2 GLT He was a son of 25 years when he became king, and he was king 29 years in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother{ was} Jehoaddan, from Jerusalem. BSB BSB: He 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.
3 GLT And he did what was upright in the eyes of Yahweh, only not like David his father. Like everything that Joash his father did, he did. BSB BSB: And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not as his father David had done. He did everything as his father Joash had done.
4 GLT Only the high places were not removed— the people still were sacrificing and burning incense at the high places. BSB BSB: Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.
5 GLT And it happened, just as the kingdom was strong in his hand, and he struck his servants, the ones who had struck 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.
6 GLT But the sons of the ones striking he did not kill, according to what is written on the Scroll of the Law of Moses, that Yahweh commanded, saying,“Fathers will not be killed on account of sons, and sons will not be killed on account of fathers— rather a person will be killed in exchanged for his sin.” BSB BSB: Yet he did not put the sons of the murderers to death, but acted according to what is written in the Book of the Law 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.”
7 GLT He himself struck Edom in the valley of Salt— 10, 000{ people}— and he seized the Sela in the war. And he called its name Joktheel until this day. BSB BSB: Amaziah struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.
8 GLT Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, the king of Israel, saying,“Come, let us cause{ our} faces to be seen.” BSB BSB: Then Amaziah sent messengers to the king of Israel Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu. “Come, let us meet face to face,” he said.
9 GLT And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah the king of Judah saying,“The thorn that{ was} in the Lebanon sent to the cedar that{ was} in the Lebanon, saying,‘Give your daughter to my son as a wife.’ And an animal of the field that{ was} in the Lebanon passed by, and it trampled the thorn. 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.
10 GLT You have certainly struck Edom, and your heart has lifted you. Be honored, but stay in your house. And why should you stir up calamity, so that you will fall— you and Judah with you?” BSB BSB: You have indeed defeated Edom, and your heart has become proud. Glory in that and stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”
11 GLT But Amaziah did not listen. And Jehoash the king of Israel went up, and they cause{ their} faces to be seen— he and Amaziah the king of Judah in Beth- Shemesh, which{ belongs} to Judah. BSB BSB: But Amaziah would not listen, so Jehoash king of Israel advanced. He and King Amaziah of Judah faced each other at Beth-shemesh in Judah.
12 GLT And Judah was struck to the face of Israel. And they fled, each man to his tent. BSB BSB: And Judah was routed before Israel, and every man fled to his home.
13 GLT And Jehoash the king of Israel captured Amaziah the king of Judah, the son of Jehoash, the son of Ahaziah, in Beth- Shemesh. And he came to Jerusalem, and he broke down the wall of Jerusalem at the Gate of Ephraim up to 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 Ahaziah. Then Jehoash went to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate—a section of four hundred cubits.
14 GLT And he took all the gold and the silver and all the equipment that was found{ in} the house of Yahweh and in the treasuries of the house of the king and the sons of the pledges. And he returned to Samaria. BSB BSB: He took all the gold and silver and all the articles found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the royal palace, as well as some hostages. Then he returned to Samaria.
15 GLT But the rest of the words of Jehoash, what he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amaziah the king of Judah— are they not written on the scroll of the words of the days of the kings of Israel? BSB BSB: As for the rest of the acts of Jehoash, along with his accomplishments, his might, and how he waged war against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
16 GLT And Jehoash slept with his fathers, and he was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. And Jeroboam his son became king in his place. BSB BSB: And Jehoash rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. And his son Jeroboam reigned in his place.
17 GLT And Amaziah the son of Joash, the king of Judah, lived 15 years after the death of Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz, the king of Israel. BSB BSB: Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel.
18 GLT But the rest of the words of Amaziah— are they not written on the scroll of the words of the days of the kings of Judah? BSB BSB: As for the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
19 GLT For they conspired a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But they sent after him to Lachish, and they killed him there. BSB BSB: And conspirators plotted against Amaziah in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But men were sent after him to Lachish, and they killed him there.
20 GLT And they carried him on the horses, and he was buried in Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David. BSB BSB: They carried him back on horses and buried him in Jerusalem with his fathers in the City of David.
21 GLT And all the people of Judah took Azariah(and he{ was} a son of 16 years), and they made him king in place of his father Amaziah. BSB BSB: Then all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
22 GLT He himself built up Elath, and he returned it to Judah after the king slept with his fathers. BSB BSB: Azariah was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.
23 GLT In the year of the 15 th year of Amaziah the son of Joash, the king of Judah, Jeroboam the son of Jehoash, the king of Israel, became king in Samaria— 41 years. BSB BSB: In the fifteenth year of the reign of Amaziah son of Joash over Judah, Jeroboam son of Jehoash became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria forty-one years.
24 GLT And he did what was evil in the eyes of Yahweh. He did not turn away from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin. BSB BSB: And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from all the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.
26 GLT For Yahweh saw the very bitter affliction of Israel, and{ there was} none being bound and none set free, and there was no helper for Israel. BSB BSB: For the LORD saw that the affliction of the Israelites, both slave and free, was very bitter. There was no one to help Israel,
27 GLT But Yahweh had not spoken to wipe out the name of Israel from under the heavens. And he rescued them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Jehoash. BSB BSB: and since the LORD had said that He would not blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, He saved them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Jehoash.
28 GLT But the rest of the words of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he fought, and how he restored Damascus and Hamath to Judah in Israel— are they not written on the scroll of the words of the days of the kings of Israel? BSB BSB: As for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, along with all his accomplishments and might, and how he waged war and recovered both Damascus and Hamath for Israel from Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
29 GLT And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, with the kings of Israel, and Zechariah his son became king in his place. BSB BSB: And Jeroboam rested with his fathers, the kings of Israel. And his son Zechariah reigned in his place.
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