2 Chronicles 25 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Amaziah Succeeds Joash in Judah

1 Amaziah ^H558 was twenty-five ^H6242 H2568 years ^H8141 old ^H1121 when he became ^H4427 king ^H4427, and he reigned ^H4427 for twenty-nine ^H6242 H8672 years ^H8141 in Jerusalem ^H3389. And his mother’s ^H517 name ^H8034 was Jehoaddan ^H3086 of Jerusalem ^H3389.

2 He did ^H6213 what was right ^H3477 in the sight ^H5869 of the LORD ^H3068, only ^H7534 not wholeheartedly ^H8003 H3824. 3 Now it came ^H1961 about ^H1961, as ^H834 soon ^H834 as ^H834 the kingdom ^H4467 was ^H2388 [fn]firmly ^H2388 in his grasp ^H5921, that he killed ^H2026 his servants ^H5650 who had killed ^H5221 his father ^H1 the king ^H4428. 4 However, he did not put ^H4191 their children ^H1121 to ^H4191 death ^H4191, but did as it is written ^H3789 in the Law ^H8451 in the Book ^H5612 of Moses ^H4872, which ^H834 the LORD ^H3068 commanded ^H6680, saying ^H559, “Fathers ^H1 shall not be put ^H4191 to ^H4191 death ^H4191 for sons ^H1121, nor ^H3808 sons ^H1121 be put ^H4191 to ^H4191 death ^H4191 for fathers ^H1; but each ^H376 shall be put ^H4191 to ^H4191 death ^H4191 for his own sin ^H2399.”

Amaziah Defeats Edomites

5 Moreover, Amaziah ^H558 assembled ^H6908 Judah ^H3063 and appointed ^H5975 them according to their fathers’ ^H1 households ^H1004 under commanders ^H8269 of thousands ^H505 and commanders ^H8269 of hundreds ^H3967 throughout ^H3605 Judah ^H3063 and Benjamin ^H1144; and he [fn]took ^H6485 a ^H6485 census ^H6485 of those from twenty ^H6242 years ^H8141 old ^H1121 and upward ^H4605 and found ^H4672 them to be three ^H7969 hundred ^H3967 thousand ^H505 choice ^H970 men ^H970, able to go ^H3318 to war ^H6635 and handle ^H270 spear ^H7420 and shield ^H6793.

6 He also hired ^H7936 a hundred ^H3967 thousand ^H505 valiant ^H2428 warriors ^H1368 from Israel ^H3478 for [fn]a hundred ^H3967 talents ^H3603 of silver ^H3701. 7 But a man ^H376 of God ^H430 came ^H935 to him saying ^H559, “O king ^H4428, do not let the army ^H6635 of Israel ^H3478 come ^H935 with you, for the LORD ^H3068 is not with Israel ^H3478 nor with any ^H3605 of the sons ^H1121 of Ephraim ^H669. 8 But if ^H518 you do go ^H935, do ^H6213 it, be strong ^H2388 for the battle ^H4421; yet God ^H430 will [fn]bring ^H3782 you down ^H3782 before ^H6440 the enemy ^H340, for God ^H430 has ^H3426 the power ^H3581 to help ^H5826 and to [fn]bring ^H3782 down ^H3782.” 9 Amaziah ^H558 said ^H559 to the man ^H376 of God ^H430, “But what ^H4100 are we to do ^H6213 about the [fn]hundred ^H3967 talents ^H3603 which ^H834 I have given ^H5414 to the troops ^H1416 of Israel ^H3478?” And the man ^H376 of God ^H430 answered ^H559, “The LORD ^H3068 has ^H3426 much ^H7235 more ^H7235 to give ^H5414 you than ^H4480 this ^H2088.” 10 Then Amaziah ^H558 [fn]dismissed ^H914 the troops ^H1416 which ^H834 came ^H935 to him from Ephraim ^H669, to go ^H1980 home ^H4725; so their anger ^H639 burned ^H2734 against Judah ^H3063, and they returned ^H7725 [fn]home ^H4725 in fierce ^H2750 anger ^H639.

11 Now Amaziah ^H558 gathered ^H2388 his courage ^H2388 and led ^H5090 his people ^H5971 out ^H5090, and went ^H1980 to the Valley ^H1516 of Salt ^H4417, and struck ^H5221 and ^H5221 killed ^H5221 ten ^H6235 thousand ^H505 of the sons ^H1121 of Seir ^H8165. 12 The sons ^H1121 of Judah ^H3063 also captured ^H7617 ten ^H6235 thousand ^H505 alive ^H2416 and brought ^H935 them to the top ^H7218 of the cliff ^H5553, and threw ^H7993 them down ^H7993 from the top ^H7218 of the cliff ^H5553 so that they were all ^H3605 dashed ^H1234 to ^H1234 pieces ^H1234. 13 But the [fn]troops ^H1121 H1416 whom ^H834 Amaziah ^H558 sent ^H7725 back ^H7725, those not going ^H1980 with him to battle ^H4421, raided ^H6584 the cities ^H5892 of Judah ^H3063 from Samaria ^H8111 to Beth-horon ^H1032, and struck ^H5221 and ^H5221 killed ^H5221 three ^H7969 thousand ^H505 of them, and plundered ^H962 a large ^H7227 amount ^H7227 of spoils ^H961.

