 1 In the second year of Jehoash the son of King Jehoahaz of Israel, Amaziah the son of King Joash of Judah reigned. 2 He was 25 years old when he began to reign, and reigned 29 years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. 3 He did the right in the sight of the Lord, yet not like David his father. He did according to all things that Joash his father did. 4 Only, the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. 5 When the kingdom was confirmed in his hand, he killed his servants who had slain his father the king; 6 But he did not kill the sons of the servants, according to what is written in the book of the law of Moses that the Lord commanded saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children nor shall the children be put to death for the fathers, but each shall be put to death for his own sin. 7 He killed 10,000 of Edom in the valley of salt and took Selah by war and called the name of it Joktheel until this day. 8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz, son of King Jehu of Israel saying, Come, let us look one another in the face. 9 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. 10 You have indeed stricken Edom and your heart has lifted you up. Rejoice and stay at home, for why should you meddle to your harm so that you fall, you and Judah with you? 11 But Amaziah would not hear, so King Jehoash of Israel went and he and King Amaziah of Judah looked one another in the face at Bethshemesh of Judah. 12 Judah was beaten before Israel and every man fled to his tent. 13 King Jehoash of Israel took King Amaziah of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Ahaziah, at Bethshemesh, and he came to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate, 400 cubits. 14 He took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king's house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria. 15 The rest of the acts of Jehoash that he did, and his might, and how he fought with King Amaziah of Judah are written in the book 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 King Joash of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of King Jehoahaz of Israel fifteen years. 18 The rest of the acts of Amaziah are written in the book of the kings of Judah. 19 They made a plot against him at Jerusalem and he fled to Lachish. Then 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 the city of David. 21 All the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah. 22 He built Elath and restored it to Judah after the king slept with his fathers. 23 In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of King Joash of Judah, Jeroboam the son of King Jehoash of Israel began to reign in Samaria for 41 years. 24 He did the evil in the sight of the Lord. He did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat who made Israel to sin. 25 He restored the border of Israel from the entering of Hamath to the sea of the plain, according to the Word of the Lord God of Israel that He spoke by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from Gathhepher. 26 For the Lord had seen the affliction of Israel to be very bitter. And one was bound, and none was free, and there was no helper for Israel. 27 The Lord did not say that He would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, but He saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Jehoash. 28 The rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damascus and Hamath, of Judah for Israel are written in the book of the kings of Israel. 29 Jeroboam slept with his fathers, with the kings of Israel. And his son Zachariah reigned in his place.
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