But the children of the murderers he slew not: accordinguntothatwhich is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the LORDcommanded, saying, The fathersshall 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.
And Jehoash the king of Israelsent to Amaziahking of Judah, saying, The thistlethat was in Lebanonsent to the cedarthat was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and therepassed by a wildbeastthat was in Lebanon, and trodedown the thistle.
ThouhastindeedsmittenEdom, and thinehearthathliftedthee up: glory of this, and tarry at home: for why shouldestthoumeddle to thy hurt, thatthoushouldestfall, eventhou, and Judahwiththee?
But Amaziahwould not hear. ThereforeJehoashking of Israelwent up; and he and Amaziahking of Judahlooked one another in the face at Bethshemesh, whichbelongeth to Judah.
And Jehoashking of IsraeltookAmaziahking of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Bethshemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and brakedown the wall of Jerusalemfrom the gate of Ephraimunto the cornergate, fourhundredcubits.
And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vesselsthatwerefound in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king’shouse, and hostages, and returned to Samaria.
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoashwhich he did, and his might, and how he foughtwithAmaziahking of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
In the fifteenthyear of Amaziah the son of Joashking of JudahJeroboam the son of Joashking of Israelbegan to reign in Samaria, and reignedforty and one years.
He restored the coast of Israelfrom the entering of Hamathunto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the LORD God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servantJonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which was of Gathhepher.
Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recoveredDamascus, and Hamath, whichbelonged to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?