1 IN the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah.
2 He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.
3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did.
4 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places.
5 And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand, that he slew his servants which had slain the king his father.
6 But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the Lord commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
7 He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day.
8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face.
9 And Jehoash the 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.
10 Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?
11 But Amaziah would not hear. Therefore Jehoash 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.
12 And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to their tents.
13 And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
14 And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria.
15 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which 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?
16 And Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his stead.
17 And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.
18 And the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
19 Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem: and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.
20 And they brought him on horses: and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David.
21 And all the people of Judah took Azariah, which was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.
22 He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
23 In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria, and reigned forty and one years.
24 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
25 He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the Lord God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which was of Gath-hepher.
26 For the Lord saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel.
27 And the Lord said not that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven: but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.
28 Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damascus, and Hamath, which belonged to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
29 And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel; and Zachariah his son reigned in his stead.

1In the second yeere of Ioash sonne of Iehoahaz king of Israel, reigned Amaziah the sonne of Ioash king of Iudah.

2Hee was twentie and fiue yeeres olde when he began to reigne, and reigned twentie and nine yeeres in Ierusalem: and his mothers name was Iehoaddan of Ierusalem.

3And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, yet not like Dauid his father: hee did according to all things as Ioash his father did.

4Howbeit, the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice, and burnt incense on the high places.

5 And it came to passe assoone as the kingdome was confirmed in his hand, that he slew his seruants which had slaine the king his father.

6But the children of the murderers he slew not, according vnto that which is written in the booke of the Law of Moses, wherein the Lord commanded, saying, The fathers shal not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers: but euery man shall be put to death for his owne sinne.

7He slew of Edom in the valley of salt, ten thousand, and tooke Selah by warre, and called the name of it, Ioktheel, vnto this day.

8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Iehoash the sonne of Iehoahaz sonne of Iehu king of Israel, saying, Come, let vs looke one another in the face.

9And Iehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Iudah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon, sent to the Cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Giue thy daughter to my sonne to wife. And there passed by a wilde beast that was in Lebanon, and trode downe the thistle.

10Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee vp: glory of this, and tary at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, euen thou, and Iudah with thee?

11But Amaziah would not heare: therefore Iehoash king of Israel went vp, and hee, and Amaziah king of Iudah, looked one another in the face at Bethshemesh, which belongeth to Iudah.

12And Iudah was put to the worse before Israel, and they fled euery man to their tents.

13And Iehoash king of Israel tooke Amaziah king of Iudah, the sonne of Iehoash the sonne of Ahaziah at Bethshemesh, and came to Ierusalem, and brake downe the wall of Ierusalem, from the gate of Ephraim, vnto the corner gate, foure hundred cubites.

14And he tooke all the golde and siluer, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the kings house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria.

15 Now the rest of the acts of Iehoash which he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Iudah, are they not written in the booke of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel?

16And Iehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria, with the kings of Israel, and Ieroboam his sonne reigned in his stead.

17 And Amaziah the sonne of Ioash king of Iudah, liued after the death of Iehoash sonne of Iehoahaz king of Israel, fifteene yeeres.

18And the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the booke of the Chronicles of the kings of Iudah?

19Now they made a conspiracie against him in Ierusalem: and he fled to Lachish, but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.

20And they brought him on horses, and he was buried at Ierusalem with his fathers, in the city of Dauid.

21 And all the people of Iudah tooke Azariah (which was sixteene yeeres old) and made him king in stead of his father Amaziah.

22He built Elath, and restored it to Iudah, after that the king slept with his fathers.

23 In the fifteenth yeere of Amaziah the sonne of Ioash king of Iudah, Ieroboam the sonne of Ioash king of Israel began to raigne in Samaria, and raigned forty and one yeeres:

24And hee did that which was euill in the sight of the Lord: hee departed not from all the sinnes of Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat, who made Israel to sinne.

25Hee restored the coast of Israel, from the entring of Hamath, vnto the sea of the plaine, according to the word of the Lord God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his seruant Ionah, the sonne of Amittai the Prophet, which was of Gath Hepher.

26For the Lord saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: for there was not any shut vp, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel.

27And the Lord said not, that hee would blot out the name of Israel from vnder heauen: but he saued them by the hand of Ieroboam the sonne of Ioash.

28 Now the rest of the actes of Ieroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recouered Damascus and Hamath, which belonged to Iudah, for Israel, are they not written in the booke of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel?

29And Ieroboam slept with his fathers, euen with the kings of Israel, and Zachariah his sonne reigned in his stead.

