Amaziah was twenty and fiveyears old when he began to reign, and he reignedtwenty and nineyears in Jerusalem. And his mother’sname was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.
But he slew not theirchildren, but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses, where the LORDcommanded, saying, The fathersshall not die for the children, neithershall the children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin.
MoreoverAmaziahgatheredJudahtogether, and madethemcaptainsoverthousands, and captainsoverhundreds, according to the houses of theirfathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numberedthemfromtwentyyears old and above, and foundthemthreehundredthousandchoice men, able to go forth to war, thatcouldhandlespear and shield.
But therecame a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go withthee; for the LORD is not withIsrael, to wit, with all the children of Ephraim.
And Amaziahsaid to the man of God, But whatshall we do for the hundredtalentswhich I havegiven to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The LORD is able to givetheemuchmorethanthis.
ThenAmaziahseparatedthem, to wit, the armythat was come to him out of Ephraim, to go homeagain: whereforetheiranger was greatlykindledagainstJudah, and theyreturnedhome in greatanger.
And other ten thousandleftalive did the children of Judahcarryawaycaptive, and broughtthemunto the top of the rock, and castthemdownfrom the top of the rock, thatthey all werebroken in pieces.
But the soldiers of the armywhichAmaziahsentback, thattheyshould not go with him to battle, fellupon the cities of Judah, fromSamariaevenuntoBethhoron, and smotethreethousand of them, and tookmuchspoil.
Now it came to pass, afterthatAmaziah was comefrom the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and boweddownhimselfbeforethem, and burnedincenseuntothem.
Wherefore the anger of the LORD was kindledagainstAmaziah, and he sentunto him a prophet, whichsaidunto him, Why hastthousoughtafter the gods of the people, whichcould not delivertheir own people out of thinehand?
And it came to pass, as he talkedwith him, that the kingsaidunto him, Art thoumade of the king’scounsel? forbear; why shouldestthou be smitten? Then the prophetforbare, and said, I knowthat God hathdetermined to destroythee, becausethouhastdonethis, and hast not hearkenedunto my counsel.
ThenAmaziahking of Judahtookadvice, 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.
And Joashking 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.
Thousayest, Lo, thouhastsmitten the Edomites; and thineheartlifteththee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldestthoumeddle to thinehurt, thatthoushouldestfall, eventhou, and Judahwiththee?
And Joash the king of IsraeltookAmaziahking of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Bethshemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brakedown the wall of Jerusalemfrom the gate of Ephraim to the cornergate, fourhundredcubits.
And he took all the gold and the silver, and all the vesselsthatwerefound in the house of God withObededom, and the treasures of the king’shouse, the hostagesalso, and returned to Samaria.
Now after the timethatAmaziah did turnawayfromfollowing the LORDtheymade a conspiracyagainst him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but theysent to Lachishafter him, and slew him there.