¹ 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.

² And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart.

³ Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father.

⁴ 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.

⁵ 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.

⁶ He hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valor out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver.

⁷ 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.

⁸ 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.

⁹ 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.

¹⁰ 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.

¹¹ 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.

¹² 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.

¹³ 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.

¹⁴ 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.

¹⁵ 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?

¹⁶ 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.

¹⁷ 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.

¹⁸ 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.

¹⁹ 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?

²⁰ 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.

²¹ 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.

²² And Judah was put to the worse before Israel, and they fled every man to his tent.

²³ 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.

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 And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.

²⁶ 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?

²⁷ 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.

²⁸ And they brought him upon horses, and buried him with his fathers in the city of Judah.

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¹ Amaziah ^H558 was twenty ^H6242 and five ^H2568 years ^H8141 old ^H1121 when he began to reign, ^H4427 and he reigned ^H4427 twenty ^H6242 and nine ^H8672 years ^H8141 in Jerusalem. ^H3389 And his mother's ^H517 name ^H8034 was Jehoaddan ^H3086 of Jerusalem. ^H3389

² And he did ^H6213 that which was right ^H3477 in the sight ^H5869 of the LORD, ^H3068 but not with a perfect ^H8003 heart. ^H3824

³ Now it came to pass, when the kingdom ^H4467 was established ^H2388 to him, that he slew ^H2026 his servants ^H5650 that had killed ^H5221 the king ^H4428 his father. ^H1

⁴ But he slew ^H4191 not their children, ^H1121 but did as it is written ^H3789 in the law ^H8451 in the book ^H5612 of Moses, ^H4872 where the LORD ^H3068 commanded, ^H6680 saying, ^H559 The fathers ^H1 shall not die ^H4191 for the children, ^H1121 neither shall the children ^H1121 die ^H4191 for the fathers, ^H1 but every man ^H376 shall die ^H4191 for his own sin. ^H2399

⁵ Moreover Amaziah ^H558 gathered ^H6908 Judah ^H3063 together, ^H6908 and made ^H5975 them captains ^H8269 over thousands, ^H505 and captains ^H8269 over hundreds, ^H3967 according to the houses ^H1004 of their fathers, ^H1 throughout all Judah ^H3063 and Benjamin: ^H1144 and he numbered ^H6485 them from twenty ^H6242 years ^H8141 old ^H1121 and above, ^H4605 and found ^H4672 them three ^H7969 hundred ^H3967 thousand ^H505 choice ^H977 men, able to go forth ^H3318 to war, ^H6635 that could handle ^H270 spear ^H7420 and shield. ^H6793

⁶ He hired ^H7936 also an hundred ^H3967 thousand ^H505 mighty ^H1368 men of valour ^H2428 out of Israel ^H3478 for an hundred ^H3967 talents ^H3603 of silver. ^H3701

⁷ But there came ^H935 a man ^H376 of God ^H430 to him, saying, ^H559 O king, ^H4428 let not the army ^H6635 of Israel ^H3478 go ^H935 with thee; for the LORD ^H3068 is not with Israel, ^H3478 to wit, with all the children ^H1121 of Ephraim. ^H669

⁸ But if thou wilt go, ^H935 do ^H6213 it, be strong ^H2388 for the battle: ^H4421 God ^H430 shall make thee fall ^H3782 before ^H6440 the enemy: ^H341 for God ^H430 hath ^H3426 power ^H3581 to help, ^H5826 and to cast down. ^H3782

⁹ And Amaziah ^H558 said ^H559 to the man ^H376 of God, ^H430 But what shall we do ^H6213 for the hundred ^H3967 talents ^H3603 which I have given ^H5414 to the army ^H1416 of Israel? ^H3478 And the man ^H376 of God ^H430 answered, ^H559 The LORD ^H3068 is ^H3426 able to give ^H5414 thee much more ^H7235 than this.