I == 2nd Kings 13:10 ; 2 nd Chr 25:1

 

 

 

 

 

 

IV == 2nd Kings 12:3

 

V == 2nd Kings 12:20

 

VI == Deut 24:16 ; Ezek 18:4 , 20

 

 

 

VII == Josh 15:38 ; 2nd Sam 8:13 ; 2nd chr 25:11

 

 

VIII == 2nd Chr 25:17-18

 

 

IX == Judg 9:8 ; 1st Kings 4:33

 

 

 

X == Deut 8:14 ; 2nd Chr 32:25 ; Ezek 28:2 , 5 , 17 ; Hab 2:4

 

 

XI == Josh 19:38 ; 21:16

 

 

 

 

XIII == Neh 8:16 ; 12:39 ; Jer 31:38 ; Zech 14:10

 

 

XIV == 1st Kings 7:51

 

 

 

XV == 2nd Kings 13:12

 

 

 

 

 

XVII == 2nd Chr 25:25

 

 

 

XIX == Josh 10:31 ; 2nd Chr 25:27

 

 

 

XXI == 2nd Kings 15:13 ; 2nd Chr 26:1

 

XXII == 2nd Kings 16:6 ; 2nd Chr 26:2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XXV == Num 13:21 ; 34:8 ; Deut 3:17 ; Josh 19:13 ; Jon 1:1 ; Matt 12:39-40

 

 

XXVI == Deut 32:36 ; 2nd Kings 13:4

 

XXVII == 2nd Kings 13:5

 

XXVIII == 2nd Sam 8:6 ; 1st Kings 11:24 ; 2nd Chr 8:3

 

 

XXIX == 2nd Kings 15:8

 

 

1 In the second year of Joash, son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah, son of Joash, king of Judah, began to reign.

2 He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother, whose name was Jehoaddin, was from Jerusalem.

3 He pleased the LORD, yet not like his forefather David, since he did just as his father Joash had done.

4 Thus the high places did not disappear, but the people continued to sacrifice and to burn incense on them.

5 When Amaziah had the kingdom firmly in hand, he slew the officials who had murdered the king, his father.

6 But the children of the murderers he did not put to death, obeying the LORD'S command written in the book of the law of Moses, "Fathers shall not be put to death for their children, nor shall children be put to death for their fathers; each one shall die for his own sin."

7 Amaziah slew ten thousand Edomites in the Salt Valley, and took Sela in battle. He renamed it Joktheel, the name it has to this day.

8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, with this challenge, "Come, let us meet face to face."

9 King Jehoash of Israel sent this reply to the king of Judah: "The thistle of Lebanon sent word to the cedar of Lebanon, 'Give your daughter to my son in marriage,' but an animal of Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle underfoot.

10 You have indeed conquered Edom, and you have become ambitious. Enjoy your glory, but stay at home! Why involve yourself and Judah with you in misfortune and failure?"

11 But Amaziah would not listen. King Jehoash of Israel then advanced, and he and King Amaziah of Judah met in battle at Beth-shemesh of Judah.

12 Judah was defeated by Israel, and all the Judean soldiery fled homeward.

13 King Jehoash of Israel captured Amaziah, son of Jehoash, son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, at Beth-shemesh. He went on to Jerusalem where he tore down four hundred cubits of the city wall, from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate.

14 He took all the gold and silver and all the utensils there were in the temple of the LORD and the treasuries of the palace, and hostages as well. Then he returned to Samaria.

15 The rest of the acts of Jehoash, his valor, and how he fought Amaziah, king of Judah, are recorded in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

16 Jehoash rested with his ancestors; he was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. His son Jeroboam succeeded him as king.

17 Amaziah, son of Joash, king of Judah, survived Jehoash, son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, by fifteen years.

18 The rest of the acts of Amaziah are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah.

19 When a conspiracy was formed against him in Jerusalem, he fled to Lachish. But he was pursued to Lachish and killed there.

20 He was brought back on horses and buried with his ancestors in the City of David in Jerusalem.

21 Thereupon all the people of Judah took the sixteen-year-old Azariah and proclaimed him king to succeed his father Amaziah.

22 It was Azariah who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah, after King Amaziah rested with his ancestors.

23 In the fifteenth year of Amaziah, son of Joash, king of Judah, Jeroboam, son of Joash, king of Israel, began his forty-one-year reign in Samaria.

24 He did evil in the sight of the LORD; he did not desist from any of the sins which Jeroboam, son of Nebat, had caused Israel to commit.

25 He restored the boundaries of Israel from Labo-of-Hamath to the sea of the Arabah, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had prophesied through his servant, the prophet Jonah, son of Amittai, from Gath-hepher.

26 For the LORD saw the very bitter affliction of Israel, where there was neither slave nor freeman, no one at all to help Israel.

