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2 Chronicles 25 (WEBP)

[1] Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan, of Jerusalem.
[2] He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, but not with a perfect heart.
[3] Now when the kingdom was established to him, he killed his servants who had killed his father the king.
[4] But he didn’t put their children to death, but did according to that which is written in the law in the book of Moses, as Yahweh commanded, saying, “The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers; but every man shall die for his own sin.”
[5] Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together and ordered them according to their fathers’ houses, under captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, even all Judah and Benjamin. He counted them from twenty years old and upward, and found that there were three hundred thousand chosen men, able to go out to war, who could handle spear and shield.
[6] He also hired one hundred thousand mighty men of valor out of Israel for one hundred talents of silver.
[7] A man of God came to him, saying, “O king, don’t let the army of Israel go with you, for Yahweh is not with Israel, with all the children of Ephraim.
[8] But if you will go, take action, and be strong for the battle. God will overthrow you before the enemy; for God has power to help, and to overthrow.”
[9] Amaziah said to the man of God, “But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel?” The man of God answered, “Yahweh is able to give you much more than this.”
[10] Then Amaziah separated them, the army that had come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again. Therefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in fierce anger.
[11] Amaziah took courage, and led his people out and went to the Valley of Salt, and struck ten thousand of the children of Seir.
[12] The children of Judah carried away ten thousand alive, and brought them to the top of the rock, and threw them down from the top of the rock, so that they all were broken in pieces.
[13] But the men of the army whom Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell on the cities of Judah from Samaria even to Beth Horon, and struck of them three thousand, and took much plunder.
[14] Now after Amaziah had come from the slaughter of the Edomites, he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them and burned incense to them.
[15] Therefore Yahweh’s anger burned against Amaziah, and he sent to him a prophet who said to him, “Why have you sought after the gods of the people, which have not delivered their own people out of your hand?”
[16] As he talked with him, the king said to him, “Have we made you one of the king’s counselors? Stop! Why should you be struck down?” Then the prophet stopped, and said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel.”
[17] Then Amaziah king of Judah consulted his advisers, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come! Let’s look one another in the face.”
[18] Joash 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 your daughter to my son as his wife. Then a wild animal that was in Lebanon passed by and trampled down the thistle.
[19] You say to yourself that you have struck Edom; and your heart lifts you up to boast. Now stay at home. Why should you meddle with trouble, that you should fall, even you and Judah with you?’ ”
[20] But Amaziah would not listen; for it was of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they had sought after the gods of Edom.
[21] So Joash king of Israel went up, and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth Shemesh, which belongs to Judah.
[22] Judah was defeated by Israel; so every man fled to his tent.
[23] Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth Shemesh and brought him to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
[24] He took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in God’s house with Obed-Edom, and the treasures of the king’s house, and the hostages, and returned to Samaria.
[25] Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, lived for fifteen years after the death of Joash, son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel.
[26] Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, behold, aren’t they written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel?
[27] Now from the time that Amaziah turned away from following Yahweh, they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem. He fled to Lachish, but they sent after him to Lachish and killed him there.
[28] They brought him on horses and buried him with his fathers in the City of Judah.

2 Chronicles 25:6 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds
2 Chronicles 25:9 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds
2 Chronicles 25:23 A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters, so 400 cubits is about 200 yards or 184 meters.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Chronicles 25 (KJVS)

