1 I n the second year of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel, Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah reigned.

In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, began Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, to reign.

2 H e was twenty-five years old when he began his twenty-nine-year reign in Jerusalem. His mother was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem.

He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.

3 H e did right in the sight of the Lord, yet not like David his. He did all things as Joash his father did.

And he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah, yet not like David his father: he did according to all that Joash his father had done.

4 B ut the high places were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

Only, the high places were not removed: the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

5 A s soon as the kingdom was established in Amaziah’s hand, he slew his servants who had slain the king his father.

And it came to pass when the kingdom was established in his hand, that he slew his servants who had smitten the king his father.

6 B ut he did not slay the children of the murderers, in compliance with what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, in which the Lord commanded, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children for the fathers; but every man shall die for his own sin only.

But the children of those that smote he did not put to death; according to that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein Jehovah commanded saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

7 A maziah slew of Edom in the Valley of Salt 10, 000, and took Sela (Greek petra ) by war, and called it Joktheel, which is the name of it to this day.

He smote of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Sela in the war, and called the name of it Joktheel to this day.

8 T hen Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face and test each other.

Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face.

9 J ehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah, The thistle in Lebanon sent to the cedar in Lebanon, saying, Give your daughter to my son as wife. And a wild beast of Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle.

And Jehoash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thorn-bush that is in Lebanon sent to the cedar that is in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son as wife; and there passed by the wild beast that is in Lebanon, and trode down the thorn-bush.

10 Y ou have indeed smitten Edom, and your heart has lifted you up. Glory in that, and stay at home; for why should you meddle to your hurt and provoke calamity, causing you to fall, you and Judah with you?

Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thy heart has lifted thee up: boast thyself, and abide at home; for why shouldest thou contend with misfortune, that thou shouldest fall, thou, and Judah with thee?

11 B ut Amaziah would not hear. So Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah measured swords at Beth-shemesh, which belongs to Judah.

But Amaziah would not hear. And Jehoash king of Israel went up; and they looked one another in the face, he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Beth-shemesh, which is in Judah.

12 B ut Judah was defeated by Israel, and every man fled home.

And Judah was routed before Israel; and they fled every man to his tent.

13 A nd Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and came to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate, 400 cubits.

And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner-gate, four hundred cubits.

14 H e seized all the gold and silver and all the vessels found in the Lord’s house and in the treasuries of the king’s house, also hostages, and returned to Samaria.

And he took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king's house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria.

15 T he rest of the acts of Jehoash, his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of Israel’s Kings?

And the rest of the acts of Jehoash, what he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

16 J ehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with Israel’s kings. Jeroboam reigned in his stead.

And Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his stead.

17 A maziah son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.

And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, fifteen years.

18 T he rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

And the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

19 N ow a conspiracy was made against him in Jerusalem, and Amaziah fled to Lachish, but they sent after him to Lachish and slew him there.

And they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish; and they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.

20 T hey brought him on horses and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in the City of David.

And they brought him on horses, and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers, in the city of David.

21 A nd all the people of Judah took Azariah, sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.

And all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.

22 H e built Elath and restored it to Judah after the king died.

It was he that built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after the king slept with his fathers.

23 I n the fifteenth year of Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah Jeroboam son of Jehoash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria, and reigned forty-one years.

In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, began to reign in Samaria, for forty-one years.

24 H e did evil in the sight of the Lord; he did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin.

And he did evil in the sight of Jehovah: he departed not from any of the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.

25 J eroboam restored Israel’s border from the entrance of Hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word of the Lord, the God of Israel, which He spoke through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher.

He restored the border of Israel from the entrance of Hamath as far as the sea of the plain, according to the word of Jehovah the God of Israel, which he had spoken through his servant Jonah the prophet, the son of Amittai, who was of Gath-Hepher.

26 F or the Lord saw as very bitter the affliction of Israel; there was no one left, bond or free, nor any helper for Israel.

For Jehovah saw that the affliction of Israel was very bitter; and that there was not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel.

27 B ut the Lord had not said that He would blot out the name of Israel from under the heavens, so He saved them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Jehoash.

And Jehovah had not said that he would blot out the name of Israel from under the heavens; and he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.

28 T he rest of the acts of Jeroboam, all that he did, his might, how he warred, and how he recovered for Israel Damascus and Hamath, which had belonged to Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered for Israel that to Judah in Damascus and in Hamath, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

29 J eroboam slept with his fathers, the kings of Israel. Zechariah his son reigned in his stead.

And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, with the kings of Israel; and Zechariah his son reigned in his stead.