2Chronicles 25

25Amaziah became king [when he was] 25 years old; he reigned 29 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jehoaddan; [she was] from Jerusalem.H558H6242H2568H8141H1121H4427H4427H6242H8672H8141H3389H517H8034H3086H33892He did what was right in the LORD's sight but not completely.H6213H3477H5869H3068H8003H38243As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, he executed his servants who had murdered his father the king.H4467H2388H2026H5650H5221H4428H14However, he did not put their children to death, because— as it is written in the Law, in the book of Moses, where the LORD commanded— "Fathers must not die because of children, and children must not die because of fathers, but each one will die for his own sin."H4191H1121H3789H8451H5612H4872H3068H6680H559H1H4191H1121H1121H4191H1H376H4191H23995Then Amaziah gathered Judah and assembled them according to patriarchal family, according to commanders of thousands, and according to commanders of hundreds. He numbered those 20 years old or more for all Judah and Benjamin. He found there to be 300,000 choice men who could serve in the army, bearing spear and shield.H558H6908H3063H6908H5975H8269H505H8269H3967H1004H1H3063H1144H6485H6242H8141H1121H4605H4672H7969H3967H505H977H3318H6635H270H7420H67936Then for 7,500 pounds of silver he hired 100,000 brave warriors from Israel.H7936H3967H505H1368H2428H3478H3967H3603H37017However, a man of God came to him and said, "King, do not let Israel's army go with you, for the LORD is not with Israel— all the Ephraimites.H935H376H430H559H4428H6635H3478H935H3068H3478H1121H6698But if you go [with them], do it! Be strong for battle! [But] God will make you stumble before the enemy, for God has the power to help or to make one stumble.H935H6213H2388H4421H430H3782H6440H341H430H3426H3581H5826H37829Then Amaziah said to the man of God, "What should I do about the 7,500 pounds of silver I gave to Israel's division?" The man of God replied, "The LORD is able to give you much more than this."H558H559H376H430H6213H3967H3603H5414H1416H3478H376H430H559H3068H3426H5414H723510So Amaziah released the division that came to him from Ephraim to go home. But they got very angry with Judah and returned home in a fierce rage.H558H914H1416H935H669H3212H4725H3212H639H3966H2734H3063H7725H4725H2750H63911Amaziah strengthened his position and led his people to the Valley of Salt. He struck down 10,000 Seirites,H558H2388H5090H5971H3212H1516H4417H5221H1121H8165H6235H50512and the Judahites captured 10,000 alive. They took them to the top of a cliff where they threw them off, and all of them were dashed to pieces.H6235H505H2416H1121H3063H7617H935H7218H5553H7993H7218H5553H123413As for the men of the division that Amaziah sent back so they would not go with him into battle, they raided the cities of Judah from Samaria to Beth-horon, struck down 3,000 of their people, and took a great deal of plunder.H1121H1416H558H7725H3212H4421H6584H5892H3063H8111H1032H5221H7969H505H962H7227H96114After Amaziah came from the attack on the Edomites, he brought the gods of the Seirites and set them up as his gods. He worshiped before them and burned incense to them.H310H558H935H5221H130H935H430H1121H8165H5975H430H7812H6440H699915So the LORD's anger was against Amaziah, and He sent a prophet to him, who said, "Why have you sought a people's gods that could not deliver their own people from your hand?"H639H3068H2734H558H7971H5030H559H1875H430H5971H5337H5971H302716While he was still speaking to him, the king asked, "Have we made you the king's counselor? Stop, why should you lose your life?" So the prophet stopped, but he said, "I know that God intends to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my advice."H1696H559H5414H4428H3289H2308H5221H5030H2308H559H3045H430H3289H7843H6213H8085H609817King Amaziah of Judah took counsel and sent [word] to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, "Come, let us meet face to face."H558H4428H3063H3289H7971H3101H1121H3059H1121H3058H4428H3478H559H3212H7200H644018King Jehoash of Israel sent [word] to King Amaziah of Judah, saying, "The thistle that was in Lebanon sent [a message] to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, 'Give your daughter to my son as a wife.' Then a wild animal that was in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle.H3101H4428H3478H7971H558H4428H3063H559H2336H3844H7971H730H3844H559H5414H1323H1121H802H5674H7704H2416H3844H7429H233619You have said, 'Look, I have defeated Edom,' and you have become overconfident that you will get glory. Now stay at home. Why stir up such trouble so that you fall and Judah with you?"H559H5221H123H3820H5375H3513H3427H1004H1624H7451H5307H306320But Amaziah would not listen, for this [turn of events] was from God in order to hand them over to [their enemies] because they went after the gods of Edom.H558H8085H430H5414H3027H1875H430H12321So King Jehoash of Israel advanced. He and King Amaziah of Judah faced off at Beth-shemesh in Judah.H3101H4428H3478H5927H7200H6440H558H4428H3063H1053H306322Judah was routed before Israel, and each fled to his own tent.H3063H5062H6440H3478H5127H376H16823King Jehoash of Israel captured Judah's King Amaziah son of Joash, son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh. Then Jehoash took him to Jerusalem and broke down 200 yards of Jerusalem's wall from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate.H3101H4428H3478H8610H558H4428H3063H1121H3101H1121H3059H1053H935H3389H6555H2346H3389H8179H669H6437H8179H702H3967H52024He took all the gold, silver, all the utensils that were found with Obed-edom in God's temple, the treasures of the king's palace, and the hostages. Then he returned to Samaria.H2091H3701H3627H4672H1004H430H5654H214H4428H1004H1121H8594H7725H811125Judah's King Amaziah son of Joash lived 15 years after the death of Israel's King Jehoash son of Jehoahaz.H558H1121H3101H4428H3063H2421H310H4194H3101H1121H3059H4428H3478H2568H6240H814126The rest of the events of Amaziah's [reign], from beginning to end, are written about in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.H3499H1697H558H7223H314H3789H5612H4428H3063H347827From the time Amaziah turned from following the LORD, a conspiracy was formed against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. However, [men] were sent after him to Lachish, and they put him to death there.H6256H558H5493H310H3068H7194H7195H3389H5127H3923H7971H3923H310H419128They carried him back on horses and buried him with his fathers in the city of Judah.H5375H5483H6912H1H5892H3063