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Text -- 2 Chronicles 25:20-28 (NET)
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25:20 But Amaziah did not heed the warning, for God wanted to hand them over to Joash because they followed the gods of Edom .
25:21 So King Joash of Israel attacked . He and King Amaziah of Judah faced each other on the battlefield in Beth Shemesh of Judah .
25:22 Judah was defeated by Israel , and each man ran back home .
25:23 King Joash of Israel captured King Amaziah of Judah , son of Joash son of Jehoahaz , in Beth Shemesh and brought him to Jerusalem . He broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate – a distance of about six hundred feet .
25:24 He took away all the gold and silver , all the items found in God’s temple that were in the care of Obed-Edom , the riches in the royal palace , and some hostages . Then he went back to Samaria .
25:25 King Amaziah son of Joash of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of King Joash son of Jehoahaz of Israel .
25:26 The rest of the events of Amaziah’s reign, from start to finish , are recorded in the Scroll of the Kings of Judah and Israel .
25:27 From the time Amaziah turned from following the Lord , conspirators plotted against him in Jerusalem , so he fled to Lachish . But they sent assassins after him and they killed him there .
25:28 His body was carried back by horses , and he was buried in Jerusalem with his ancestors in the City of David.
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Amaziah |
Israel |
Jehoash |
JEHOASH; JOASH |
Jerusalem |
Ahaziah |
Obed-edom |
Beth-shemesh |
EPHRAIM, GATE OF |
Book |
Conspiracy |
Ephraim |
Backsliders |
Hostages |
JEHOAHAZ |
APOSTASY; APOSTATE |
Hostage |
CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF |
JERUSALEM, 2 |
EDOM, IDUMAEA OR IDUMEA |
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NET Notes: 2Ch 25:20 Heb “because it was from God in order to give them into the hand because they sought the gods of Edom.”
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NET Notes: 2Ch 25:21 Heb “looked at each other [in the] face.” See the note on the expression “Come on, face me on the battlefield” in v. 17.
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NET Notes: 2Ch 25:23 Heb “400 cubits.” Assuming a cubit of 18 inches (45 cm), the distance would have been about 600 feet (180 m).
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NET Notes: 2Ch 25:26 Heb “As for the rest of the events of Amaziah, the former and the latter, are they not – behold, they are written on the scroll of the kin...
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