¹⁰ Then Amaziah ^H558 separated ^H914 them, to wit, the army ^H1416 that was come ^H935 to him out of Ephraim, ^H669 to go ^H3212 home ^H4725 again: ^H3212 wherefore their anger ^H639 was greatly ^H3966 kindled ^H2734 against Judah, ^H3063 and they returned ^H7725 home ^H4725 in great ^H2750 anger. ^H639

¹¹ And Amaziah ^H558 strengthened ^H2388 himself, and led forth ^H5090 his people, ^H5971 and went ^H3212 to the valley ^H1516 of salt, ^H4417 and smote ^H5221 of the children ^H1121 of Seir ^H8165 ten ^H6235 thousand. ^H505

¹² And other ten ^H6235 thousand ^H505 left alive ^H2416 did the children ^H1121 of Judah ^H3063 carry away captive, ^H7617 and brought ^H935 them unto the top ^H7218 of the rock, ^H5553 and cast them down ^H7993 from the top ^H7218 of the rock, ^H5553 that they all were broken in pieces. ^H1234

¹³ But the soldiers ^H1121 of the army ^H1416 which Amaziah ^H558 sent back, ^H7725 that they should not go ^H3212 with him to battle, ^H4421 fell ^H6584 upon the cities ^H5892 of Judah, ^H3063 from Samaria ^H8111 even unto Bethhoron, ^H1032 and smote ^H5221 three ^H7969 thousand ^H505 of them, and took ^H962 much ^H7227 spoil. ^H961

¹⁴ Now it came to pass, after ^H310 that Amaziah ^H558 was come ^H935 from the slaughter ^H5221 of the Edomites, ^H130 that he brought ^H935 the gods ^H430 of the children ^H1121 of Seir, ^H8165 and set them up ^H5975 to be his gods, ^H430 and bowed down ^H7812 himself before ^H6440 them, and burned incense ^H6999 unto them.

¹⁵ Wherefore the anger ^H639 of the LORD ^H3068 was kindled ^H2734 against Amaziah, ^H558 and he sent ^H7971 unto him a prophet, ^H5030 which said ^H559 unto him, Why hast thou sought ^H1875 after the gods ^H430 of the people, ^H5971 which could not deliver ^H5337 their own people ^H5971 out of thine hand? ^H3027

¹⁶ And it came to pass, as he talked ^H1696 with him, that the king said ^H559 unto him, Art thou made ^H5414 of the king's ^H4428 counsel? ^H3289 forbear; ^H2308 why shouldest thou be smitten? ^H5221 Then the prophet ^H5030 forbare, ^H2308 and said, ^H559 I know ^H3045 that God ^H430 hath determined ^H3289 to destroy ^H7843 thee, because thou hast done ^H6213 this, and hast not hearkened ^H8085 unto my counsel. ^H6098

¹⁷ Then Amaziah ^H558 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063 took advice, ^H3289 and sent ^H7971 to Joash, ^H3101 the son ^H1121 of Jehoahaz, ^H3059 the son ^H1121 of Jehu, ^H3058 king ^H4428 of Israel, ^H3478 saying, ^H559 Come, ^H3212 let us see one another ^H7200 in the face. ^H6440

¹⁸ And Joash ^H3101 king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 sent ^H7971 to Amaziah ^H558 king ^H4428 of Judah, ^H3063 saying, ^H559 The thistle ^H2336 that was in Lebanon ^H3844 sent ^H7971 to the cedar ^H730 that was in Lebanon, ^H3844 saying, ^H559 Give ^H5414 thy daughter ^H1323 to my son ^H1121 to wife: ^H802 and there passed by ^H5674 a wild ^H7704 beast ^H2416 that was in Lebanon, ^H3844 and trode down ^H7429 the thistle. ^H2336

¹⁹ Thou sayest, ^H559 Lo, thou hast smitten ^H5221 the Edomites; ^H123 and thine heart ^H3820 lifteth thee up ^H5375 to boast: ^H3513 abide ^H3427 now at home; ^H1004 why shouldest thou meddle ^H1624 to thine hurt, ^H7451 that thou shouldest fall, ^H5307 even thou, and Judah ^H3063 with thee?

²⁰ But Amaziah ^H558 would not hear; ^H8085 for it came of God, ^H430 that he might deliver ^H5414 them into the hand ^H3027 of their enemies, because they sought ^H1875 after the gods ^H430 of Edom. ^H123

²¹ So Joash ^H3101 the king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 went up; ^H5927 and they saw one another ^H7200 in the face, ^H6440 both he and Amaziah ^H558 king ^H4428 of Judah, ^H3063 at Bethshemesh, ^H1053 which belongeth to Judah. ^H3063

²² And Judah ^H3063 was put to the worse ^H5062 before ^H6440 Israel, ^H3478 and they fled ^H5127 every man ^H376 to his tent. ^H168

