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25:11 Amaziah <0558> boldly <02388> led <05090> his army <05971> to the Valley <01516> of Salt <04417>, where he defeated <05221> 10,000 <0505> <06235> Edomites <08165> <01121>. 25:12 The men of Judah <03063> captured <07617> 10,000 <0505> <06235> men <01121> alive <02416>. They took <0935> them to the top <07218> of a cliff <05553> and threw <07993> them over <05553> <07218>. All <03605> the captives fell to <01234> their death <01234>. 25:13 Now the troops <01416> Amaziah <0558> had dismissed <07725> and had <0834> not allowed <01980> to fight in <05973> the battle <04421> raided <06584> the cities <05892> of Judah <03063> from Samaria <08111> to <05704> Beth Horon <01032>. They <01992> killed <05221> 3,000 <0505> <07969> people and carried off <0962> a large amount <07227> of plunder <0961>. 25:14 When Amaziah <0558> returned <0935> from defeating <05221> the Edomites <0130>, he brought <0935> back the gods <0430> of the people <01121> of Seir <08165> and made them his personal gods <0430>. He bowed down <07812> before <06440> them and offered <06999> them sacrifices <06999>. 25:15 The Lord <03068> was angry <0639> <02734> at Amaziah <0558> and sent <07971> a prophet <05030> to <0413> him, who said <0559>, “Why <04100> are you following <01875> these gods <05971> <0430> that could not <03808> deliver <05337> their own people <05971> from your power <03027>?” 25:16 While he was <01961> speaking <01696>, Amaziah said <0559> to <0413> him, “Did we appoint <05414> you to be a royal <04428> counselor <03289>? Stop <02308> prophesying or else you will be killed <05221>!” So the prophet <05030> stopped <02308>, but added <0559>, “I know <03045> that <03588> the Lord <0430> has decided <03289> to destroy <07843> you, because <03588> you have done <06213> this <02063> thing and refused <03808> to listen <08085> to my advice <06098>.” 25:17 After King <04428> Amaziah <0558> of Judah <03063> consulted <03289> with his advisers, he sent <07971> this message to <0413> the king <04428> of Israel <03478>, Joash <03101> son <01121> of Jehoahaz <03059>, the son <01121> of Jehu <03058>, “Come, face <06440> <07200> me on the battlefield.” 25:18 King <04428> Joash <03101> of Israel <03478> sent <07971> this message back <07971> to <0413> King <04428> Amaziah <0558> of Judah <03063>, “A thorn bush <02336> in Lebanon <03844> sent <07971> this message to <0413> a cedar <0730> in Lebanon <03844>, ‘Give <05414> your daughter <01323> to my son <01121> as a wife <0802>.’ Then a wild <07704> animal <02416> of Lebanon <03844> came by <05674> and trampled down <07429> the thorn bush <02336>. 25:19 You defeated <05221> Edom <0123> and it has gone <05375> to your head <03820>. Gloat over <05375> your success <03513>, but stay <03427> in your palace <01004>. Why <04100> bring <01624> calamity <07451> on yourself? Why bring down <05307> yourself <0859> and Judah <03063> along with <05973> you?” 25:20 But Amaziah <0558> did not <03808> heed <08085> the warning, for <03588> God <0430> wanted to hand <05414> them <01931> over <05414> to <04616> Joash because <03588> they followed <01875> the gods <0430> of Edom <0123>. 25:21 So King <04428> Joash <03101> of Israel <03478> attacked <05927>. He <01931> and King <04428> Amaziah <0558> of Judah <03063> faced <06440> <07200> each other on the battlefield in Beth Shemesh <01053> of Judah <03063>. 25:22 Judah <03063> was defeated <05062> by Israel <03478>, and each man <0376> ran back <05127> home <0168>. 25:23 King <04428> Joash <03101> of Israel <03478> captured <08610> King <04428> Amaziah <0558> of Judah <03063>, son <01121> of Joash <03101> son <01121> of Jehoahaz <03059>, in Beth Shemesh <01053> and brought <0935> him to Jerusalem <03389>. He broke down <06555> the wall <02346> of Jerusalem <03389> from the Gate <08179> of Ephraim <0669> to <05704> the Corner <06437> Gate <08179>– a distance of about six hundred feet <0520> <03967> <0702>. 25:24 He took away all <03605> the gold <02091> and silver <03701>, all <03605> the items <03627> found <04672> in God’s <0430> temple <01004> that were in the care of <05973> Obed-Edom <05654>, the riches <0214> in the royal <04428> palace <01004>, and some hostages <08594> <01121>. Then he went back <07725> to Samaria <08111>. 25:25 King <04428> Amaziah <0558> son <01121> of Joash <03101> of Judah <03063> lived <02421> for fifteen <06240> <02568> years <08141> after <0310> the death <04191> of King <04428> Joash <03101> son <01121> of Jehoahaz <03059> of Israel <03478>. 25:26 The rest <03499> of the events <01697> of Amaziah’s <0558> reign, from start <07223> to finish <0314>, are recorded <03789> in <05921> the Scroll <05612> of the Kings <04428> of Judah <03063> and Israel <03478>. 25:27 From the time <06256> Amaziah <0558> turned <05493> from following <0310> the Lord <03068>, conspirators <07195> plotted against <07194> him in <05921> Jerusalem <03389>, so he fled <05127> to Lachish <03923>. But they sent <07971> assassins after <0310> him <03923> and they killed <04191> him there <08033>. 25:28 His body was carried back <05375> by <05921> horses <05483>, and he was buried <06912> in Jerusalem with <05973> his ancestors <01> in the City <05892> of David.

