Amaziah⁵⁵⁸ was twenty⁶²⁴² and five²⁵⁶⁸ years⁸¹⁴¹ old¹¹²¹ when he began to reign,⁴⁴²⁷ and he reigned⁴⁴²⁷ twenty⁶²⁴² and nine⁸⁶⁷² years⁸¹⁴¹ in Jerusalem.³³⁸⁹ And his mother's⁵¹⁷ name⁸⁰³⁴ was Jehoaddan³⁰⁸⁶ of Jerusalem.³³⁸⁹

And he did⁶²¹³ that which was right³⁴⁷⁷ in the sight⁵⁸⁶⁹ of Yahweh,³⁰⁶⁸ but not with a perfect⁸⁰⁰³ heart.³⁸²⁴

Psalms 24:4

Now it came to pass, when the kingdom⁴⁴⁶⁷ was established²³⁸⁸ to him, that he slew²⁰²⁶ his servants⁵⁶⁵⁰ that had killed⁵²²¹ the king⁴⁴²⁸ his father.¹

But he slew⁴¹⁹¹ not their children,¹¹²¹ but did as it is written³⁷⁸⁹ in the law⁸⁴⁵¹ in the book⁵⁶¹² of Moses,⁴⁸⁷² where Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ commanded,⁶⁶⁸⁰ saying,⁵⁵⁹ The fathers¹ shall not die⁴¹⁹¹ for the children,¹¹²¹ neither shall the children¹¹²¹ die⁴¹⁹¹ for the fathers,¹ but every man³⁷⁶ shall die⁴¹⁹¹ for his own sin.²³⁹⁹

Ezekiel 18:4; Deuteronomy 24:16

Moreover Amaziah⁵⁵⁸ gathered Judah³⁰⁶³ together,⁶⁹⁰⁸ and made⁵⁹⁷⁵ them captains⁸²⁶⁹ over thousands,⁵⁰⁵ and captains⁸²⁶⁹ over hundreds,³⁹⁶⁷ according to the houses¹⁰⁰⁴ of their fathers,¹ throughout all Judah³⁰⁶³ and Benjamin:¹¹⁴⁴ and he numbered⁶⁴⁸⁵ them from twenty⁶²⁴² years⁸¹⁴¹ old¹¹²¹ and above,⁴⁶⁰⁵ and found⁴⁶⁷² them three⁷⁹⁶⁹ hundred³⁹⁶⁷ thousand⁵⁰⁵ choice⁹⁷⁷ men, able to go forth³³¹⁸ to war,⁶⁶³⁵ that could handle²⁷⁰ spear⁷⁴²⁰ and shield.⁶⁷⁹³

He hired⁷⁹³⁶ also an hundred³⁹⁶⁷ thousand⁵⁰⁵ mighty men¹³⁶⁸ of valour²⁴²⁸ out of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ for an hundred³⁹⁶⁷ talents³⁶⁰³ of silver.³⁷⁰¹

But there came⁹³⁵ a man³⁷⁶ of Elohim⁴³⁰ to him, saying,⁵⁵⁹ O king,⁴⁴²⁸ let not the army⁶⁶³⁵ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ go⁹³⁵ with thee; for Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ is not with Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ to wit, with all the children¹¹²¹ of Ephraim.⁶⁶⁹

But if thou wilt go,⁹³⁵ do⁶²¹³ it, be strong²³⁸⁸ for the battle:⁴⁴²¹ Elohim⁴³⁰ shall make thee fall³⁷⁸² before⁶⁴⁴⁰ the enemy:³⁴¹ for Elohim⁴³⁰ hath³⁴²⁶ power³⁵⁸¹ to help,⁵⁸²⁶ and to cast down.³⁷⁸²

And Amaziah⁵⁵⁸ said⁵⁵⁹ to the man³⁷⁶ of Elohim,⁴³⁰ But what shall we do⁶²¹³ for the hundred³⁹⁶⁷ talents³⁶⁰³ which I have given⁵⁴¹⁴ to the army¹⁴¹⁶ of Israel?³⁴⁷⁸ And the man³⁷⁶ of Elohim⁴³⁰ answered,⁵⁵⁹ Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ is³⁴²⁶ able to give⁵⁴¹⁴ thee much more⁷²³⁵ than this.