²³ And Joash ^H3101 the king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 took ^H8610 Amaziah ^H558 king ^H4428 of Judah, ^H3063 the son ^H1121 of Joash, ^H3101 the son ^H1121 of Jehoahaz, ^H3059 at Bethshemesh, ^H1053 and brought ^H935 him to Jerusalem, ^H3389 and brake down ^H6555 the wall ^H2346 of Jerusalem ^H3389 from the gate ^H8179 of Ephraim ^H669 to the corner ^H6437 gate, ^H8179 four ^H702 hundred ^H3967 cubits. ^H520

²⁴ And he took all the gold ^H2091 and the silver, ^H3701 and all the vessels ^H3627 that were found ^H4672 in the house ^H1004 of God ^H430 with Obededom, ^H5654 and the treasures ^H214 of the king's ^H4428 house, ^H1004 the hostages ^{H1121 H8594} also, and returned ^H7725 to Samaria. ^H8111

²⁵ And Amaziah ^H558 the son ^H1121 of Joash ^H3101 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063 lived ^H2421 after ^H310 the death ^H4194 of Joash ^H3101 son ^H1121 of Jehoahaz ^H3059 king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 fifteen ^{H2568 H6240} years. ^H8141

²⁶ Now the rest ^H3499 of the acts ^H1697 of Amaziah, ^H558 first ^H7223 and last, ^H314 behold, are they not written ^H3789 in the book ^H5612 of the kings ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063 and Israel? ^H3478

²⁷ Now after the time ^H6256 that Amaziah ^H558 did turn away ^H5493 from following ^H310 the LORD ^H3068 they made ^H7194 a conspiracy ^H7195 against him in Jerusalem; ^H3389 and he fled ^H5127 to Lachish: ^H3923 but they sent ^H7971 to Lachish ^H3923 after ^H310 him, and slew ^H4191 him there.

²⁸ And they brought ^H5375 him upon horses, ^H5483 and buried ^H6912 him with his fathers ^H1 in the city ^H5892 of Judah. ^H3063

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¹ 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.

² And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, but not with a perfect heart.

³ Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established unto him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father.

⁴ But he put not their children to death, but did according to that which is written in the law in the book of Moses, as Jehovah 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.

⁵ Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and ordered them according to their fathers' houses, under captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, even all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and upward, and found them three hundred thousand chosen men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.

⁶ He hired also a hundred thousand mighty men of valor out of Israel for a hundred talents of silver.

⁷ But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for Jehovah is not with Israel, `to wit', with all the children of Ephraim.

⁸ But if thou wilt go, do `valiantly', be strong for the battle: God will cast thee down before the enemy; for God hath power to help, and to cast down.

⁹ 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, Jehovah is able to give thee much more than this.

¹⁰ 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 fierce anger.

¹¹ And Amaziah took courage, and led forth his people, and went to the Valley of Salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand.

¹² And `other' ten thousand did the children of Judah carry away alive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, so that they all were broken in pieces.

¹³ But the men of the army whom Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Beth-horon, and smote of them three thousand, and took much spoil.

¹⁴ 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.

¹⁵ Wherefore the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a prophet, who said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which have not delivered their own people out of thy hand?

¹⁶ And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that `the king' said unto him, Have we made thee 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.

¹⁷ 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 look one another in the face.

¹⁸ 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 trod down the thistle.

¹⁹ Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten Edom; and thy heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to `thy' hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?

²⁰ But Amaziah would not hear; for it was of God, that he might deliver them into the hand `of their enemies', because they had sought after the gods of Edom.

²¹ So Joash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to Judah.

²² And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to his tent.

²³ And Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits.

²⁴ And `he took' all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obed-edom, and the treasures of the king's house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.

²⁵ And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.

²⁶ 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?

²⁷ Now from the time that Amaziah did turn away from following Jehovah they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.

²⁸ And they brought him upon horses, and buried him with his fathers in the city of Judah.

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¹ A son of twenty and five years hath Amaziah reigned, and twenty and nine years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother `is' Jehoaddan of Jerusalem,

² and he doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah -- only, not with a perfect heart.

³ And it cometh to pass, when the kingdom hath been strong upon him, that he slayeth his servants, those smiting the king his father,

⁴ and their sons he hath not put to death, but `did' as is written in the law, in the book of Moses, whom Jehovah commanded, saying, `Fathers do not die for sons, and sons die not for fathers, but each for his own sin they die.'

⁵ And Amaziah gathereth Judah, and appointeth them, according to the house of the fathers, for heads of the thousands, and for heads of the hundreds, for all Judah and Benjamin; and he inspecteth them from a son of twenty years and upward, and findeth them three hundred thousand chosen ones, going forth to the host, holding spear and target.