• 2Ch 25:1-28 -- Amaziah's Reign

• Amaziah

  [ebd] strengthened by Jehovah. (1.) A Levite, son of Hilkiah, of the descendants of Ethan the Merarite (1 Chr. 6:45). (2.) The son and successor of Joash, and eighth king of the separate kingdom of Judah (2 Kings 14:1-4). He began...
  [isbe] AMAZIAH - am-a-zi'-a ('amatsyah, 'amatsyahu, "Yahweh is mighty"; 2 Ki 14:1-20; 2 Ch 25). Son of Jehoash, and tenth king of Judah. Amaziah had a peaceable accession at the age of 25. A depleted treasury, a despoiled palace an...
  [smith] (the strength of the Lord). Son of Joash, and eighth king of Judah, reigned B.C. 837-809. He succeeded to the throne at the age of 25, on the murder of his father, and punished the murderers. In order to restore his kingdom ...
  [nave] AMAZIAH 1. A Levite, 1 Chr. 6:45. 2. King of Judah. History of, 2 Kin. 14; 2 Chr. 25. 3. An idolatrous priest at Bethel, Amos 7:10-17. 4. Father of Joshah, 1 Chr. 4:34.
  

• Israel

  [nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
  

• Jehoash

  [ebd] Jehovah-given. (1.) The son of King Ahaziah. While yet an infant, he was saved from the general massacre of the family by his aunt Jehosheba, and was apparently the only surviving descendant of Solomon (2 Chr. 21:4, 17). His...
  [nave] JEHOASH 1. Called also Joash. Successor of Jehoahaz, 2 Kin. 13:10-25. Defeats Amaziah, 2 Kin. 13:12; 14:8-15; 2 Chr. 25:17-24. Death of, 2 Kin. 13:13; 14:16. 2. King of Judah. See: Joash.
  

• JEHOASH; JOASH

  [isbe] JEHOASH; JOASH - je-ho'-ash, the uncontracted form of (yeho'ash, yo'ash, "Yahweh has bestowed"; compare 2 Ki 11:2,21; 12:1,19; 2 Ch 24:1, etc.; Ioas): (1) The 9th king of Judah; son of Ahaziah and Zibiah, a woman of Beersheb...
  

• Joktheel

  [smith] (subdued by God). A city in the low country of Judah, (Joshua 15:38) named next to Lachish. "God-subdued," the title given by Amaziah to the cliff (Authorized Version Selah) --the stronghold of the Edomites-- after he had ca...
  [nave] JOKTHEEL 1. A city of Judah, Josh. 15:38. 2. A name given by Amaziah to Selah, a stronghold of Edom, 2 Kin. 14:7; 2 Chr. 25:11, 12. Called rock in Judg. 1:36.
  

