2 Chronicles 25

1AmaziahH558 was twentyH6242 and fiveH2568 yearsH8141 oldH1121 when he began to reignH4427; and he reignedH4427 twentyH6242 and nineH8672 yearsH8141 in JerusalemH3389: and his mother’sH517 nameH8034 was JehoaddanH3086 of JerusalemH3389. 2And he didH6213 that whichH5869 was rightH3477 in the eyesH5869 of the LORDH3068, but notH3808 with a perfectH8003 heartH3824. 3NowH1961 it cameH1961 to passH1961, when the kingdomH4467 was establishedH2388 unto him, that he slewH2026 his servantsH5650 whichH834 had killedH2026 the kingH4428 his fatherH1. 4But he putH4191 notH3808 their childrenH1121 to deathH4191, but didH834 accordingH5921 to that whichH834 is writtenH3789 in the lawH8451 in the bookH5612 of MosesH4872, as the LORDH3068 commandedH6680, sayingH559, The fathersH1 shall notH3808 dieH4191 for the childrenH1121, neitherH3808 shall the childrenH1121 dieH4191 for the fathersH1; but everyH376 manH376 shall dieH4191 for his ownH376 sinH2399. 5Moreover AmaziahH558 gatheredH6908 JudahH3063 togetherH6908, and orderedH6485 them according to their fathers’H1 housesH1004, underH1004 captainsH8269 of thousandsH505 and captainsH8269 of hundredsH3967, evenH853 allH3605 JudahH3063 and BenjaminH1144: and he numberedH6485 them from twentyH6242 yearsH8141 oldH1121 and upwardH4605, and foundH4672 them threeH7969 hundredH3967 thousandH505 chosen menH970, able to goH3318 forthH3318 to warH6635, that could handleH270 spearH7420 and shieldH6793. 6He hiredH7936 also an hundredH3967 thousandH505 mightyH1368 menH1368 of valour out of IsraelH3478 for an hundredH3967 talentsH3603 of silverH3701. 7But there cameH935 a manH376 of GodH430 to him, sayingH559, O kingH4428, letH408 notH369 the armyH6635 of IsraelH3478 goH935 with thee; for the LORDH3068 is notH369 with IsraelH3478, to wit, with allH3605 the childrenH1121 of EphraimH669. 8But ifH518 thou wilt goH935, doH6213 valiantlyH2388, be strongH2388 for the battleH4421: GodH430 shall castH3782 thee downH3782 beforeH6440 the enemyH341; for GodH430 hath powerH3581 to helpH5826, and to castH3782 downH3782. 9And AmaziahH558 saidH559 to the manH376 of GodH430, But whatH4100 shall weH834 doH6213 for the hundredH3967 talentsH3603 whichH834 I have givenH5414 to the army of IsraelH3478? And the manH376 of GodH430 answeredH559, The LORDH3068 is able to giveH5414 thee muchH7235 moreH7235 thanH7235 this. 10Then AmaziahH558 separatedH914 them, to wit, the army that was comeH935 to him outH413 of EphraimH669, to goH935 homeH4725 againH7725: wherefore their angerH639 was greatlyH3966 kindledH2734 againstH413 JudahH3063, and they returnedH7725 homeH4725 in fierceH2750 angerH639. 11And AmaziahH558 tookH2388 courageH2388, and ledH5090 forth his peopleH5971, and went to the ValleyH1516 of SaltH4417, and smoteH5221 of the childrenH1121 of SeirH8165 tenH6235 thousandH505. 12And otherH3605 tenH6235 thousandH505 did the childrenH1121 of JudahH3063 carryH935 awayH7993 aliveH2416, and broughtH935 them unto the topH7218 of the rockH5553, and castH7993 them downH7993 from the topH7218 of the rockH5553, that they allH3605 were brokenH1234 in piecesH1234. 13But the menH1121 of the armyH4421 whichH834 AmaziahH558 sentH7725 backH7725, that they should notH1121 goH7725 with him to battleH4421, fell upon the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063, from SamariaH8111 evenH5704 unto Beth-horonH1032, and smoteH5221 of them threeH7969 thousandH505, and tookH962 muchH7227 spoilH962. 