1 In the second year of Joash, son of Joahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah began to reign. 2 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem. 3 He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, yet not like David his father. He did according to all that Joash his father had done. 4 However the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places. 5 As soon as the kingdom was established in his hand, he killed his servants who had slain the king his father, 6 but the children of the murderers he didn’t put to death, according to that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, as Yahweh commanded, saying, "The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall die for his own sin."

7 He killed ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt, and took Sela by war, and called its name Joktheel, to this day. 8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, "Come, let’s look one another in the face."

9 Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, "The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as wife.’ Then a wild animal that was in Lebanon passed by, and trampled down the thistle. 10 You have indeed struck Edom, and your heart has lifted you up. Enjoy the glory of it, and stay at home; for why should you meddle to your harm, that you fall, even you, and Judah with you?"

11 But Amaziah would not listen. So Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth Shemesh, which belongs to Judah. 12 Judah was defeated by Israel; and each man fled to his tent. 13 Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth Shemesh and came to Jerusalem, then broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits. 14 He took all the gold and silver and all the vessels that were found in Yahweh’s house and in the treasures of the king’s house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.

15 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 16 Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his place.

17 Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, fifteen years. 18 Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 19 They made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish and killed him there. 20 They brought him on horses, and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in David’s city.

21 All the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the place of his father Amaziah. 22 He built Elath and restored it to Judah. After that the king slept with his fathers.

23 In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah, Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria for forty-one years. 24 He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight. He didn’t depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin. 25 He restored the border of Israel from the entrance of Hamath to the sea of the Arabah, according to Yahweh, the God of Israel’s word, which he spoke by his servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from Gath Hepher. 26 For Yahweh saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter for all, slave and free; and there was no helper for Israel. 27 Yahweh didn’t say that he would blot out the name of Israel from under the sky; but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash. 28 Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he fought, and how he recovered Damascus, and Hamath, which had belonged to Judah, for Israel, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 29 Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel; and Zechariah his son reigned in his place.

1 In die tweede jaar van Joas, die seun van Joahas, die koning van Israel, het Am sia, die seun van Joas, die koning van Juda, koning geword.

2 Vyf en twintig jaar was hy oud toe hy koning geword het; en nege en twintig jaar het hy in Jerusalem geregeer; en die naam van sy moeder was Jo ddan van Jerusalem.

3 En hy het gedoen wat reg was in die oë van die HERE, hoewel nie soos sy vader Dawid nie; net soos sy vader Joas gedoen het, het hy gedoen.

4 Net die hoogtes is nie afgeskaf nie: die volk het nog op die hoogtes geoffer en rook laat opgaan.

5 En sodra die koningskap in sy hand bevestig was, het hy sy dienaars, die moordenaars van sy vader, die koning, omgebring.

6 Maar die kinders van die moordenaars het hy nie laat doodmaak nie, soos geskrywe is in die wetboek van Moses, waar die HERE dit beveel het: Die vaders mag nie vir die kinders, en die kinders mag nie vir die vaders gedood word nie; maar elkeen moet vir sy eie sonde sterwe.

7 Hy het die Edomiete in die Soutdal verslaan, tien duisend man, en Sela in die oorlog verower en dit Jokteël genoem, tot vandag toe.

8 Toe stuur Am sia boodskappers na Joas, die seun van Joahas, die seun van Jehu, die koning van Israel, om te sê: Kom, laat ons mekaar se aangesig sien.

9 Maar Joas, die koning van Israel, het Am sia, die koning van Juda, d¡t laat weet: Die distel wat op die L¡banon is, het die seder wat op die L¡banon is, laat weet: Gee jou dogter aan my seun as vrou! Maar die diere van die veld wat op die L¡banon is, het verbygegaan en die distel vertrap.

10 U het inderdaad die Edomiete verslaan, daarom is u hart hoogmoedig; geniet die eer en bly tuis. Waarom wil u u tog in die ongeluk stort, dat u sou val, u en Juda saam met u?

11 Maar Am sia het nie geluister nie. Toe trek Joas, die koning van Israel, op; en hy en Am sia, die koning van Juda, het mekaar se aangesig gesien by Bet-Semes wat aan Juda behoort.

12 En Juda is voor Israel verslaan, en hulle het gevlug elkeen na sy tente toe.

13 En Joas, die koning van Israel, het Am sia, die koning van Juda, die seun van Joas, die seun van Ah sia, by Bet-Semes gevang; en hy het in Jerusalem gekom en vier honderd el van die muur van Jerusalem afgebreek, van die Efraimspoort af tot by die Hoekpoort.

14 En hy het al die goud en die silwer geneem, en al die voorwerpe wat in die huis van die HERE en in die skatkamers van die huis van die koning te vinde was, en ook die gyselaars, en omgedraai na Samar¡a.

15 En die verdere geskiedenis van Joas, wat hy gedoen het, en sy magtige dade en hoe hy teen Am sia, die koning van Juda, geveg het, is dit nie beskrywe in die Kroniekboek van die konings van Israel nie?

16 En Joas het ontslaap met sy vaders en is begrawe in Samar¡a by die konings van Israel; en sy seun Jerobeam het in sy plek koning geword.

17 En Am sia, die seun van Joas, die koning van Juda, het n die dood van Joas, die seun van Joahas, die koning van Israel, vyftien jaar gelewe.

18 En die verdere geskiedenis van Am sia, is dit nie beskrywe in die Kroniekboek van die konings van Juda nie?

19 En hulle het 'n sameswering in Jerusalem teen hom gesmee, sodat hy na Lagis gevlug het; maar hulle het agter hom aan gestuur na Lagis en hom daar gedood.

20 En hulle het hom op perde vervoer, en hy is begrawe in Jerusalem by sy vaders in die stad van Dawid.

21 En die hele volk van Juda het As rja geneem, wat toe sestien jaar oud was, en hom koning gemaak in die plek van sy vader Am sia.

22 Hy het Elat gebou en weer aan Juda teruggebring, nadat die koning met sy vaders ontslaap het.

23 In die vyftiende jaar van Am sia, die seun van Joas, die koning van Juda, het Jerobeam, die seun van Joas, die koning van Israel, in Samar¡a koning geword -- een en veertig jaar lank.

24 En hy het gedoen wat verkeerd was in die oë van die HERE, hy het nie afgewyk van al die sondes van Jerobeam, die seun van Nebat, wat Israel laat sondig het nie.

25 Hy het die grondgebied van Israel herower van die ingang na Hamat af tot by die see van die Vlakte, volgens die woord van die HERE, die God van Israel, wat Hy gespreek het deur die diens van sy dienskneg Jona, die seun van Am¡ttai, die profeet, wat uit Gat-Hefer was.

26 Want die HERE het gesien dat die ellende van Israel baie bitter was en dit met almal sonder uitsondering gedaan was en Israel geen helper gehad het nie.

27 En die HERE het nog nie gespreek dat Hy die naam van Israel onder die hemel sou uitdelg nie; daarom het Hy hulle verlos deur Jerobeam, die seun van Joas.

28 En die verdere geskiedenis van Jerobeam en alles wat hy gedoen het, en sy magtige dade, hoe hy geveg en hoe hy Damaskus en Hamat van Juda aan Israel teruggebring het, is dit nie beskrywe in die Kroniekboek van die konings van Israel nie?

29 En Jerobeam het ontslaap met sy vaders, met die konings van Israel, en sy seun Sagar¡a het in sy plek koning geword.