[1] Amaziah [was] twenty and five years old [when] he began to reign (), and he reigned () twenty and nine years in Jerusalem . And his mother’s name [was] Jehoaddan of Jerusalem .
[2] And he did () [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD , but not with a perfect heart .
[3] Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established () to him, that he slew () his servants that had killed () the king his father .
[4] But he slew () not their children , but [did] as [it is] written () in the law in the book of Moses , where the LORD commanded (), saying (), The fathers shall not die () for the children , neither shall the children die () for the fathers , but every man shall die () for his own sin .
[5] Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together (), and made () them captains over thousands , and captains over hundreds , according to the houses of [their] fathers , throughout all Judah and Benjamin : and he numbered () them from twenty years old and above , and found () them three hundred thousand choice () [men, able] to go forth () to war , that could handle () spear and shield .
[6] He hired () also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver .
[7] But there came () a man of God to him, saying (), O king , let not the army of Israel go () with thee; for the LORD [is] not with Israel , [to wit, with] all the children of Ephraim .
[8] But if thou wilt go (), do () [it], be strong () for the battle : God shall make thee fall () before the enemy (): for God hath power to help (), and to cast down ().
[9] And Amaziah said () to the man of God , But what shall we do () for the hundred talents which I have given () to the army of Israel ? And the man of God answered (), The LORD is able to give () thee much more () than this.
[10] Then Amaziah separated () them, [to wit], the army that was come () to him out of Ephraim , to go home again (): wherefore their anger was greatly kindled () against Judah , and they returned () home in great anger .
[11] And Amaziah strengthened () himself, and led forth () his people , and went () to the valley of salt , and smote () of the children of Seir ten thousand .
[12] And [other] ten thousand [left] alive did the children of Judah carry away captive (), and brought () them unto the top of the rock , and cast them down () from the top of the rock , that they all were broken in pieces ().
[13] But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back (), that they should not go () with him to battle , fell () upon the cities of Judah , from Samaria even unto Bethhoron , and smote () three thousand of them, and took () much spoil .
[14] Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come () from the slaughter () of the Edomites , that he brought () the gods of the children of Seir , and set them up () [to be] his gods , and bowed down () himself before them, and burned incense () unto them.
[15] Wherefore the anger of the LORD was kindled () against Amaziah , and he sent () unto him a prophet , which said () unto him, Why hast thou sought () after the gods of the people , which could not deliver () their own people out of thine hand ?
[16] And it came to pass, as he talked () with him, that [the king] said () unto him, Art thou made () of the king’s counsel ()? forbear (); why shouldest thou be smitten ()? Then the prophet forbare (), and said (), I know () that God hath determined () to destroy () thee, because thou hast done () this, and hast not hearkened () unto my counsel .
[17] Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice (), 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 .
[18] And Joash 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 .
[19] Thou sayest (), Lo, thou hast smitten () the Edomites ; and thine heart lifteth thee up () to boast (): abide () now at home ; why shouldest thou meddle () to [thine] hurt , that thou shouldest fall (), [even] thou, and Judah with thee?
[20] But Amaziah would not hear (); for it [came] of God , that he might deliver () them into the hand [of their enemies], because they sought () after the gods of Edom .
[21] So Joash the king of Israel went up (); and they saw one another () in the face , [both] he and Amaziah king of Judah , at Bethshemesh , which [belongeth] to Judah .
[22] And Judah was put to the worse () before Israel , and they fled () every man to his tent .
[23] And Joash the king of Israel took () Amaziah king of Judah , the son of Joash , the son of Jehoahaz , at Bethshemesh , and brought () him to Jerusalem , and brake down () the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner () gate , four hundred cubits .
[24] And [he took] all the gold and the silver , and all the vessels that were found () in the house of God with Obededom , and the treasures of the king’s house , the hostages also, and returned () to Samaria .
[25] And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived () after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years .
[26] Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah , first and last , behold, [are] they not written () in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel ?
[27] Now after the time that Amaziah did turn away () from following the LORD they made () a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem ; and he fled () to Lachish : but they sent () to Lachish after him, and slew () him there.
[28] And they brought () him upon horses , and buried () him with his fathers in the city of Judah .

