1 GLT A son of 25 years, Amaziah became king. And 29 years he reigned in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Jehoaddan from Jerusalem. BSB BSB: Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan; she was from Jerusalem.
2 GLT And he did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, only not with a complete heart. BSB BSB: And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly.
3 GLT And it happended when the kingdom was strong upon him, then he killed his servants, the ones who struck down the king, his father. BSB BSB: As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king.
4 GLT But their sons he did not put to death for as it is written in the law, in the scoll of Moses, whom Yahweh commanded saying,“Fathers must not die on account of their sons, and sons must not die on account of their fathers, but each for his sin, they must die.” BSB BSB: Yet he did not put their sons to death, but acted according to what is written in the Law, in the Book of Moses, where the LORD commanded: “Fathers must not be put to death for their children, and children must not be put to death for their fathers; each is to die for his own sin.”
5 GLT And Amaziah gathered Judah, and he appointed them according to the house of the fathers, for chiefs of thousands and for chiefs of hundreds for all of Judah and Benjamin. And he mustered them from a son of 20 years and upward. And he found them, 300, 000 chosen, going out to war grasping spear and large shield. BSB BSB: Then Amaziah gathered the people of Judah and assigned them according to their families to commanders of thousands and of hundreds. And he numbered those twenty years of age or older throughout Judah and Benjamin and found 300,000 chosen men able to serve in the army, bearing the spear and shield.
6 GLT And he hired from Israel 100, 000 mighty ones of strength for 100 talents of silver. BSB BSB: He also hired 100,000 mighty men of valor from Israel for a hundred talents of silver.
7 GLT But a man of God came to him, saying,“O King, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for Yahweh is not with Israel, all the sons of Ephraim. BSB BSB: But a man of God came to him and said, “O king, do not let the army of Israel go with you, for the LORD is not with Israel—not with any of the Ephraimites.
8 GLT But if you go, act, be strong in battle; God will cause you to fall before the enemy, for there is power in God to help and to cause to fall.” BSB BSB: Even if you go and fight bravely in battle, God will overthrow you before the enemy, for God has power to help and power to overthrow.”
9 GLT And Amaziah said to the man of God,“And what will we do with the 100 talents that I have given to the troop of Israel?” And the man of God said,“There is to Yahweh to give to you much more than this.” BSB BSB: Amaziah asked the man of God, “What should I do about the hundred talents I have given to the troops of Israel?” And the man of God replied, “The LORD is able to give you much more than this.”
10 GLT And Amaziah separated them, the troop that had come to him from Ephraim to go to their place. And their anger burned greatly against Judah, and they returned to their place in the burning of anger. BSB BSB: So Amaziah dismissed the troops who had come to him from Ephraim and sent them home. And they were furious with Judah and returned home in great anger.
11 GLT And Amaziah, he strengthened himself, and he led out his people. And he went to the Valley of Salt. And he struck down the sons of Seir, 10, 000. BSB BSB: Amaziah, however, summoned his strength and led his troops to the Valley of Salt, where he struck down 10,000 men of Seir,
12 GLT And 10, 000 alive the sons of Judah took captive. And they brought them to the head of the cliff, and they threw them from the head of the cliff. And all of them were dashed to pieces. BSB BSB: and the army of Judah also captured 10,000 men alive. They took them to the top of a cliff and threw them down so that all were dashed to pieces.
13 GLT But the sons of the troop that Amaziah sent back from going with him to battle, and they raided against the cities of Judah from Samaria and until Beth Horon. And they struck down from them 3, 000 and they plundered much plunder. BSB BSB: Meanwhile the troops that Amaziah had dismissed from battle raided the cities of Judah, from Samaria to Beth-horon. They struck down 3,000 people and carried off a great deal of plunder.
14 GLT And it happened after Amaziah had come from striking the Edomites, and he brought the gods of the sons of Seir, and set them up for himself to be gods. And before them he bowed down and to them he made sacrifices. BSB BSB: When Amaziah returned from the slaughter of the Edomites, he brought back the gods of the Seirites, set them up as his own gods, bowed before them, and burned sacrifices to them.
15 GLT And the anger of Yahweh burned against Amaziah. And he sent to him a prophet, and he said to him,“Why do you seek the gods of the people who did not deliver their people from your hand?” BSB BSB: Therefore the anger of the LORD burned against Amaziah, and He sent him a prophet, who said, “Why have you sought this people’s gods, which could not deliver them from your hand?”
16 GLT And it happened when he was speaking with him, and he said to him,“For a counselor to the king have we placed you? Stop yourself! Why should they strike you down?” And the prophet stopped. And he said,“I know that God has counselled to destroy you because you have done this and you did not listen to my counsel.” BSB BSB: While he was still speaking, the king asked, “Have we made you the counselor to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my advice.”
17 GLT And Amaziah, the 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 meet each other face to face.” BSB BSB: Then Amaziah king of Judah took counsel and sent word to the king of Israel Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu. “Come, let us meet face to face,” he said.
18 GLT And Joash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah, the king of Judah, saying,“A bramble that was in Lebanon sent to a cedar that was in Lebanon, saying,‘Give your daughter to my son for a wife,’ but an animal passed over the field that was in Lebanon and trampled the bramble. BSB BSB: But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle.
19 GLT You have said, Behold, you have struck down Edom, and your heart has lifted you to boast. Now, sit in your house. Why excite yourself in evil and fall, you and Judah with you?” BSB BSB: You have said, ‘Look, I have defeated Edom,’ and your heart has become proud and boastful. Now stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”
20 GLT But Amaziah did not listen, because from God it was, in order to give them into the hand because they sought the gods of Edom. BSB BSB: But Amaziah would not listen, for this had come from God in order to deliver them into the hand of Jehoash, because they had sought the gods of Edom.
21 GLT And Joash, the king of Israel, went up, and he and Amaziah, the king of Judah, looked at each other face to face at Beth Shemesh, which belonged to Judah. BSB BSB: So Jehoash king of Israel advanced, and he and Amaziah king of Judah faced each other at Beth-shemesh in Judah.
22 GLT And Judah was struck down before Israel, and each fled to his tent. BSB BSB: And Judah was routed before Israel, and every man fled to his own home.
23 GLT And Amaziah, the king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, Joash, the king of Israel, seized at Beth Shemesh. And he brought him to Jerusalem, and he broke through the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim until the gate of the Corner, 400 cubits. BSB BSB: There at Beth-shemesh, Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz. Then Jehoash brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate—a section of four hundred cubits.
24 GLT And with all the gold and the silver and all the items that were found in the house of God with Obed Edom, and the treasures in the house of the king, and the sons of the hostages, he returned to Samaria. BSB BSB: He took all the gold and silver and all the articles found in the house of God with Obed-edom and in the treasuries of the royal palace, as well as some hostages. Then he returned to Samaria.
25 GLT And Amaziah the son of Joash, the king of Judah, lived after the death of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the king of Israel, 15 years. BSB BSB: Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel.
26 GLT And the remainder of the matters of Amaziah, the first things and the last things, behold, are they not written on the scroll of the kings of Judah and Israel? BSB BSB: As for the rest of the acts of Amaziah, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel?
27 GLT And from the time that Amaziah turned from after Yahweh, and they bound against him a conspiracy in Jerusalem. And he fled to Lachish. And they sent after him to Lachish, and they put him to death there. BSB BSB: From the time that Amaziah turned from following the LORD, a conspiracy was formed against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But men were sent after him to Lachish, and they killed him there.
28 GLT And they carried him on horses, and they buried him with his fathers in a city of Judah. BSB BSB: They carried him back on horses and buried him with his fathers in the City of Judah.
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