14NowH1961 it cameH935 to passH935, afterH310 that AmaziahH558 was comeH935 from the slaughterH5221 of the EdomitesH130, that he broughtH935 the godsH430 of the childrenH1121 of SeirH8165, and setH5975 them upH5975 to be his godsH430, and bowedH7812 downH5221 himselfH7812 beforeH6440 them, and burnedH6999 incenseH6999 unto them. 15Wherefore the angerH639 of the LORDH3068 was kindledH2734 againstH413 AmaziahH558, and he sentH7971 unto him a prophetH5030, whichH834 saidH559 unto him, WhyH4100 hast thou soughtH1875 afterH413 the godsH430 of the peopleH5971, whichH834 have notH3808 deliveredH5337 their own peopleH5971 outH7971 of thine handH3027? 16And it cameH1961 to passH1961, as he talkedH1696 with him, that the kingH4428 saidH559 unto him, Have weH3588 madeH6213 thee of the king’sH4428 counselH6098? forbear; whyH4100 shouldest thou be smittenH5221? Then the prophetH5030 forbare, and saidH559, I knowH3045 that GodH430 hath determined to destroyH7843 thee, becauseH3588 thou hast doneH6213 this, and hast notH3808 hearkened unto my counselH6098. 17Then AmaziahH558 kingH4428 of JudahH3063 tookH1980 adviceH3289, and sentH7971 to JoashH3101, the sonH1121 of JehoahazH3059 the sonH1121 of JehuH3058, kingH4428 of IsraelH3478, sayingH559, ComeH1980, letH7971 usH413 lookH7200 one another in the faceH6440. 18And JoashH3101 kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 sentH7971 to AmaziahH558 kingH4428 of JudahH3063, sayingH559, The thistle that was in LebanonH3844 sentH7971 to the cedarH730 that was in LebanonH3844, sayingH559, GiveH5414 thy daughterH1323 to my sonH1121 to wifeH802: and there passedH5674 by a wildH7704 beastH2416 that was in LebanonH3844; and trode downH7429 the thistle. 19Thou sayest, LoH2009, thou hast smittenH5221 EdomH123; and thine heartH3820 lifteth thee upH5375 to boast: abideH3427 nowH6258 at homeH1004; whyH4100 shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fallH5307, evenH853 thou, and JudahH3063 with thee? 20But AmaziahH558 would notH3808 hearH8085; for it was of GodH430, that he might deliverH5414 them intoH3027 the handH3027 of their enemies, becauseH3588 they had soughtH1875 afterH3588 the godsH430 of EdomH123. 21SoH5927 JoashH3101 kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 wentH5927 upH5927; and he and AmaziahH558 kingH4428 of JudahH3063 lookedH7200 one another in the faceH6440 at Beth-shemeshH1053, whichH834 belongeth to JudahH3063. 22And JudahH3063 was putH5127 to the worse beforeH6440 IsraelH3478; and they fledH5127 everyH376 manH376 to his tentH168. 23And JoashH3101 kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 tookH8610 AmaziahH558 kingH4428 of JudahH3063, the sonH1121 of JoashH3101 the sonH1121 of JehoahazH3059, at Beth-shemeshH1053, and broughtH935 him to JerusalemH3389, and brake downH6555 the wallH2346 of JerusalemH3389 from the gateH8179 of EphraimH669 unto the corner gateH8179, fourH702 hundredH3967 cubitsH520. 24And he tookH853 allH3605 the goH77251d and silverH3701, and allH3605 the vesselsH3627 that were foundH4672 in the houseH1004 of GodH430 with Obed-edomH5654, and the treasuresH214 of the king’sH4428 houseH1004, the hostagesH8594 also, and returnedH7725 to SamariaH8111. 25And AmaziahH558 the sonH1121 of JoashH3101 kingH4428 of JudahH3063 livedH2421 afterH310 the deathH4191 of JoashH3101 sonH1121 of JehoahazH3059 kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 fifteenH6240 yearsH8141. 26NowH2005 the restH3499 of the actsH1697 of AmaziahH558, firstH7223 and lastH314, beholdH2005, are they notH3808 writtenH3789 in the bookH5612 of the kingsH4428 of JudahH3063 and IsraelH3478? 27NowH6256 from the time that AmaziahH558 didH834 turnH5493 awayH5493 from followingH310 the LORDH3068 they madeH7194 a conspiracyH7195 againstH5921 him in JerusalemH3389; and he fledH5127 to LachishH3923: but they sentH7971 afterH310 him to LachishH3923, and slew him there. 28And they broughtH5375 him uponH5921 horsesH5483, and buriedH6912 him with his fathersH1 in the cityH5892 of JudahH3063.