Amaziah Rebuked for Idolatry

14 Now after ^H310 Amaziah ^H558 came ^H1961 from slaughtering ^H5221 the Edomites ^H130, he brought ^H935 the gods ^H430 of the sons ^H1121 of Seir ^H8165 and set ^H5975 them up as his gods ^H430. Then he bowed ^H2331 down ^H2331 before ^H6440 them and burned ^H6999 incense ^H6999 to them.

15 So the anger ^H639 of the LORD ^H3068 burned ^H2734 against Amaziah ^H558, and He sent ^H7971 him a prophet ^H5030 who said ^H559 to him, “Why ^H4100 have you sought ^H1875 the gods ^H430 of the people ^H5971 who ^H834 have not saved ^H5337 their own people ^H5971 from your hand ^H3027?” 16 As he was talking ^H1696 with him, [fn]the king said ^H559 to him, “Have we appointed ^H5414 you to be a royal ^H4428 counselor ^H3289? Stop ^H2308! Why ^H4100 should [fn]you be put ^H5221 to ^H5221 death ^H5221?” Then the prophet ^H5030 stopped ^H2308 and said ^H559, “I know ^H3045 that God ^H430 has planned ^H3289 to destroy ^H7843 you, because ^H3588 you have done ^H6213 this ^H2088 and have not listened ^H8085 to my counsel ^H6098.”

Amaziah Defeated by Joash of Israel

17 Then Amaziah ^H558 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063 took ^H3289 counsel ^H3289 and sent ^H7971 word to Joash ^H3060 the son ^H1121 of Jehoahaz ^H3059 the son ^H1121 of Jehu ^H3058, the king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478, saying ^H559, “Come ^H1980, let’s face ^H7200 H6440 each other.”

18 But Joash ^H3060 the king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 sent ^H7971 a reply to Amaziah ^H558 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063, saying ^H559, “The thorn ^H2336 bush ^H2336 that was in Lebanon ^H3844 sent ^H7971 word to the cedar ^H730 that was in Lebanon ^H3844, saying ^H559, ‘Give ^H5414 your daughter ^H1323 to my son ^H1121 in marriage ^H802.’ But a wild ^H7704 beast ^H2416 that was in Lebanon ^H3844 passed ^H5674 by ^H5674 and trampled ^H7429 the thorn ^H2336 bush ^H2336. 19 You said ^H559, ‘Behold ^H2009, you have [fn]defeated ^H5221 Edom ^H123.’ And your heart ^H3820 has lifted ^H5375 you up ^H5375 in boasting ^H3513. Now ^H6258 stay ^H3427 home ^H1004; why ^H4100 should you provoke ^H1624 trouble ^H7451 so that you, would fall ^H5307, you and Judah ^H3063 with you?”

20 But Amaziah ^H558 would not listen ^H8085, for it was from God ^H430, so that He might hand ^H5414 H3027 them over ^H5414 to Joash, because ^H3588 they had sought ^H1875 the gods ^H430 of Edom ^H123. 21 So Joash ^H3060 king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 went ^H5927 up ^H5927, and he and Amaziah ^H558 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063 faced ^H7200 H6440 each other at Beth-shemesh ^H1053, which ^H834 belonged to Judah ^H3063. 22 And Judah ^H3063 was defeated ^H5062 [fn]by Israel ^H3478, and they fled ^H5127, every ^H376 man ^H376 to his tent ^H168. 23 Then Joash ^H3060 king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 captured ^H8610 Amaziah ^H558 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063, the son ^H1121 of Joash ^H3060 the son ^H1121 of Jehoahaz ^H3059, at Beth-shemesh ^H1053, and brought ^H935 him to Jerusalem ^H3389 and tore ^H6555 down ^H6555 the wall ^H2346 of Jerusalem ^H3389 from the Gate ^H8179 of Ephraim ^H669 to the Corner ^H6438 Gate ^H8179, [fn]four ^H702 hundred ^H3967 cubits ^H520. 24 He took all ^H3605 the gold ^H2091 and silver ^H3701 and all ^H3605 the utensils ^H3627 which were found ^H4672 in the house ^H1004 of God ^H430 with Obed-edom ^H5654, and the treasures ^H214 of the king’s ^H4428 house ^H1004, the hostages ^H1121 H8594 too, and returned ^H7725 to Samaria ^H8111.

25 And Amaziah ^H558, the son ^H1121 of Joash ^H3060 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063, lived ^H2421 fifteen ^H2568 H6240 years ^H8141 after ^H310 the death ^H4194 of Joash ^H3060, son ^H1121 of Jehoahaz ^H3059, king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478. 26 Now the rest ^H3499 of the acts ^H1697 of Amaziah ^H558, from the first ^H7223 to the last ^H314, behold ^H2009, are they not written ^H3789 in the Book ^H5612 of the Kings ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063 and Israel ^H3478? 27 From the time ^H6256 that Amaziah ^H558 turned ^H5493 away ^H5493 from following ^H310 the LORD ^H3068 they conspired ^H7194 against ^H5921 him in Jerusalem ^H3389, and he fled ^H5127 to Lachish ^H3923; but they sent ^H7971 men after ^H310 him to Lachish ^H3923, and they killed ^H4191 him there ^H8033. 28 Then they brought ^H5375 him on horses ^H5483 and buried ^H6912 him with his fathers ^H1 in the city ^H5892 of Judah ^H3063.