⁶ And he hireth out of Israel a hundred thousand mighty ones of valour, with a hundred talents of silver;

⁷ and a man of God hath come in unto him, saying, `O king, the host of Israel doth not go with thee; for Jehovah is not with Israel -- all the sons of Ephraim;

⁸ but if thou art going -- do `it', be strong for battle, God doth cause thee to stumble before an enemy, for there is power in God to help, and to cause to stumble.'

⁹ And Amaziah saith to the man of God, `And what -- to do for the hundred talents that I have given to the troop of Israel?' And the man of God saith, `Jehovah hath more to give to thee than this.'

¹⁰ And Amaziah separateth them -- for the troop that hath come in unto him from Ephraim to go to their own place, and their anger doth burn mightily against Judah, and they turn back to their place in the heat of anger.

¹¹ And Amaziah hath strengthened himself, and leadeth his people, and goeth to the Valley of Salt, and smiteth the sons of Seir -- ten thousand.

¹² And ten thousand alive have the sons of Judah taken captive, and they bring them to the top of the rock, and cast them from the top of the rock, and all of them have been broken.

¹³ And the sons of the troop that Amaziah hath sent back from going with him to battle -- they rush against cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Beth-Horon, and smite of them three thousand, and seize much prey.

¹⁴ And it cometh to pass, after the coming in of Amaziah from smiting the Edomites, that he bringeth in the gods of the sons of Seir, and establisheth them to him for gods, and before them doth bow himself, and to them he maketh perfume.

¹⁵ And the anger of Jehovah burneth against Amaziah, and He sendeth unto him a prophet, and he saith unto him, `Why hast thou sought the gods of the people that have not delivered their people out of thy hand?'

¹⁶ And it cometh to pass, in his speaking unto him, that he saith to him, `For a counsellor to the king have we appointed thee? cease for thee; why do they smite thee?' And the prophet ceaseth, and saith, `I have known that God hath counselled to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened to my counsel.'

¹⁷ And Amaziah king of Judah taketh counsel, and sendeth unto Joash son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying,

¹⁸ `Come, we look one another in the face.' And Joash king of Israel sendeth unto Amaziah king of Judah, saying, `The thorn that `is' in Lebanon hath sent unto the cedar that `is' in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son for a wife; and pass by doth a beast of the field that `is' in Lebanon, and treadeth down the thorn.

¹⁹ Thou hast said, Lo, I have smitten Edom; and thy heart hath lifted thee up to boast; now, abide in thy house, why dost thou stir thyself up in evil, that thou hast fallen, thou, and Judah with thee?'

²⁰ And Amaziah hath not hearkened, for from God it `is' in order to give them into hand, because they have sought the gods of Edom;

²¹ and go up doth Joash king of Israel, and they look one another in the face, he and Amaziah king of Judah, in Beth-Shemesh, that `is' Judah's,

²² and Judah is smitten before Israel, and they flee -- each to his tents.

²³ And Amaziah king of Judah, son of Joash, son of Jehoahaz, hath Joash king of Israel caught in Beth-Shemesh, and bringeth him in to Jerusalem, and breaketh down in the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the gate of the corner, four hundred cubits,

²⁴ and `taketh' all the gold, and the silver, and all the vessels that are found in the house of God with Obed-Edom, and the treasures of the house of the king, and the sons of the pledges, and turneth back to Samaria.

²⁵ And Amaziah son of Joash, king of Judah, liveth after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, fifteen years;

²⁶ and the rest of the matters of Amaziah, the first and the last, lo, are they not written on the books of the kings of Judah and Israel?

²⁷ And from the time that Amaziah hath turned aside from after Jehovah -- they make a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fleeth to Lachish, and they send after him to Lachish, and put him to death there,

²⁸ and lift him up on the horses, and bury him with his fathers in the city of Judah.

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¹ Amaziah was twenty-five years old [when] he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.

² And he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, yet not with a perfect heart.

³ And it came to pass when the kingdom was established unto him, that he killed his servants who had smitten the king his father.

⁴ But their children he did not put to death, but [did] according to that which is written in the law in the book of Moses, wherein Jehovah commanded saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, nor shall the children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin.

⁵ And Amaziah gathered Judah together and arranged them according to the fathers' houses, according to the captains of thousands and the captains of hundreds, throughout Judah and Benjamin; and he numbered them from twenty years old and upwards, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able for military service, that could handle spear and target.

⁶ He hired also a hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for a hundred talents of silver.

