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And Jehoaz, the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad, the son of Shomer, his servants, struck him down, and he died. And they buried him with his fathers in the city of David. And Amaziah (Hebr. Amatsjaho), his [Jehoash's] son, reigned in his place. [Amaziah becomes the 9th ruler of the Southern Kingdom, and his reign is described in .]
The rest of the acts of Joash, and what he did, and his might, how he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
[Amasja reigned for a total of 29 years. First alone for 4 years (796-792 BC) and then sharing his throne with his son Azarja (also known as Ussia) for the last 25 years, 792-767 BC.]
In the second year of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah (Hebr. amatsjaho), the son of Joash, king of Judah, began to reign.
Then Amaziah [king of the Southern Kingdom] sent messengers to Jehoash [12th ruler of the Northern Kingdom, see ], son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, "Come (come here), let us meet face to face (literally: see each other's faces)."
And Jehoash, king of Israel, sent messengers 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 the wild beasts that were in Lebanon trampled the thistle.
But Amaziah did not listen. And Jehoash, king of Israel, went up, and he and Amaziah, king of Judah, looked each other in the face [met eye to eye] at Beit-Shemesh, which belongs to Judah.
And Jehoash, king of Israel, took Amaziah, king of Judah, Jehoash's son, Ahaziah's son, at Beit-Shemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate [on the north side of Jerusalem] to the Corner Gate [on the west side], 400 cubits [180 meters].
The rest of the acts of Jehoash, and what he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
And Amaziah, the son of Joash, king of Judah, lived fifteen years after the death of Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel.
The rest of the acts of Amaziah are written in the chronicles of the kings of Judah.
And all the people of Judah took Azariah (Hebr. Azarjah) [also called Uzziah], who was 16 years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
[Jeroboam II was the grandson of Jehu and the son of Joash. He reigned 41 years (786-746 BC).]
In the 15th year of Amaziah, son of Joash, king of Judah, Jeroboam (Hebr. Jarovam), son of Joash, king of Israel, began to reign in Samaria, and he reigned 41 years.
[Azariah is the same person as Uzziah, see ; ; . He is the eighth king of Judah after the division and the tenth king after David. In this chapter, there are two spellings of his name in Hebr. Azarjah (verses 1, 7, 17, 23, 27) and Azarajaho (verses 6 and 8).]
In the 27th year of Jeroboam, king of Israel, Azariah (Hebr. Azarjah) [Uzziah], son of Amaziah, king of Judah, began to reign.
He did what was right (upright) in the eyes of the Lord (Yahweh) according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
whose son was Amaziah (Hebr. Amatsjaho),
whose son was Azariah [Uzziah, see ; ; ],
whose son was Jotham,
As for his [Joash's] sons and the many messages (prophecies, burdens) [proclaimed] against him, and how the house of God (Elohim) was restored, it is written in "Exposition of the Book of Kings." His son Amaziah (Hebr. Amatsjaho) became king after him.
[Amaziah reigned over Judah (the Southern Kingdom) for 29 years (796-767 BC). His name means: The Lord is strong.]
Amaziah was 25 years old when he became king, and he reigned 29 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Joaddan, and she was from Jerusalem.
Amasya gathered Judah and had them line up according to their families, their commanders, and their officers, all of Judah and Benjamin. Then he mustered those who were 20 years old and above and found that there were 300,000 chosen men who could use spears and shields.
Amasya said to the man of God, "But what shall we do with the 100 talents [3 tons of silver] that I have given to the men of Israel?" The man of God replied, "The Lord can give you much more than that."
Then Amasja dismissed the crowd that had come to him from Ephraim and sent them home. But they were very angry with Judah and returned home in great wrath.
But Amasja took courage and led his people out to the Valley of Salt, where he defeated 10,000 of the men of Seir.
But the troops that Amaziah had sent back, who had not gone with him into battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria to Beth-horon. They killed 3,000 of the inhabitants and took much plunder.
When Amaziah returned from his victory over the Edomites, he brought back the gods that the people of Seir worshipped and set them up as his own gods. He worshipped before them and burned incense to them.
Then the Lord's anger was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent a prophet to him who said to him, "Why do you consult the gods of that people, who could not save their own people from your hand?"
After Amaziah, king of Judah, had held consultations, he sent messengers to Joash, king of Israel, son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, saying, "Come, let us fight each other!"
But Joash, king of Israel, sent this reply to Amaziah, king of Judah: "The thorn bush in Lebanon once sent a message to the cedar in Lebanon, saying, 'Give your daughter to my son as his wife. But a wild beast in Lebanon walked over the thorn bush and trampled it down.
But Amaziah did not listen to this, for it came from God that they should be given into the hands of their enemies because they had consulted the gods of Edom.
And Joash, king of Israel, rev, and they fought each other, he and Amaziah, king of Judah, at Beth-Shemesh in Judah.
And Amaziah, king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, was captured [792 BC] at Beit-Shemesh by Joash, king of Israel. When he had brought him to Jerusalem, he broke down a section of the wall of Jerusalem, from the Ephraim Gate to the Ponem Gate, 400 cubits [about 200 meters, probably the northern and most vulnerable side].
But Amaziah, king of Judah, the son of Joash, lived fifteen years after the death of Joash, king of Israel, the son of Jehoahaz.
The rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
From the time that Amaziah turned away from the Lord, a conspiracy was formed against him in Jerusalem, and he had to flee to Lachish [50 km southwest of Jerusalem]. They sent men after him to Lachish, who killed him there.
[Uzziah reigned over Judah (the Southern Kingdom) for 52 years (811-759 BC)]
All the people of Judah took Uzziah (Hebr. Uzzijaho), who was then 16 years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father Amaziah had done.