• Jerusalem

  [ebd] called also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the "city of God," the "holy city;" by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning "the holy;" once "the city of Judah" (2 Chr. 25:28). This name is in the original in the dual form, and means "posses...
  [smith] (the habitation of peace), Jerusalem stands in latitude 31 degrees 46? 35" north and longitude 35 degrees 18? 30" east of Greenwich. It is 32 miles distant from the sea and 18 from the Jordan, 20 from Hebron and 36 from Samar...
  [nave] JERUSALEM Called Jebus, Josh. 18:28; Judg. 19:10; Zion, 1 Kin. 8:1; Zech. 9:13; City of David, 2 Sam. 5:7; Isa. 22:9; Salem, Gen. 14:18; Psa. 76:2; Ariel, Isa. 29:1; City of God, Psa. 46:4; City of the Great King, Psa. 48:2;...
  

• SALT, VALLEY OF

  [ebd] a place where it is said David smote the Syrians (2 Sam. 8:13). This valley (the' Arabah) is between Judah and Edom on the south of the Dead Sea. Hence some interpreters would insert the words, "and he smote Edom," after the...
  [isbe] SALT, VALLEY OF - (ge' ha-melach): The scene of battles, firstly, between David or his lieutenant Abishai and the Edomites (2 Sam 8:13; 1 Ch 18:12; Ps 60, title), and later between Amaziah and these same foes (2 Ki 14:7; 2 C...
  [smith] a valley in which occurred two memorable victories of the Israelite arms: That of David over the Edomites. (2 Samuel 8:13; 1 Chronicles 18:12) That of Amaziah. (2 Kings 14:7; 2 Chronicles 25:11) It is perhaps the...
  

• Beth-shemesh

  [nave] BETH-SHEMESH 1. A set apart city of Dan, Josh. 21:16; 1 Sam. 6:15; 1 Chr. 6:59. On the northern border of Judah, Josh. 15:10; 1 Sam. 6:9, 12. In later times transferred to Judah, 2 Kin. 14:11. Mentioned in Solomon's commi...
  

• EDOM, IDUMAEA OR IDUMEA

  [smith] (red). The name Edom was given to Esau, the first-born son of Isaac and twin brother of Jacob, when he sold his birthright to the latter for a meal of lentil pottage. The country which the Lord subsequently gave to Esau was h...
  

• Obed-edom

  [ebd] servant of Edom. (1.) "The Gittite" (probably so called because he was a native of Gath-rimmon), a Levite of the family of the Korhites (1 Chr. 26:1, 4-8), to whom was specially intrusted the custody of the ark (1 Chr. 15:18...
  [isbe] OBED-EDOM - o'-bed-e'-dom (`obhedh 'edhowm (2 Ch 25:24), `obhedd 'edhom (2 Sam 6:10; 1 Ch 13:13,14; 15:25), but elsewhere without hyphen, "servant of (god) Edom"; so W. R. Smith, Religion of Semites (2), 42, and H. P. Smith,...
  [nave] OBED-EDOM 1. Korhite Levite. Doorkeeper of the ark, 1 Chr. 15:18, 24; 26:4-8. David leaves ark with, 2 Sam. 6:10; 1 Chr. 13:13, 14. Ark removed from, 2 Sam. 6:12; 1 Chr. 15:25. Appointed to sound with harps, 1 Chr. 15:21....
  

• Ahaziah

  [ebd] held by Jehovah. (1.) The son and successor of Ahab. He followed the counsels of his mother Jezebel, and imitated in wickedness the ways of his father. In his reign the Moabites revolted from under his authority (2 Kings 3:5...
  [isbe] AHAZIAH - a-ha-zi'-a ('achazyah and 'achazyahu, "Yah holds, or sustains"): I. Ahaziah. Son of Ahab and Jezebel, eighth king of Israel (1 Ki 22:51 through 2 Ki 1:18). 1. His Reign: Ahaziah became king over Israel in the seven...
  [nave] AHAZIAH 1. King of Judah. Called Azariah and Jehoahaz, 2 Chr. 21:17; 25:23. History of, 2 Kin. 8:25-29; 9:16-29. Gifts of, to the temple, 2 Kin. 12:18. Brethren of, slain, 2 Kin. 10:13, 14. Succeeded by Athaliah, 2 Chr. ...
  

• CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF

  [isbe] CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF - kron'-i-k'-ls (dibhere ha-yamim, "The Words of the Days"; Septuagint paraleipomenon: 1. The Name 2. The Position of Chronicles in the Old Testament 3. Two Books, or One? 4. The Contents 5. Sources Bibl...
  

• Captive

  [nave] CAPTIVE Prisoner of war, Gen. 14:12; 1 Sam. 30:1, 2. Cruelty to: Putting to death, Num. 31:9-20; Deut. 20:13; 21:10; Josh. 8:29; 10:15-40; 11:11; Judg. 7:25; 8:21; 21:11; 1 Sam. 15:32, 33; 2 Sam. 8:2; 2 Kin. 8:12; Jer. 39:6...
  

• Book

  [ebd] This word has a comprehensive meaning in Scripture. In the Old Testament it is the rendering of the Hebrew word sepher, which properly means a "writing," and then a "volume" (Ex. 17:14; Deut. 28:58; 29:20; Job 19:23) or "rol...
  [nave] BOOK Genealogies kept in, Gen. 5:1. Law of Moses written in, Num. 5:23; Deut. 17:18; 31:9, 24, 26; 2 Kin. 22:8. Topography of Palestine, recorded in, Josh. 18:9. Chronicles of the times kept in: By Jasher, Josh. 10:13; 2 ...
  

• APOSTASY; APOSTATE

  [isbe] APOSTASY; APOSTATE - a-pos'-ta-si, a-pos'-tat (he apostasia, "a standing away from"): I.e. a falling away, a withdrawal, a defection. Not found in the English Versions of the Bible, but used twice in the New Testament, in th...
  

• Edom

  [ebd] (1.) The name of Esau (q.v.), Gen. 25:30, "Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage [Heb. haadom, haadom, i.e., 'the red pottage, the red pottage'] ...Therefore was his name called Edom", i.e., Red. (2.) Idumea (Isa....
  

• Apostasy

  [nave] APOSTASY Described, Deut. 13:13; Heb. 3:12. Caused by persecution, Matt. 24:9, 10; Luke 8:13; by worldliness, 2 Tim. 4:10. Guilt and punishment of, Zeph. 1:4-6; Heb. 10:25-31, 39; 2 Pet. 2:17, 20-22. Cautions against, Heb...
  

• EPHRAIM, GATE OF

  [ebd] one of the gates of Jerusalem (2 Kings 14:13; 2 Chr. 25:23), on the side of the city looking toward Ephraim, the north side.
  [smith] one of the gates of the city of Jerusalem, (2 Kings 14:13; 2 Chronicles 25:23; Nehemiah 8:16; 12:39) probably at or near the position of the present "Damascus gate."
  

• Sarcasm

  [nave] SARCASM. Instances of Cain's self-justifying argument when God asked him where Abel was, Gen. 4:9. Israelites reproaching Moses, Ex. 14:11. God reproaching Israel, Num. 11:20; Judg. 10:14. Balak reproaching Balaam, Num....
  

• Pride

  [nave] PRIDE. Ex. 18:10, 11; Lev. 26:19; Deut. 8:11-14, 17-20; Judg. 9:14, 15; 1 Sam. 2:3-5; 1 Kin. 20:11; 2 Kin. 14:9, 10 2 Chr. 25:18, 19. Job 11:12; Job 12:2, 3; Job 13:2, 5; Job 15:1-13; Job 18:3, 4; Job 21:31, 32; Job 32:9-13...
  

• King Amaziah

  

• From Whom Were the Edomites Descended?
  They were descendants of Esau. They inhabited a fertile and rich country specially given to them (Deu. 2:5; Gen. 27:39). Their country was traversed by roads though it was mountainous and rocky (Num. 20:17; Jer. 49:16). They ...

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