 1 Amaziah was 25 years old when he began to reign, and he reigned 29 years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. 2 He did the right in the eyes of the Lord, but not with a perfect heart. 3 When the kingdom was made sure to him, he killed his servants who had killed his father, the king. 4 But he did not kill their children, but as it is written in the law in the book of Moses, where the Lord commanded saying, The father shall not die for the children, nor shall the children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin. 5 Amaziah gathered Judah and made them commanders over thousands and commanders over hundreds, according to the houses of the fathers, for all Judah and Benjamin. And he numbered them from 20 years old and above, and found them 300,000 choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield. 6 He hired 100,000 mighty men of war out of Israel for 100 talents of silver. 7 But a man of God came to him saying, O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the Lord is not with Israel, with all the children of Ephraim. 8 But if you will go, do it. Be strong for the battle, for God shall make you fall before the enemy, for God has power to help and to throw down. 9 Amaziah said to the man of God, What shall we do for the hundred talents that I have given to the army of Israel? The man of God answered, The Lord is able to give you much more than this. 10 Amaziah separated them, the army that had come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again. And their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in great anger. 11 Amaziah made himself strong, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and struck 10,000 of the children of Seir. 12 The children of Judah carried away captive 10,000 alive, and brought them to the top of the rock, and threw them down from the top of the rock so they were all broken in pieces. 13 The soldiers of the army that Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell on the cities of Judah from Samaria even to Bethhoron, and struck 3,000 of them and took much plunder. 14 After Amaziah had come from the slaughter of the Edomites, he brought the gods of the children of Seir and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them and burned incense to them. 15 The anger of the Lord was kindled against Amaziah, and He sent to him a prophet who said to him, Why have you sought after the gods of the people that could not deliver their own people out of your hand? 16 As he talked with him, the king said to him, Have we made you of the king's counsel? Stop. Why should you be stricken? And the prophet stopped. And he said, I know that God has determined to destroy you because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel. 17 King Amaziah of Judah took advice and sent to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of King Jehu of Israel saying, Come. Let us look one another in the face. 18 King Jehoash of Israel sent to King Amaziah of Judah saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar in Lebanon saying, Give your daughter to my son for a wife. And a beast of the field in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle down. 19 You have said, I have stricken the Edomites and your heart lifts you up to boast. Now stay at home. Why should you meddle to your hurt so that you fall, you and Judah with you? 20 But Amaziah would not hear. For it was from God so that He might deliver them into the hand of their enemies because they sought after the gods of Edom. 21 Then King Joash of Israel went to where he and King Amaziah of Judah saw one another face to face at Bethshemesh of Judah. 22 Judah was beaten before Israel and each man fled to his tent. 23 King Jehoash of Israel took King Amaziah of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Ahaziah, at Bethshemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim gate to the Corner gate, 400 cubits. 24 And he took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obededom, and the treasures of the king's house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria. 25 Amaziah the son of King Joash of Judah lived fifteen years after the death of Joash the son of King Jehoahaz of Israel. 26 The rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. 27 After the time that Amaziah turned away from following the Lord, they made a plot against him in Jerusalem. And he fled to Lachish. But they sent to Lachish after him and killed him there. 28 They brought him on horses and buried him with his fathers in the city of Judah.
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