Amaziah was twenty
and five
years
old
when he began to reign
, and he reigned
twenty
and nine
years
in Jerusalem
. And his mother's
name
was Jehoaddan
of Jerusalem
.
And he did that which was right
in the sight
of the LORD
, but not with a perfect
heart
.
Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established
to him, that he slew
his servants
that had killed
the king
his father
.
But he slew not their children
, but did as it is written
in the law
in the book
of Moses
, where the LORD
commanded
, saying
, The fathers
shall not die
for the children
, neither shall the children
die
for the fathers
, but every man
shall die
for his own sin
.
Moreover Amaziah gathered
Judah
together
, and made
them captains
over thousands
, and captains
over hundreds
, according to the houses
of their fathers
, throughout all Judah
and Benjamin
: and he numbered
them from twenty
years
old
and above
, and found
them three
hundred
thousand
choice
men, able to go forth
to war
, that could handle
spear
and shield
.
He hired also an hundred
thousand
mighty
men of valour
out of Israel
for an hundred
talents
of silver
.
But there came a man
of God
to him, saying
, O king
, let not the army
of Israel
go
with thee; for the LORD
is not with Israel
, to wit, with all the children
of Ephraim
.
But if thou wilt go, do
it , be strong
for the battle
: God
shall make thee fall
before
the enemy
: for God
hath
power
to help
, and to cast down
.
And Amaziah said
to the man
of God
, But what shall we do
for the hundred
talents
which I have given
to the army
of Israel
? And the man
of God
answered
, The LORD
is
able to give
thee much more
than this.
Then Amaziah separated
them, to wit , the army
that was come
to him out of Ephraim
, to go
home
again
: wherefore their anger
was greatly
kindled
against Judah
, and they returned
home
in great
anger
.
And Amaziah strengthened
himself, and led forth
his people
, and went
to the valley
of salt
, and smote
of the children
of Seir
ten
thousand
.
And other ten thousand
left alive
did the children
of Judah
carry away captive
, and brought
them unto the top
of the rock
, and cast them down
from the top
of the rock
, that they all were broken in pieces
.
But the soldiers of the army
which Amaziah
sent back
, that they should not go
with him to battle
, fell
upon the cities
of Judah
, from Samaria
even unto Bethhoron
, and smote
three
thousand
of them, and took
much
spoil
.
Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah
was come
from the slaughter
of the Edomites
, that 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
unto them.
Wherefore the anger of the LORD
was kindled
against Amaziah
, and he sent
unto him a prophet
, which said
unto him, Why hast thou sought
after the gods
of the people
, which could not deliver
their own people
out of thine hand
?
And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said
unto him, Art thou made
of the king's
counsel
? forbear
; why shouldest thou be smitten
? Then the prophet
forbare
, and said
, I know
that God
hath determined
to destroy
thee, because thou hast done
this, and hast not hearkened
unto my counsel
.
Then Amaziah king
of Judah
took advice
, and sent
to Joash
, the son
of Jehoahaz
, the son
of Jehu
, king
of Israel
, saying
, Come
, let us see one another
in the face
.
And Joash 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
thy daughter
to my son
to wife
: and there passed by
a wild
beast
that was in Lebanon
, and trode down
the thistle
.
Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten
the Edomites
; and thine heart
lifteth thee up
to boast
: abide
now at home
; why shouldest thou meddle
to thine hurt
, that thou shouldest fall
, even thou, and Judah
with thee?
But Amaziah would not hear
; for it came of God
, that he might deliver
them into the hand
of their enemies , because they sought
after the gods
of Edom
.
So Joash the king
of Israel
went up
; and they saw one another
in the face
, both he and Amaziah
king
of Judah
, at Bethshemesh
, which belongeth to Judah
.
And Judah was put to the worse
before
Israel
, and they fled
every man
to his tent
.
And Joash the king
of Israel
took
Amaziah
king
of Judah
, the son
of Joash
, the son
of Jehoahaz
, at Bethshemesh
, and brought
him to Jerusalem
, and brake down
the wall
of Jerusalem
from the gate
of Ephraim
to the corner
gate
, four
hundred
cubits
.
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
.
And Amaziah the son
of Joash
king
of Judah
lived
after
the death
of Joash
son
of Jehoahaz
king
of Israel
fifteen
years
.
Now the rest of the acts
of Amaziah
, first
and last
, behold, are they not written
in the book
of the kings
of Judah
and Israel
?
Now after the time that Amaziah
did turn away
from following
the LORD
they made
a conspiracy
against him in Jerusalem
; and he fled
to Lachish
: but they sent
to Lachish
after
him, and slew
him there.
And they brought him upon horses
, and buried
him with his fathers
in the city
of Judah
.