13] 300,000 choice men, fit for war, 1 Chr. 12:8able to handle spear and shield. 6 He hired also 100,000 mighty men of valor from Israel for 100 talents25:6 A talent was about 75 pounds or 34 kilogramsof silver. 7 But Deut. 33:1a man of God came to him and said, "O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the Lordis not with Israel, with all these Ephraimites. 8 But go, act, be strong for the battle. Why should you suppose that God will cast you down before the enemy? [ch. 20:6]For God has power to help or to cast down." 9 And Amaziahsaid to the man of God, "But what shall we do about the hundred talentsthat I have given to the army of Israel?" The man of God answered, "The Lordis able to give you much more than this." 10 Then Amaziahdischarged the army that had come to him from Ephraim to go home again. And they became very angry with Judah and returned home in fierce anger. 11 But Amaziahtook courage and led out his people and went to the 2 Kgs. 14:7Valley of Saltand struck down ch. 20:1010,000 men of Seir. 12 The men of Judah captured another 10,000 alive and took them to the top of a rock and threw them down from the top of the rock, and they were all dashed to pieces. 13 But the men of the army whom Amaziahsent back, not letting them go with him to battle, raided the cities of Judah, [ch. 15:8;19:4]from Samariato Beth-horon, and struck down 3,000 people in them and took much spoil.
Amaziah’s Idolatry
14 After Amaziahcame from striking down the Edomites, [ch. 28:23] he brought the gods [See ver. 11above]of the men of Seirand set them up as his gods and worshiped them, making offerings to them. 15 Therefore the Lordwas angry with Amaziahand sent to him a prophet, who said to him, "Why have you sought the gods of a people [ver. 11]who did not deliver their own people from your hand?" 16 But as he was speaking, the king said to him, "Have we made you a royal counselor? Stop! Why should you be struck down?" So the prophet stopped, but said, "I know that [Josh. 11:20]God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel."
Israel Defeats Amaziah
17 For ver. 17-24, see 2 Kgs. 14:8-14Then Amaziahking of Judah took counsel and sent to Joashthe son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, "Come, let us look one another in the face." 18 And Joashthe king of Israel sent word to Amaziahking of Judah, [Judg. 9:8]"A thistle on Lebanonsent to a cedar on Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son for a wife,’ and a wild beast of Lebanonpassed by and trampled down the thistle. 19 You say, ‘See, I25:19 Hebrew youhave struck down Edom,’ and See ch. 26:16your heart has lifted you up in boastfulness. But now stay at home. Why should you provoke trouble so that you fall, you and Judah with you?"
20 But Amaziahwould not listen, for it was of God, in order that he might give them into the hand of their enemies, ver. 14, 15because they had sought the gods of Edom. 21 So Joashking of Israel went up, and he and Amaziahking of Judah faced one another in battle at Beth-shemesh, which belongs to Judah. 22 And Judah was defeated by Israel, and every man fled to his home. 23 And Joashking of Israel captured Amaziahking of Judah, the son of Joash, son of ch. 21:17Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalemand broke down the wall of Jerusalemfor 400 cubits,25:23 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimetersfrom Neh. 8:16the Ephraim Gateto the Corner Gate. 24 And he seized all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God, in the care of 1 Chr. 26:15Obed-edom. He seized also the treasuries of the king’s house, also hostages, and he returned to Samaria.
25 For ch. 25:25–26:2, see 2 Kgs. 14:17-22Amaziahthe son of Joash, king of Judah, lived fifteen years after the death of Joashthe son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel. 26 Now the rest of the deeds of Amaziah, from first to last, are they not written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel? 27 From the time when he turned away from the Lordthey made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But they sent after him to Lachishand put him to death there. 28 And they brought him upon horses, and he was buried with his fathers in the city of David.25:28 Hebrew of Judah
Pessoa
Tribo de Judah
Amaziah
אֲמַצְיָ֥הamatsəyah
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
The City of David is the fortress of Zion, which David captured and lived in; the ark of the Lord entered it, and kings such as Solomon and Abijah were buried there (2 Samuel 5:7).