2 Chronicles 25 - Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Judah’s King Amaziah

25 Amaziah(A) became king when he was 25 years old and reigned 29 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan; she was from Jerusalem. 2 He did what was right in the Lord’s sight but not wholeheartedly.(B)

3 As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp,[a] he executed his servants who had murdered his father the king. 4 However, he did not put their children to death, because—as it is written in the Law, in the book of Moses,(C) where the Lord commanded—“Fathers must not die because of children, and children must not die because of fathers, but each one will die for his own sin.”(D)

Amaziah’s Campaign against Edom

5 Then Amaziah gathered Judah and assembled them according to ancestral house, according to commanders of thousands, and according to commanders of hundreds. He numbered those 20 years old or more(E) for all Judah and Benjamin. He found there to be 300,000 choice men who could serve in the army, bearing spear and shield.(F) 6 Then for 7,500 pounds[b] of silver he hired 100,000 brave warriors from Israel.

7 However, a man of God(G) came to him and said, “King, do not let Israel’s army go with you, for the Lord is not with Israel—all the Ephraimites. 8 But if you go with them, do it! Be strong for battle! But God will make you stumble before the enemy,(H) for God has the power to help(I) or to make one stumble.”

9 Then Amaziah said to the man of God, “What should I do about the 7,500 pounds[c] of silver I gave to Israel’s division?”

The man of God replied, “The Lord is able to give you much more than this.”

10 So Amaziah released the division that came to him from Ephraim to go home. But they got very angry with Judah and returned home in a fierce rage.

11 Amaziah strengthened his position and led his people to the Valley of Salt. He struck down 10,000 Seirites,[d] 12 and the Judahites captured 10,000 alive. They took them to the top of a cliff where they threw them off, and all of them were dashed to pieces.

13 As for the men of the division that Amaziah sent back so they would not go with him into battle, they raided the cities of Judah from Samaria to Beth-horon, struck down 3,000 of their people, and took a great deal of plunder.

14 After Amaziah came from the attack on the Edomites, he brought the gods of the Seirites[e] and set them up as his gods. He worshiped before them and burned incense to them.(J) 15 So the Lord’s anger was against Amaziah, and He sent a prophet to him, who said, “Why have you sought a people’s gods that could not deliver their own people from your hand?”(K)

16 While he was still speaking to him, the king asked, “Have we made you the king’s counselor? Stop, why should you lose your life?”

So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God intends to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my advice.”

Amaziah’s War With Israel’s King Joash

17 King Amaziah of Judah took counsel(L) and sent word to Jehoash[f] son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us meet face to face.”

18 King Jehoash of Israel sent word to King Amaziah of Judah, saying, “The thistle that was in Lebanon sent a message to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as a wife.’ Then a wild animal that was in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle.(M) 19 You have said, ‘Look, I[g] have defeated Edom,’ and you have become overconfident(N) that you will get glory. Now stay at home. Why stir up such trouble so that you fall and Judah with you?”

20 But Amaziah would not listen, for this turn of events was from God in order to hand them over to their enemies because they went after the gods of Edom. 21 So King Jehoash of Israel advanced. He and King Amaziah of Judah faced off at Beth-shemesh in Judah. 22 Judah was routed before Israel, and each fled to his own tent. 23 King Jehoash of Israel captured Judah’s King Amaziah son of Joash, son of Jehoahaz,[h](O) at Beth-shemesh. Then Jehoash took him to Jerusalem and broke down 200 yards[i] of Jerusalem’s wall from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate.[j](P) 24 He took all the gold, silver, all the utensils that were found with Obed-edom(Q) in God’s temple, the treasures of the king’s palace, and the hostages. Then he returned to Samaria.

Amaziah’s Death

25 Judah’s King Amaziah(R) son of Joash lived 15 years after the death of Israel’s King Jehoash son of Jehoahaz. 26 The rest of the events of Amaziah’s reign, from beginning to end, are written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.

27 From the time Amaziah turned from following the Lord, a conspiracy was formed against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. However, men were sent after him to Lachish, and they put him to death there. 28 They carried him back on horses and buried him with his fathers in the city of Judah.[k](S)

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 25:3 LXX, Syr; MT reads was strong on him; 1Kg 14:4
  2. 2 Chronicles 25:6 Lit 100 talents
  3. 2 Chronicles 25:9 Lit 100 talents
  4. 2 Chronicles 25:11 = Edomites
  5. 2 Chronicles 25:14 = Edomites
  6. 2 Chronicles 25:17 Lit Joash
  7. 2 Chronicles 25:19 Some LXX mss, Old Lat, Tg, Vg; MT reads you
  8. 2 Chronicles 25:23 = Ahaziah in 2Kg 14:13
  9. 2 Chronicles 25:23 Lit 400 cubits
  10. 2 Chronicles 25:23 Some Hb mss; other Hb mss read to Happoneh
  11. 2 Chronicles 25:28 Some Hb mss read city of David

Cross references

  1. 25:1-4 : 2Kg 14:2-6
  2. 25:2 : 2Kg 25:14
  3. 25:4 : 2Ch 17:9; 23:18
  4. 25:4 : Dt 24:16; Jr 31:30; Ezk 18:4, 20
  5. 25:5 : Nm 1:3
  6. 25:5 : 2Ch 26:13
  7. 25:7 : 2Kg 4:9
  8. 25:8 : Ps 64:7-8
  9. 25:8 : 2Ch 14:11; 20:6
  10. 25:14 : 2Ch 28:23
  11. 25:15 : 2Ch 25:11-12
  12. 25:17-24 : 2Kg 14:8-14
  13. 25:18 : Jdg 9:8-15
  14. 25:19 : 2Ch 26:16; 32:25
  15. 25:23 : 2Ch 21:17; 22:1
  16. 25:23 : 2Kg 14:13
  17. 25:24 : 1Ch 26:15
  18. 25:25-28 : 2Kg 14:17-20
  19. 25:28 : 2Kg 14:20

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