2 Chronicles 25 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

Amaziah Succeeds Joash in Judah

(2Ki 14:1–6 )

2Ch 25:1Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.

2Ch 25:2

2Ch 25:2He did right in the sight of the LORD, yet not with a whole heart.

2Ch 25:3

2Ch 25:3Now it came about as soon as the kingdom was [fn]firmly in his grasp, that he killed his servants who had slain his father the king.

2Ch 25:4

2Ch 25:4However, he did not put their children to death, but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses, which the LORD commanded, saying, “Fathers shall not be put to death for sons, nor sons be put to death for fathers, but each shall be put to death for his own sin.”

Amaziah Defeats Edomites

(2Ki 14:7 )

2Ch 25:5

2Ch 25:5Moreover, Amaziah assembled Judah and appointed them according to their fathers’ households under commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds throughout Judah and Benjamin; and he [fn]took a census of those from twenty years old and upward and found them to be 300,000 choice men, able to go to war and handle spear and shield.

2Ch 25:6

2Ch 25:6He hired also 100,000 valiant warriors out of Israel for one hundred talents of silver.

2Ch 25:7

2Ch 25:7But a man of God came to him saying, “O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the LORD is not with Israel nor with any of the sons of Ephraim.

2Ch 25:8

2Ch 25:8“But if you do go, do it, be strong for the battle; yet God will [fn]bring you down before the enemy, for God has power to help and to [fn]bring down.”

2Ch 25:9

2Ch 25:9Amaziah said to the man of God, “But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the troops of Israel?” And the man of God answered, “The LORD has much more to give you than this.”

2Ch 25:10

2Ch 25:10Then Amaziah [fn]dismissed them, the troops which came to him from Ephraim, to go home; so their anger burned against Judah and they returned [fn]home in fierce anger.

2Ch 25:11

2Ch 25:11Now Amaziah strengthened himself and led his people forth, and went to the Valley of Salt and struck down 10,000 of the sons of Seir.

2Ch 25:12

2Ch 25:12The sons of Judah also captured 10,000 alive and brought them to the top of the cliff and threw them down from the top of the cliff, so that they were all dashed to pieces.

2Ch 25:13

2Ch 25:13But the [fn]troops whom Amaziah sent back from going with him to battle, raided the cities of Judah, from Samaria to Beth-horon, and struck down 3,000 of them and plundered much spoil.

Amaziah Rebuked for Idolatry

2Ch 25:14

2Ch 25:14Now after Amaziah came from slaughtering the Edomites, he brought the gods of the sons of Seir, set them up as his gods, bowed down before them and burned incense to them.

2Ch 25:15

2Ch 25:15Then the anger of the LORD burned against Amaziah, and He sent him a prophet who said to him, “Why have you sought the gods of the people who have not delivered their own people from your hand?”

2Ch 25:16

2Ch 25:16As he was talking with him, [fn]the king said to him, “Have we appointed you a royal counselor? Stop! Why should you be struck down?” Then the prophet stopped and said, “I know that God has planned to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel.”

Amaziah Defeated by Joash of Israel

(2Ki 14:8–14 )

2Ch 25:17

2Ch 25:17Then Amaziah king of Judah took counsel and sent to Joash the son of Jehoahaz the son of Jehu, the king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us face each other.”

2Ch 25:18

2Ch 25:18Joash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “The thorn bush which was in Lebanon sent to the cedar which was in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ But there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon and trampled the thorn bush.

2Ch 25:19

2Ch 25:19“You said, ‘Behold, you have [fn]defeated Edom.’ And your heart has [fn]become proud in boasting. Now stay at home; for why should you provoke trouble so that you, even you, would fall and Judah with you?”

2Ch 25:20

2Ch 25:20But Amaziah would not listen, for it was from God, that He might deliver them into the hand of Joash because they had sought the gods of Edom.

2Ch 25:21

2Ch 25:21So Joash king of Israel went up, and he and Amaziah king of Judah faced each other at Beth-shemesh, which belonged to Judah.

2Ch 25:22

2Ch 25:22Judah was defeated [fn]by Israel, and they fled each to his tent.

2Ch 25:23

2Ch 25:23Then Joash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem and tore down the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate, 400 [fn]cubits.

2Ch 25:24

2Ch 25:24He took all the gold and silver and all the utensils which were found in the house of God with Obed-edom, and the treasures of the king’s house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.

(2Ki 14:17–20 )

2Ch 25:25

2Ch 25:25And Amaziah, the son of Joash king of Judah, lived fifteen years after the death of Joash, son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel.

2Ch 25:26

2Ch 25:26Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, from first to last, behold, are they not written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel?

2Ch 25:27

2Ch 25:27From the time that Amaziah turned away from following the LORD they conspired against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish and killed him there.

2Ch 25:28

2Ch 25:28Then they brought him on horses and buried him with his fathers in the city of Judah.

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NASB95 Footnotes

(25:3)

Literally: firm upon him

(25:5)

Literally: mustered

(25:8)

Literally: cause to stumble

(25:10)

Literally: separated

(25:10)

Literally: to their own place

(25:13)

Literally: sons of the troops

(25:16)

Literally: he

(25:19)

Literally: smitten

(25:19)

Literally: lifted you up to boast

(25:22)

Literally: before

(25:23)

I.e. One cubit equals approx 18 in.

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