⁷ But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the host of Israel go with thee; for Jehovah is not with Israel, [with] all the children of Ephraim.

⁸ But if thou wilt go, do [it]; be strong for the battle: God will make thee fall before the enemy, for there is with God power to help and to cast down.

⁹ And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what is to be done for the hundred talents which I have given to the troop of Israel? And the man of God said, Jehovah is able to give thee much more than this.

¹⁰ Then Amaziah separated them, -- the troop that was come to him out of Ephraim, -- to go home again. And their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in fierce anger.

¹¹ But Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand.

¹² And the children of Judah took ten thousand captive, alive, and brought them to the top of the cliff, and cast them down from the top of the cliff, so that they all were broken in pieces.

¹³ But those of the troop that Amaziah had sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah from Samaria as far as Beth-horon, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.

¹⁴ And it came to pass after 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 himself down before them, and burned incense to them.

¹⁵ And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent to him a prophet, who said to him, Why dost thou seek after the gods of a people who have not delivered their own people out of thy hand?

¹⁶ And it came to pass as he talked with him, that [Amaziah] said to him, Hast thou been made the king's counsellor? Forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbore, and said, I know that God has determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened to my counsel.

¹⁷ And Amaziah king of Judah took counsel, and sent to Joash the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face.

¹⁸ And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thorn-bush that is in Lebanon sent to the cedar that is in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son as wife; and there passed by the wild beast that is in Lebanon, and trode down the thorn-bush.

¹⁹ Thou thinkest, Lo, thou hast smitten Edom; and thy heart has lifted thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou contend with misfortune, that thou shouldest fall, thou and Judah with thee?

²⁰ But Amaziah would not hear; for it was of God, that he might deliver them into [the enemy's] hand, because they had sought after the gods of Edom.

²¹ And Joash king of Israel went up; and they looked one another in the face, he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Beth-shemesh, which is in Judah.

²² And Judah was routed before Israel; and they fled every man to his tent.

²³ And Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and he broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.

²⁴ And he [took] all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obed-Edom, and the treasures of the king's house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria.

²⁵ And Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, fifteen years.

²⁶ And 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?

²⁷ And from the time that Amaziah turned aside from following Jehovah, they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish; and they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.

²⁸ And they brought him on horses, and buried him with his fathers in the city of Judah.

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¹ Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Jehoaddan, of Jerusalem.

² He did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, but not with a perfect heart.

³ Now it happened, when the kingdom was established to him, that he killed his servants who had killed the king his father.

⁴ But he didn't put their children to death, but did according to that which is written in the law in the book of Moses, as Yahweh 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.

⁵ Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and ordered them according to their fathers' houses, under captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, even all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and upward, and found them three hundred thousand chosen men, able to go forth to war, who could handle spear and shield.

⁶ He hired also one hundred thousand mighty men of valor out of Israel for one hundred talents of silver.

⁷ But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, don't let the army of Israel go with you; for Yahweh is not with Israel, [to wit], with all the children of Ephraim.

⁸ But if you will go, do [valiantly], be strong for the battle: God will cast you down before the enemy; for God has power to help, and to cast down.

⁹ 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? The man of God answered, Yahweh is able to give you much more than this.

¹⁰ Then Amaziah separated them, [to wit], the army that had come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again: therefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in fierce anger.

¹¹ Amaziah took courage, and led forth his people, and went to the Valley of Salt, and struck of the children of Seir ten thousand.

¹² [other] ten thousand did the children of Judah carry away alive, and brought them to the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, so that they all were broken in pieces.

¹³ But the men of the army whom Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell on the cities of Judah, from Samaria even to Beth Horon, and struck of them three thousand, and took much spoil.

¹⁴ Now it happened, 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 to them.

¹⁵ Therefore the anger of Yahweh 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, which have not delivered their own people out of your hand?

¹⁶ It happened, as he talked with him, that [the king] said to him, Have we made you of the king's counsel? Stop! Why should you be struck down? Then the prophet stopped, and said, I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this, and have not listened to my counsel.

¹⁷ 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 look one another in the face.

¹⁸ 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 your daughter to my son as wife: and there passed by a wild animal that was in Lebanon, and trod down the thistle.

¹⁹ You say, Behold, you have struck Edom; and your heart lifts you up to boast: abide now at home; why should you meddle to [your] hurt, that you should fall, even you, and Judah with you?

²⁰ But Amaziah would not hear; for it was of God, that he might deliver them into the hand [of their enemies], because they had sought after the gods of Edom.

