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2 Chronicles, Chapter 25
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 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 did not kill 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 to be three hundred thousand choice 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 you; for the LORD is not with Israel, that is, with all the children of Ephraim.
8. But if you will go with them, do it, be strong for the battle: God shall make you fall before the enemy: for God has 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 you much more than this.
10. Then Amaziah separated them, that is, the army that was come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again: therefore 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 struck down of the children of Seir ten thousand.
12. And ten thousand others left alive did the children of Judah take away captive, and brought them to the top of the rock, and threw them down from the top of the rock, so 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 to Beth-horon, and struck down three thousand of them, and took much spoil.
14. Now it came to pass, after Amaziah had 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. Therefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent to him a prophet, which said to him, Why have you sought after the gods of the people, which could not deliver their own people out of your hand?
16. And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said to him, Are you made one of the king's counselors? cease; why should you be struck? Then the prophet ceased, 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 counsel, 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 your daughter to my son as wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trampled down the thistle.
19. You say, Lo, you have struck the Edomites; and your heart lifts you up to boast: remain 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 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 Beth-shemesh, which belongs 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 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. 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, 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 deeds 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 turned 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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