II Chronicles Chapter 25

II Chronicles Chapter 25
1 Amaziah was five and twenty year old
when he began to reign, and he reigned
nine and twenty year in Jerusalem: and
his mother's
name was Jehoaddan, of Jerusalem.
2 And he did uprightly in the eyes of the
Lord, but not with a perfect heart. 3 And
when the kingdom was established unto
him, he slew his servants, that had slain
the king his father.
4 But he slew not their children, but did
as it is written in the law, and 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 And Amaziah assembled Judah, 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 year old and above,
and found among them three hundred
thousand chosen men, to go forth to the
war, and to handle spear and shield.
6 He hired also an hundred thousand
valiant men out of Israel for an hundred
talents of silver.
7 But a man of God came to him, saying,
O king, let not the army of Israel go with
thee: for the Lord is not with Israel ,
neither with all the house of Ephraim. 8
If not, go thou on, do it, make thyself
strong to the battle, but 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,
What shall we do then for the hundred
talents, which I have given to the host of
Israel? Then the man of God answered,
The Lord is able to give thee more than
this.
10 So Amaziah separated them, to wit,
the army that was come to him out of
Ephraim, to return to their place:
wherefore their wrath was kindled
greatly against Judah, and they returned
to their places with great anger. 11 Then
Amaziah was encouraged, and led forth
his people, and went to the salt valley,
and smote of the children of Seir, ten
thousand.
12 And other ten thousand did the
children of Judah take alive, and carried
them to the top of a rock, and cast them
down from the top of the rock, and they
all burst to pieces.
13 But the men of the army, which
Amaziah sent away, that they should not
go with his people to battle, fell upon the
cities of Judah from Samaria unto Bethhoron,
and smote three thousand of them,
and took much spoil. 14 Now after that
Amaziah was 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 worshiped them, and
burned incense unto them.
15 Wherefore the Lord was wroth with
Amaziah, and sent unto him a prophet,
which said unto him, Why hast thou
sought the gods of the people, which
were not able to deliver their own
people out of thine hand?
16 And as he talked with him, he said
unto him, Have they made thee the king's
counselor? Cease thou: why should they
smite thee? And the prophet ceased, but
said, I know that God hath determined to
destroy thee, because thou hast done this,
and hast not obeyed my counsel.
17 Then Amaziah king of Judah took
counsel, and sent to Jehoash the son of
Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu king of Israel,
saying, Come, let us see one another in
the face.
18 But Jehoash king of Israel sent to
Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The
thistle that is in Lebanon, sent to the
cedar that is in Lebanon, saying, Give
thy daughter to my son to wife: and the
wild beast that was in Lebanon went and
trod down the thistle.
19 Thou thinkest: lo, thou hast smitten
Edom, and thine heart lifteth thee up to
brag: abide now at home: why dost thou
provoke to thine hurt, that thou shouldest
fall, and Judah with thee?
20 But Amaziah would not hear: for it
was of God, that he might deliver them
into his hand, because they had sought
the gods of Edom. 21 So Jehoash the
king of Israel went up: and he, and
Amaziah king of Judah saw one another
in the face at Bethshemesh, which is in
Judah.
22 And Judah was put to the worse
before Israel, and they fled every man to
his tents.
23 But Jehoash the king of Israel took
Amaziah king of Judah, the son of
Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz in
Bethshemesh, and brought him to
Jerusalem, and break down the wall of
Jerusalem, from the gate of Ephraim unto
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 Obed
Edom, and in the treasures of the king's
house, and the children that were in
hostage, and returned to Samaria. 25
And Amaziah the son of Jehoash king of
Judah lived after the death of Jehoash
son of Jehoahaz king of Israel, fifteen
year.
26 Concerning the rest of the acts of
Amaziah first and last, 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 the Lord, they wrought
treason against him in Jerusalem: and
when he was fled to Lachish, 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.