²¹ So Joash 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.

²² Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to his tent.

²³ Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.

²⁴ [He took] all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obed-edom, and the treasures of the king's house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.

²⁵ Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.

²⁶ Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, behold, aren't they written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel?

²⁷ Now from the time that Amaziah did turn away from following Yahweh they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent after him to Lachish, 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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¹ Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years; his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.

² He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but his heart was not completely true to the Lord.

³ Now when he became strong in the kingdom, he put to death those men who had taken the life of the king his father.

⁴ But he did not put their children to death, for he kept the orders of the Lord recorded in the book of the law of Moses, saying, The fathers are not to be put to death for their children or the children for their fathers, but a man is to be put to death for the sin which he himself has done.

⁵ Then Amaziah got all Judah together and put them in order by their families, even all Judah and Benjamin, under captains of thousands and captains of hundreds: and he had those of twenty years old and over numbered, and they came to three hundred thousand of the best fighting-men, trained for war and in the use of the spear and the body-cover.

⁶ And for a hundred talents of silver, he got a hundred thousand fighting-men from Israel.

⁷ But a man of God came to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with you; for the Lord is not with Israel, that is, the children of Ephraim.

⁸ But go yourself, and be strong in war; God will not let you go down before those who are fighting against you; for God has power to give help or to send you down before your attackers.

⁹ Then Amaziah said to the man of God, But what is to be done about the hundred talents which I have given for the armed band of Israel? And the man of God in answer said, God is able to give you much more than this.

¹⁰ So Amaziah, separating the armed band which had come to him from Ephraim, sent them back again; which made them very angry with Judah, and they went back burning with wrath.

¹¹ Then Amaziah took heart, and went out at the head of his people and came to the Valley of Salt, where he put to death ten thousand of the children of Seir;

¹² And ten thousand more the children of Israel took living, and made them go up to the top of the rock, pushing them down from the top of the rock so that their bodies were broken by the fall.

¹³ But the men of the band which Amaziah sent back and did not take with him to the fight, made attacks on the towns of Judah from Samaria to Beth-horon, putting to death three thousand of their people and taking away a great store of their goods.

¹⁴ Now when Amaziah came back from the destruction of the Edomites, he took the gods of the children of Seir and made them his gods, worshipping them and burning offerings before them.

¹⁵ And so the wrath of the Lord was moved against Amaziah, and he sent a prophet to him, who said, Why have you gone after the gods of the people who have not given their people salvation from your hands?

¹⁶ But while he was talking to him the king said to him, Have we made you one of the king's government? say no more, or it will be the cause of your death. Then the prophet gave up protesting, and said, It is clear to me that God's purpose is your destruction, because you have done this and have not given ear to my words.

¹⁷ Then Amaziah, king of Judah, acting on the suggestion of his servants, sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us have a meeting face to face.

¹⁸ And Joash, king of Israel, sent to Amaziah, king of Judah, saying, The thorn-tree in Lebanon sent to the cedar in Lebanon, saying, Give your daughter to my son for a wife: and a beast from the woodland in Lebanon went by, crushing the thorn under his feet.

¹⁹ You say, See, I have overcome Edom; and your heart is lifted up with pride: now keep in your country; why do you make causes of trouble, putting yourself, and Judah with you, in danger of downfall?

²⁰ But Amaziah gave no attention; and this was the purpose of God, so that he might give them up into the hands of Joash, because they had gone after the gods of Edom.

²¹ And so Joash, king of Israel, went up; and he and Amaziah, king of Judah, came face to face at Beth-shemesh in Judah.

²² And Judah was overcome before Israel, and they went in flight, every man to his tent.

²³ And Joash, king of Israel, made Amaziah, king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, prisoner at Beth-shemesh, and took him to Jerusalem; and he had the wall of Jerusalem pulled down from the doorway of Ephraim to the doorway in the angle, four hundred cubits.

²⁴ And he took all the gold and silver and all the vessels which were in the house of the Lord, under the care of Obed-edom, and all the wealth from the king's house, as well as those whose lives would be the price of broken faith, and went back to Samaria.

²⁵ Amaziah, son of Joash, king of Judah, went on living for fifteen years after the death of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel.

²⁶ Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, are they not recorded in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel?

²⁷ Now from the time when Amaziah gave up worshipping the Lord, they made secret designs against him in Jerusalem; and he went in flight to Lachish: but they sent to Lachish after him and put him to death there.

²⁸ And they took his body on horseback and put it into the earth with his fathers in the town of David.