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14Amaziah son of Joash began to rule over Judah in the second year of the reign of King Jehoash of Israel.H8147H8141H3101H1121H3099H4428H3478H4427H558H1121H3101H4428H30632Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother was Jehoaddin from Jerusalem.H6242H2568H8141H1121H4427H4427H6242H8672H8141H3389H517H8034H3086H33893Amaziah did what was pleasing in the LORD's sight, but not like his ancestor David. Instead, he followed the example of his father, Joash.H6213H3477H5869H3068H7535H1732H1H6213H3101H1H62134Amaziah did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.H1116H5493H5750H5971H2076H6999H11165When Amaziah was well established as king, he executed the officials who had assassinated his father.H4467H2388H3027H5221H5650H5221H4428H16However, he did not kill the children of the assassins, for he obeyed the command of the LORD as written by Moses in the Book of the Law: "Parents must not be put to death for the sins of their children, nor children for the sins of their parents. Those deserving to die must be put to death for their own crimes."H1121H5221H4191H3789H5612H8451H4872H3068H6680H559H1H4191H1121H1121H4191H1H376H4191H23997Amaziah also killed 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He also conquered Sela and changed its name to Joktheel, as it is called to this day.H5221H123H1516H4417H6235H505H8610H5554H4421H7121H8034H3371H31178One day Amaziah sent messengers with this challenge to Israel's king Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz and grandson of Jehu: "Come and meet me in battle!"H558H7971H4397H3060H1121H3059H1121H3058H4428H3478H559H3212H7200H64409But King Jehoash of Israel replied to King Amaziah of Judah with this story: "Out in the Lebanon mountains, a thistle sent a message to a mighty cedar tree: 'Give your daughter in marriage to my son.' But just then a wild animal of Lebanon came by and stepped on the thistle, crushing it!H3060H4428H3478H7971H558H4428H3063H559H2336H3844H7971H730H3844H559H5414H1323H1121H802H5674H7704H2416H3844H7429H233610"You have indeed defeated Edom, and you are very proud of it. But be content with your victory and stay at home! Why stir up trouble that will only bring disaster on you and the people of Judah?"H5221H5221H123H3820H5375H3513H3427H1004H1624H7451H5307H306311But Amaziah refused to listen, so King Jehoash of Israel mobilized his army against King Amaziah of Judah. The two armies drew up their battle lines at Beth-shemesh in Judah.H558H8085H3060H4428H3478H5927H558H4428H3063H7200H6440H1053H306312Judah was routed by the army of Israel, and its army scattered and fled for home.H3063H5062H6440H3478H5127H376H16813King Jehoash of Israel captured Judah's king, Amaziah son of Joash and grandson of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh. Then he marched to Jerusalem, where he demolished 600 feet of Jerusalem's wall, from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate.H3060H4428H3478H8610H558H4428H3063H1121H3060H1121H274H1053H935H3389H6555H2346H3389H8179H669H6438H8179H702H3967H52014He carried off all the gold and silver and all the articles from the Temple of the LORD. He also seized the treasures from the royal palace, along with hostages, and then returned to Samaria.H3947H2091H3701H3627H4672H1004H3068H214H4428H1004H1121H8594H7725H811115The rest of the events in Jehoash's reign and everything he did, including the extent of his power and his war with King Amaziah of Judah, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.H3499H1697H3060H6213H1369H3898H558H4428H3063H3789H5612H1697H3117H4428H347816When Jehoash died, he was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. And his son Jeroboam II became the next king.H3060H7901H1H6912H8111H4428H3478H3379H1121H442717King Amaziah of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of King Jehoash of Israel.H558H1121H3101H4428H3063H2421H310H4194H3060H1121H3059H4428H3478H2568H6240H814118The rest of the events in Amaziah's reign are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.H3499H1697H558H3789H5612H1697H3117H4428H306319There was a conspiracy against Amaziah's life in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But his enemies sent assassins after him, and they killed him there.H7194H7195H3389H5127H3923H7971H310H3923H419120They brought his body back to Jerusalem on a horse, and he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David.H5375H5483H6912H3389H1H5892H173221All the people of Judah had crowned Amaziah's sixteen-year-old son, Uzziah, as king in place of his father, Amaziah.H5971H3063H3947H5838H8337H6240H8141H1121H4427H1H55822After his father's death, Uzziah rebuilt the town of Elath and restored it to Judah.H1129H359H7725H3063H310H4428H7901H123Jeroboam