25:1 Amaziah 558 [was] twenty 6242 and five 2568 years 8141 old 1121 [when] he began to reign 4427 8804, and he reigned 4427 8804 twenty 6242 and nine 8672 years 8141 in Jerusalem 3389. And his mother's 517 name 8034 [was] Jehoaddan 3086 of Jerusalem 3389.

25:2 And he did 6213 8799 [that which was] right 3477 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, but not with a perfect 8003 heart 3824.

25:3 Now it came to pass, when the kingdom 4467 was established 2388 8804 to him, that he slew 2026 8799 his servants 5650 that had killed 5221 8688 the king 4428 his father 1.(established…: Heb. confirmed upon him)

25:4 But he slew 4191 8689 not their children 1121, but [did] as [it is] written 3789 8803 in the law 8451 in the book 5612 of Moses 4872, where the LORD 3068 commanded 6680 8765, saying 559 8800, The fathers 1 shall not die 4191 8799 for the children 1121, neither shall the children 1121 die 4191 8799 for the fathers 1, but every man 376 shall die 4191 8799 for his own sin 2399.

25:5 Moreover Amaziah 558 gathered 6908 0 Judah 3063 together 6908 8799, and made 5975 8686 them captains 8269 over thousands 505, and captains 8269 over hundreds 3967, according to the houses 1004 of [their] fathers 1, throughout all Judah 3063 and Benjamin 1144: and he numbered 6485 8799 them from twenty 6242 years 8141 old 1121 and above 4605, and found 4672 8799 them three 7969 hundred 3967 thousand 505 choice 977 8803 [men, able] to go forth 3318 8802 to war 6635, that could handle 270 8802 spear 7420 and shield 6793.

25:6 He hired 7936 8799 also an hundred 3967 thousand 505 mighty 1368 men of valour 2428 out of Israel 3478 for an hundred 3967 talents 3603 of silver 3701.

25:7 But there came 935 8804 a man 376 of God 430 to him, saying 559 8800, O king 4428, let not the army 6635 of Israel 3478 go 935 8799 with thee; for the LORD 3068 [is] not with Israel 3478, [to wit, with] all the children 1121 of Ephraim 669.

25:8 But if thou wilt go 935 8798, do 6213 8798 [it], be strong 2388 8798 for the battle 4421: God 430 shall make thee fall 3782 8686 before 6440 the enemy 341 8802: for God 430 hath 3426 power 3581 to help 5826 8800, and to cast down 3782 8687.

25:9 And Amaziah 558 said 559 8799 to the man 376 of God 430, But what shall we do 6213 8800 for the hundred 3967 talents 3603 which I have given 5414 8804 to the army 1416 of Israel 3478? And the man 376 of God 430 answered 559 8799, The LORD 3068 is 3426 able to give 5414 8800 thee much more 7235 8687 than this.(army: Heb. band)

25:10 Then Amaziah 558 separated 914 8686 them, [to wit], the army 1416 that was come 935 8804 to him out of Ephraim 669, to go 3212 0 home 4725 again 3212 8800: wherefore their anger 639 was greatly 3966 kindled 2734 8799 against Judah 3063, and they returned 7725 8799 home 4725 in great 2750 anger 639.(home again: Heb. to their place)(in great…: Heb. in heat of anger)

25:11 And Amaziah 558 strengthened 2388 8694 himself, and led forth 5090 8799 his people 5971, and went 3212 8799 to the valley 1516 of salt 4417, and smote 5221 8686 of the children 1121 of Seir 8165 ten 6235 thousand 505.

25:12 And [other] ten 6235 thousand 505 [left] alive 2416 did the children 1121 of Judah 3063 carry away captive 7617 8804, and brought 935 8686 them unto the top 7218 of the rock 5553, and cast them down 7993 8686 from the top 7218 of the rock 5553, that they all were broken in pieces 1234 8738.

25:13 But the soldiers 1121 of the army 1416 which Amaziah 558 sent back 7725 8689, that they should not go 3212 8800 with him to battle 4421, fell 6584 8799 upon the cities 5892 of Judah 3063, from Samaria 8111 even unto Bethhoron 1032, and smote 5221 8686 three 7969 thousand 505 of them, and took 962 8799 much 7227 spoil 961.(the soldiers…: Heb. the sons of the band)

25:14 Now it came to pass, after 310 that Amaziah 558 was come 935 8800 from the slaughter 5221 8687 of the Edomites 130, that he brought 935 8686 the gods 430 of the children 1121 of Seir 8165, and set them up 5975 8686 [to be] his gods 430, and bowed down 7812 8691 himself before 6440 them, and burned incense 6999 8762 unto them.