Then Amaziah⁵⁵⁸ separated⁹¹⁴ them, to wit, the army¹⁴¹⁶ that was come⁹³⁵ to him out of Ephraim,⁶⁶⁹ to go³²¹² home⁴⁷²⁵ again: wherefore their anger⁶³⁹ was greatly³⁹⁶⁶ kindled²⁷³⁴ against Judah,³⁰⁶³ and they returned⁷⁷²⁵ home⁴⁷²⁵ in great²⁷⁵⁰ anger.⁶³⁹

And Amaziah⁵⁵⁸ strengthened²³⁸⁸ himself, and led forth⁵⁰⁹⁰ his people,⁵⁹⁷¹ and went³²¹² to the valley¹⁵¹⁶ of salt,⁴⁴¹⁷ and smote⁵²²¹ of the children¹¹²¹ of Seir⁸¹⁶⁵ ten⁶²³⁵ thousand.⁵⁰⁵

And other ten⁶²³⁵ thousand⁵⁰⁵ left alive²⁴¹⁶ did the children¹¹²¹ of Judah³⁰⁶³ carry away captive,⁷⁶¹⁷ and brought⁹³⁵ them unto the top⁷²¹⁸ of the rock,⁵⁵⁵³ and cast them down⁷⁹⁹³ from the top⁷²¹⁸ of the rock,⁵⁵⁵³ that they all were broken in pieces.¹²³⁴

But the soldiers¹¹²¹ of the army¹⁴¹⁶ which Amaziah⁵⁵⁸ sent back,⁷⁷²⁵ that they should not go³²¹² with him to battle,⁴⁴²¹ fell⁶⁵⁸⁴ upon the cities⁵⁸⁹² of Judah,³⁰⁶³ from Samaria⁸¹¹¹ even unto Bethhoron,¹⁰³² and smote⁵²²¹ three⁷⁹⁶⁹ thousand⁵⁰⁵ of them, and took⁹⁶² much⁷²²⁷ spoil.⁹⁶¹

Now it came to pass, after³¹⁰ that Amaziah⁵⁵⁸ was come⁹³⁵ from the slaughter⁵²²¹ of the Edomites,¹³⁰ that he brought⁹³⁵ the mighty ones⁴³⁰ of the children¹¹²¹ of Seir,⁸¹⁶⁵ and set them up⁵⁹⁷⁵ to be his mighty ones,⁴³⁰ and bowed down⁷⁸¹² himself before⁶⁴⁴⁰ them, and burned incense⁶⁹⁹⁹ unto them.

Wherefore the anger⁶³⁹ of Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ was kindled²⁷³⁴ against Amaziah,⁵⁵⁸ and he sent⁷⁹⁷¹ unto him a prophet,⁵⁰³⁰ which said⁵⁵⁹ unto him, Why hast thou sought¹⁸⁷⁵ after the mighty ones⁴³⁰ of the people,⁵⁹⁷¹ which could not deliver⁵³³⁷ their own people⁵⁹⁷¹ out of thine hand?³⁰²⁷

And it came to pass, as he talked¹⁶⁹⁶ with him, that the king said⁵⁵⁹ unto him, Art thou made⁵⁴¹⁴ of the king's⁴⁴²⁸ counsel?³²⁸⁹ forbear;²³⁰⁸ why shouldest thou be smitten?⁵²²¹ Then the prophet⁵⁰³⁰ forbare,²³⁰⁸ and said,⁵⁵⁹ I know³⁰⁴⁵ that Elohim⁴³⁰ hath determined³²⁸⁹ to destroy⁷⁸⁴³ thee, because thou hast done⁶²¹³ this, and hast not hearkened⁸⁰⁸⁵ unto my counsel.⁶⁰⁹⁸

Then Amaziah⁵⁵⁸ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Judah³⁰⁶³ took advice,³²⁸⁹ and sent⁷⁹⁷¹ to Joash,³¹⁰¹ the son¹¹²¹ of Jehoahaz,³⁰⁵⁹ the son¹¹²¹ of Jehu,³⁰⁵⁸ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ saying,⁵⁵⁹ Come,³²¹² let us see⁷²⁰⁰ one another in the face.⁶⁴⁴⁰

And Joash³¹⁰¹ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ sent⁷⁹⁷¹ to Amaziah⁵⁵⁸ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Judah,³⁰⁶³ saying,⁵⁵⁹ The thistle²³³⁶ that was in Lebanon³⁸⁴⁴ sent⁷⁹⁷¹ to the cedar⁷³⁰ that was in Lebanon,³⁸⁴⁴ saying,⁵⁵⁹ Give⁵⁴¹⁴ thy daughter¹³²³ to my son¹¹²¹ to wife:⁸⁰² and there passed by⁵⁶⁷⁴ a wild⁷⁷⁰⁴ beast²⁴¹⁶ that was in Lebanon,³⁸⁴⁴ and trode down⁷⁴²⁹ the thistle.²³³⁶