Young’s Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 25 (YLT)

[1] A son of twenty and five years hath Amaziah reigned, and twenty and nine years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother is Jehoaddan of Jerusalem,
[2] and he doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah-only, not with a perfect heart.
[3] And it cometh to pass, when the kingdom hath been strong upon him, that he slayeth his servants, those smiting the king his father,
[4] and their sons he hath not put to death, but did as is written in the law, in the book of Moses, whom Jehovah commanded, saying, ‘Fathers do not die for sons, and sons die not for fathers, but each for his own sin they die.’
[5] And Amaziah gathereth Judah, and appointeth them, according to the house of the fathers, for heads of the thousands, and for heads of the hundreds, for all Judah and Benjamin; and he inspecteth them from a son of twenty years and upward, and findeth them three hundred thousand chosen ones, going forth to the host, holding spear and target.
[6] And he hireth out of Israel a hundred thousand mighty ones of valour, with a hundred talents of silver;
[7] and a man of God hath come in unto him, saying, ‘O king, the host of Israel doth not go with thee; for Jehovah is not with Israel-all the sons of Ephraim;
[8] but if thou art going-do it, be strong for battle, God doth cause thee to stumble before an enemy, for there is power in God to help, and to cause to stumble.’
[9] And Amaziah saith to the man of God, ‘And what-to do for the hundred talents that I have given to the troop of Israel?’ And the man of God saith, ‘Jehovah hath more to give to thee than this.’
[10] And Amaziah separateth them-for the troop that hath come in unto him from Ephraim to go to their own place, and their anger doth burn mightily against Judah, and they turn back to their place in the heat of anger.
[11] And Amaziah hath strengthened himself, and leadeth his people, and goeth to the Valley of Salt, and smiteth the sons of Seir-ten thousand.
[12] And ten thousand alive have the sons of Judah taken captive, and they bring them to the top of the rock, and cast them from the top of the rock, and all of them have been broken.
[13] And the sons of the troop that Amaziah hath sent back from going with him to battle-they rush against cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Beth-Horon, and smite of them three thousand, and seize much prey.
[14] And it cometh to pass, after the coming in of Amaziah from smiting the Edomites, that he bringeth in the gods of the sons of Seir, and establisheth them to him for gods, and before them doth bow himself, and to them he maketh perfume.
[15] And the anger of Jehovah burneth against Amaziah, and He sendeth unto him a prophet, and he saith unto him, ‘Why hast thou sought the gods of the people that have not delivered their people out of thy hand?’
[16] And it cometh to pass, in his speaking unto him, that he saith to him, ‘For a counsellor to the king have we appointed thee? cease for thee; why do they smite thee?’ And the prophet ceaseth, and saith, ‘I have known that God hath counselled to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened to my counsel.’
[17] And Amaziah king of Judah taketh counsel, and sendeth unto Joash son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying,
[18] ‘Come, we look one another in the face.’ And Joash king of Israel sendeth unto Amaziah king of Judah, saying, ‘The thorn that is in Lebanon hath sent unto the cedar that is in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son for a wife; and pass by doth a beast of the field that is in Lebanon, and treadeth down the thorn.
[19] Thou hast said, Lo, I have smitten Edom; and thy heart hath lifted thee up to boast; now, abide in thy house, why dost thou stir thyself up in evil, that thou hast fallen, thou, and Judah with thee?’
[20] And Amaziah hath not hearkened, for from God it is in order to give them into hand, because they have sought the gods of Edom;
[21] and go up doth Joash king of Israel, and they look one another in the face, he and Amaziah king of Judah, in Beth-Shemesh, that is Judah’s,
[22] and Judah is smitten before Israel, and they flee-each to his tents.
[23] And Amaziah king of Judah, son of Joash, son of Jehoahaz, hath Joash king of Israel caught in Beth-Shemesh, and bringeth him in to Jerusalem, and breaketh down in the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the gate of the corner, four hundred cubits,
[24] and taketh all the gold, and the silver, and all the vessels that are found in the house of God with Obed-Edom, and the treasures of the house of the king, and the sons of the pledges, and turneth back to Samaria.
[25] And Amaziah son of Joash, king of Judah, liveth after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, fifteen years;
[26] and the rest of the matters of Amaziah, the first and the last, lo, are they not written on the books of the kings of Judah and Israel?
[27] And from the time that Amaziah hath turned aside from after Jehovah-they make a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fleeth to Lachish, and they send after him to Lachish, and put him to death there,
[28] and lift him up on the horses, and bury him with his fathers in the city of Judah.