1 Amaziahbecame king at the age of twenty-five, and he ruled in Jerusalemfor twenty-nine years. His mother was Jehoaddinfrom Jerusalem. 2 He did what was pleasing to the Lord, but did it reluctantly. 3 As soon as he was firmly in power, he executed the officials who had murdered his father. 4 Dt 24.16He did not, however, execute their children, but followed what the Lordhad commanded in the Law of Moses: "Parents are not to be put to death for crimes committed by their children, and children are not to be put to death for crimes committed by their parents; people are to be put to death only for crimes they themselves have committed."
5 King Amaziahorganized all the men of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin into army units, according to the clans they belonged to, and placed officers in command of units of a thousand and units of a hundred. This included all men twenty years of age or older, 300,000 in all. They were picked troops, ready for battle, skilled in using spears and shields. 6 In addition, he hired 100,000 soldiers from Israel at a cost of about four tons of silver. 7 But a prophet went to the king and said to him, "Don’t take these Israelite soldiers with you. The Lordis not with these people from the Northern Kingdom. 8 You may think that they will make you stronger25.8: Some ancient translations You may … stronger; Hebrew unclear.in battle, but it is God who has the power to give victory or defeat, and he will let your enemies defeat you."
9 Amaziahasked the prophet, "But what about all that silver I have already paid for them?"
The prophet replied, "The Lordcan give you back more than that!" 10 So Amaziahsent the hired troops away and told them to go home. At this they went home, bitterly angry with the people of Judah.
11 Amaziahsummoned up his courage and led his army to Salt Valley. There they fought and killed ten thousand Edomite soldiers 12 and captured another ten thousand. They took the prisoners to the top of the cliff at the city of Selaand threw them off, so that they were killed on the rocks below.
13 Meanwhile the Israelite soldiers that Amaziahhad not allowed to go into battle with him attacked the Judean cities between Samariaand Beth Horon, killed three thousand men, and captured quantities of loot.
14 When Amaziahreturned from defeating the Edomites, he brought their idols back with him, set them up, worshiped them, and burned incense to them. 15 This made the Lordangry, so he sent a prophet to Amaziah. The prophet demanded, "Why have you worshiped foreign gods that could not even save their own people from your power?"
16 "Since when," Amaziah interrupted, "have we made you adviser to the king? Stop talking, or I’ll have you killed!"
The prophet stopped, but not before saying, "Now I know that God has decided to destroy you because you have done all this and have ignored my advice."
17 King Amaziahof Judah and his advisers plotted against Israel. He then sent a message to King Jehoashof Israel, who was the son of Jehoahazand grandson of Jehu, challenging him to fight.25.17: challenging him to fight; or inviting him to a conference.18 Jehoashsent this answer to Amaziah: "Once a thorn bush in the LebanonMountains sent a message to a cedar: ‘Give your daughter in marriage to my son.’ A wild animal passed by and trampled the bush down. 19 Now Amaziah, you boast that you have defeated the Edomites, but I advise you to stay at home. Why stir up trouble that will only bring disaster on you and your people?"
20 But Amaziahrefused to listen. It was God’s will for Amaziahto be defeated, because he had worshiped the Edomite idols. 21 So King Jehoashof Israel went into battle against King Amaziahof Judah. They met at Beth Shemeshin Judah, 22 the Judean army was defeated, and the soldiers fled to their homes. 23 Jehoashcaptured Amaziahand took him to Jerusalem. There he tore down the city wall from Ephraim Gateto the Corner Gate, a distance of two hundred yards. 24 He took back to Samariaas loot all the gold and silver in the Temple, the Temple equipment guarded by the descendants of Obed Edom, and the palace treasures. He also took hostages with him.
25 King Amaziahof Judah outlived King Jehoashof Israel by fifteen years. 26 All the other things that Amaziahdid from the beginning to the end of his reign are recorded in The History of the Kings of Judah and Israel. 27 Ever since the time when he rebelled against the Lord, there had been a plot against him in Jerusalem. Finally he fled to the city of Lachish, but his enemies followed him there and killed him. 28 His body was carried to Jerusalem on a horse, and he was buried in the royal tombs in David’s City.
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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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).
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).