Thou sayest,⁵⁵⁹ Lo, thou hast smitten⁵²²¹ the Edomites;¹²³ and thine heart³⁸²⁰ lifteth thee up⁵³⁷⁵ to boast:³⁵¹³ abide³⁴²⁷ now at home;¹⁰⁰⁴ why shouldest thou meddle¹⁶²⁴ to thine hurt,⁷⁴⁵¹ that thou shouldest fall,⁵³⁰⁷ even thou, and Judah³⁰⁶³ with thee?

But Amaziah⁵⁵⁸ would not hear;⁸⁰⁸⁵ for it came of Elohim,⁴³⁰ that he might deliver⁵⁴¹⁴ them into the hand³⁰²⁷ of their enemies, because they sought¹⁸⁷⁵ after the mighty ones⁴³⁰ of Edom.¹²³

So Joash³¹⁰¹ the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ went up;⁵⁹²⁷ and they saw⁷²⁰⁰ one another in the face,⁶⁴⁴⁰ both he and Amaziah⁵⁵⁸ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Judah,³⁰⁶³ at Bethshemesh,¹⁰⁵³ which belongeth to Judah.³⁰⁶³

And Judah³⁰⁶³ was put to the worse⁵⁰⁶² before⁶⁴⁴⁰ Israel,³⁴⁷⁸ and they fled⁵¹²⁷ every man³⁷⁶ to his tent.¹⁶⁸

And Joash³¹⁰¹ the king⁴⁴²⁸ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ took⁸⁶¹⁰ Amaziah⁵⁵⁸ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Judah,³⁰⁶³ the son¹¹²¹ of Joash,³¹⁰¹ the son¹¹²¹ of Jehoahaz,³⁰⁵⁹ at Bethshemesh,¹⁰⁵³ and brought⁹³⁵ him to Jerusalem,³³⁸⁹ and brake down⁶⁵⁵⁵ the wall²³⁴⁶ of Jerusalem³³⁸⁹ from the gate⁸¹⁷⁹ of Ephraim⁶⁶⁹ to the corner⁶⁴³⁷ gate,⁸¹⁷⁹ four⁷⁰² hundred³⁹⁶⁷ cubits.⁵²⁰

And he took all the gold²⁰⁹¹ and the silver,³⁷⁰¹ and all the vessels³⁶²⁷ that were found⁴⁶⁷² in the house¹⁰⁰⁴ of Elohim⁴³⁰ with Obededom,⁵⁶⁵⁴ and the treasures²¹⁴ of the king's⁴⁴²⁸ house,¹⁰⁰⁴ the hostages¹¹²¹ also, and returned⁷⁷²⁵ to Samaria.⁸¹¹¹

And Amaziah⁵⁵⁸ the son¹¹²¹ of Joash³¹⁰¹ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Judah³⁰⁶³ lived²⁴²¹ after³¹⁰ the death⁴¹⁹⁴ of Joash³¹⁰¹ son¹¹²¹ of Jehoahaz³⁰⁵⁹ king⁴⁴²⁸ of Israel³⁴⁷⁸ fifteen²⁵⁶⁸ years.⁸¹⁴¹

Now the rest³⁴⁹⁹ of the acts¹⁶⁹⁷ of Amaziah,⁵⁵⁸ first⁷²²³ and last,³¹⁴ behold, are they not written³⁷⁸⁹ in the book⁵⁶¹² of the kings⁴⁴²⁸ of Judah³⁰⁶³ and Israel?³⁴⁷⁸

Now after the time⁶²⁵⁶ that Amaziah⁵⁵⁸ did turn away⁵⁴⁹³ from following³¹⁰ Yahweh³⁰⁶⁸ they made⁷¹⁹⁴ a conspiracy⁷¹⁹⁵ against him in Jerusalem;³³⁸⁹ and he fled⁵¹²⁷ to Lachish:³⁹²³ but they sent⁷⁹⁷¹ to Lachish³⁹²³ after³¹⁰ him, and slew⁴¹⁹¹ him there.

And they brought⁵³⁷⁵ him upon horses,⁵⁴⁸³ and buried⁶⁹¹² him with his fathers¹ in the city⁵⁸⁹² of Judah.³⁰⁶³