27 Since the LORD had not determined to blot out the name of Israel from under the heavens, he saved them through Jeroboam, son of Joash.

28 The rest of the acts of Jeroboam, his valor and all his accomplishments, how he fought with Damascus and turned back Hamath from Israel, are recorded in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

29 Jeroboam rested with his ancestors, the kings of Israel, and his son Zechariah succeeded him as king.

v 1-4. This picks up the reign of Amaziah who began to reign after his father, Joash of Judah was killed by his servants, 12:21. Jehoiada the priest had given Joash two wives, 2 Chr, 24:3, and Amaziah was born to the one named Jehoadin. He was not as good a king as David, but more like his father Joash. Like him, did not succeed in removing the high places where the people worshipped, 12:3. 2 Chr. 25:1,2 says that he did not serve with a perfect heart.

v 5,6. As in 2 Chr. 25:3,4, After he was established he slew the servants who had killed his father, but spared the children as commanded by Moses, Deut. 24:16, repeated in Ez. 18:4,20. Children should not be put to death for the sins of their fathers.

v 7. 2 Chr. 25:5-13 give the full impact of this section. Amaziah assembled an army of 300,000 choice soldiers and hired an additional 100,000 mighty men out of Israel for about three and a fourth tons of silver. An unnamed man of God rebuked this ungodly alliance, compare 2 Cor. 6:14, and told him to send the soldiers of Israel home or he would fall in battle. Amaziah was willing to obey, but was concerned about all the silver he had already paid. He was told that God could give him much more than that. Amaziah was successful, killing 10,000 and  brutally throwing 10,000 more over a cliff to their death. However the soldiers from Israel were angry at being sent back without having a chance to join in the plunder, so they killed 3000 in Judah and took their own spoil. 
Amaziah did a wicked thing, 2 Chr. 25:14-16 , which set him up for defeat. He brought back gods from Seir and worshipped them as his own. This angered the Lord and he sent a prophet to rebuke him for following gods that could not even save their own nation. Amaziah as much as told him to shut up or be killed, so the prophet told him God would destroy him for not heeding his counsel.

v 8-10. 2 Chr. 25:17-19 From the action of Israel’s soldiers, Amaziah had good reason for attacking Israel, but now he does not have God with him. Joash the king of Israel tried to persuade him not to join battle, giving him a parable of a thistle that wanted to marry a Cedar in Lebanon, but a wild beast trampled the thistle. Then he made it plain. Amaziah was proud about his victory over Edom and should be content with that, not bring himself and Judah to harm by fighting Israel.

v 11-14. 2 Chr. 25:20-24  Amaziah insisted on battle, because it was of the Lord he be defeated for turning to the gods of Edom. Otherwise the Lord would surely have given him victory, but he was soundly defeated and all his army fled. Joash captured Amaziah at Bethshemesh and took him to Jerusalem to watch him tear down about 600 feet of the city wall. Then he took all the gold and silver and the vessels and the treasures of the house of God, plus unnumbered hostages back to Samaria.

v 15,16. Jehoash’s death is mentioned again as in 13:12-15, because he was holding Amaziah prisoner. When Jehoash died he was replaced by Jeroboam 2nd,

v 17-20. 2 Chr. 25:25-28. After Jehoash died, Amaziah was released and returned to Judah, and outlived Jehoash 15 years. After he returned to Judah he made his son, Azariah, his vice regent until he died. Unrest because of him turning from the Lord continued, and some, possibly his own officers conspired against him. He fled to Lachish with intent to cross the border out of Judah, but they caught up with him there, slew him, and brought him back to Jerusalem on horses for burial.

v 21,22. Azariah began to reign at sixteen when his father was taken captive, and after his death, he had sole reign. Building Elath on the coast of the Gulf of Aqaba was his most significant action. He is the same as Uzziah and is discussed further in chapter 15 and 2 Chr. 26.

v 23-29. Jeroboam 2nd, son of Joash, did as his fathers in following the sins of Jeroboam, but God had pity on Israel because they were in bitter affliction from the Syrians, begun by Hazael, and had no deliverers. The northern nations were weak at his time, and God enabled him to use his military skill to restore all of his northern boundaries and east and south to the Dead Sea. This accomplishment had been prophesied previously by Jonah, but recorded no where else for us. We usually only think of Jonah in connection with his rebellion and reluctant ministry to Ninevah. His town was a liite north of Nazareth. Other prophets active during the reign of Jeroboam 2 were Amos and Hosea. He reigned a total of 41 years, longer than any of Israel’s kings before him. After his death, his son Zechariah reigned, the last of the four generations promised to Jehu.