25:15 Wherefore the anger 639 of the LORD 3068 was kindled 2734 8799 against Amaziah 558, and he sent 7971 8799 unto him a prophet 5030, which said 559 8799 unto him, Why hast thou sought 1875 8804 after the gods 430 of the people 5971, which could not deliver 5337 8689 their own people 5971 out of thine hand 3027?

25:16 And it came to pass, as he talked 1696 8763 with him, that [the king] said 559 8799 unto him, Art thou made 5414 8804 of the king's 4428 counsel 3289 8802? forbear 2308 8798; why shouldest thou be smitten 5221 8686? Then the prophet 5030 forbare 2308 8799, and said 559 8799, I know 3045 8804 that God 430 hath determined 3289 8804 to destroy 7843 8687 thee, because thou hast done 6213 8804 this, and hast not hearkened 8085 8804 unto my counsel 6098.(determined: Heb. counselled)

25:17 Then Amaziah 558 king 4428 of Judah 3063 took advice 3289 8735, and sent 7971 8799 to Joash 3101, the son 1121 of Jehoahaz 3059, the son 1121 of Jehu 3058, king 4428 of Israel 3478, saying 559 8800, Come 3212 8798, let us see one another 7200 8691 in the face 6440.

25:18 And Joash 3101 king 4428 of Israel 3478 sent 7971 8799 to Amaziah 558 king 4428 of Judah 3063, saying 559 8800, The thistle 2336 that [was] in Lebanon 3844 sent 7971 8804 to the cedar 730 that [was] in Lebanon 3844, saying 559 8800, Give 5414 8798 thy daughter 1323 to my son 1121 to wife 802: and there passed by 5674 8799 a wild 7704 beast 2416 that [was] in Lebanon 3844, and trode down 7429 8799 the thistle 2336.(thistle: or, furze bush, or, thorn)(a wild…: Heb. a beast of the field)

25:19 Thou sayest 559 8804, Lo, thou hast smitten 5221 8689 the Edomites 123; and thine heart 3820 lifteth thee up 5375 8804 to boast 3513 8687: abide 3427 8798 now at home 1004; why shouldest thou meddle 1624 8691 to [thine] hurt 7451, that thou shouldest fall 5307 8804, [even] thou, and Judah 3063 with thee?

25:20 But Amaziah 558 would not hear 8085 8804; for it [came] of God 430, that he might deliver 5414 8800 them into the hand 3027 [of their enemies], because they sought 1875 8804 after the gods 430 of Edom 123.

25:21 So Joash 3101 the king 4428 of Israel 3478 went up 5927 8799; and they saw one another 7200 8691 in the face 6440, [both] he and Amaziah 558 king 4428 of Judah 3063, at Bethshemesh 1053, which [belongeth] to Judah 3063.

25:22 And Judah 3063 was put to the worse 5062 8735 before 6440 Israel 3478, and they fled 5127 8799 every man 376 to his tent 168.(put…: Heb. smitten)

25:23 And Joash 3101 the king 4428 of Israel 3478 took 8610 8804 Amaziah 558 king 4428 of Judah 3063, the son 1121 of Joash 3101, the son 1121 of Jehoahaz 3059, at Bethshemesh 1053, and brought 935 8686 him to Jerusalem 3389, and brake down 6555 8799 the wall 2346 of Jerusalem 3389 from the gate 8179 of Ephraim 669 to the corner 6437 8802 gate 8179, four 702 hundred 3967 cubits 520.(the corner…: Heb. the gate of it that looketh)

25:24 And [he took] all the gold 2091 and the silver 3701, and all the vessels 3627 that were found 4672 8737 in the house 1004 of God 430 with Obededom 5654, and the treasures 214 of the king's 4428 house 1004, the hostages 1121 8594 also, and returned 7725 8799 to Samaria 8111.

25:25 And Amaziah 558 the son 1121 of Joash 3101 king 4428 of Judah 3063 lived 2421 8799 after 310 the death 4194 of Joash 3101 son 1121 of Jehoahaz 3059 king 4428 of Israel 3478 fifteen 2568 6240 years 8141.

25:26 Now the rest 3499 of the acts 1697 of Amaziah 558, first 7223 and last 314, behold, [are] they not written 3789 8803 in the book 5612 of the kings 4428 of Judah 3063 and Israel 3478?

25:27 Now after the time 6256 that Amaziah 558 did turn away 5493 8804 from following 310 the LORD 3068 they made 7194 8799 a conspiracy 7195 against him in Jerusalem 3389; and he fled 5127 8799 to Lachish 3923: but they sent 7971 8799 to Lachish 3923 after 310 him, and slew 4191 8686 him there.(from…: Heb. from after)(made…: Heb. conspired a conspiracy)