II, the son of Jehoash, began to rule over Israel in the fifteenth year of King Amaziah's reign in Judah. Jeroboam reigned in Samaria forty-one years.H2568H6240H8141H8141H558H1121H3101H4428H3063H3379H1121H3101H4428H3478H4427H8111H705H259H814124He did what was evil in the LORD's sight. He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel to commit.H6213H7451H5869H3068H5493H2403H3379H1121H5028H3478H239825Jeroboam II recovered the territories of Israel between Lebo-hamath and the Dead Sea, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had promised through Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher.H7725H1366H3478H935H2574H3220H6160H1697H3068H430H3478H1696H3027H5650H3124H1121H573H5030H166226For the LORD saw the bitter suffering of everyone in Israel, and that there was no one in Israel, slave or free, to help them.H3068H7200H6040H3478H3966H4784H657H6113H5800H5826H347827And because the LORD had not said he would blot out the name of Israel completely, he used Jeroboam II, the son of Jehoash, to save them.H3068H1696H4229H8034H3478H8064H3467H3027H3379H1121H310128The rest of the events in the reign of Jeroboam II and everything he did—including the extent of his power, his wars, and how he recovered for Israel both Damascus and Hamath, which had belonged to Judah—are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.H3499H1697H3379H6213H1369H3898H7725H1834H2574H3063H3478H3789H5612H1697H3117H4428H347829When Jeroboam II died, he was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. Then his son Zechariah became the next king.H3379H7901H1H4428H3478H2148H1121H4427
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15Uzziah son of Amaziah began to rule over Judah in the twenty-seventh year of the reign of King Jeroboam II of Israel.H6242H8141H7651H8141H3379H4428H3478H5838H1121H558H4428H3063H44272He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother was Jecoliah from Jerusalem.H8337H6240H8141H1121H4427H4427H8147H2572H8141H3389H517H8034H3203H33893He did what was pleasing in the LORD's sight, just as his father, Amaziah, had done.H6213H3477H5869H3068H1H558H62134But he did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.H1116H5493H5971H2076H6999H11165The LORD struck the king with leprosy, which lasted until the day he died. He lived in isolation in a separate house. The king's son Jotham was put in charge of the royal palace, and he governed the people of the land.H3068H5060H4428H6879H3117H4194H3427H2669H1004H3147H4428H1121H1004H8199H5971H7766The rest of the events in Uzziah's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.H3499H1697H5838H6213H3789H5612H1697H3117H4428H30637When Uzziah died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. And his son Jotham became the next king.H5838H7901H1H6912H1H5892H1732H3147H1121H44278Zechariah son of Jeroboam II began to rule over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of King Uzziah's reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria six months.H7970H8141H8083H8141H5838H4428H3063H2148H1121H3379H4427H3478H8111H8337H23209Zechariah did what was evil in the LORD's sight, as his ancestors had done. He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel to commit.H6213H7451H5869H3068H1H6213H5493H2403H3379H1121H5028H3478H239810Then Shallum son of Jabesh conspired against Zechariah, assassinated him in public, and became the next king.H7967H1121H3003H7194H5221H6905H5971H4191H442711The rest of the events in Zechariah's reign are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.H3499H1697H2148H3789H5612H1697H3117H4428H347812So the LORD's message to Jehu came true: "Your descendants will be kings of Israel down to the fourth generation."H1697H3068H1696H3058H559H1121H3427H3678H3478H724313Shallum son of Jabesh began to rule over Israel in the thirty-ninth year of King Uzziah's reign in Judah. Shallum reigned in Samaria only one month.H7967H1121H3003H4427H8672H7970H8141H5818H4428H3063H4427H3117H3391H811114Then Menahem son of Gadi went to Samaria from Tirzah and assassinated him, and he became the next king.H4505H1121H1424H5927H8656H935H8111H5221H7967H1121H3003H8111H4191H442715The rest of the events in Shallum's reign, including his conspiracy, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.H3499H1697H7967H7195H7194H3789H5612H1697H3117H4428H347816At that time Menahem destroyed the town of Tappuah and all the surrounding countryside as far as Tirzah, because its citizens refused to surrender the town. He killed the entire population and ripped open the pregnant women.H4505H5221H8607H1366H8656H6605H5221H2030H123417Menahem son of Gadi began to rule over Israel in the thirty-ninth year of King Uzziah's reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria ten years.H8672H8141H7970H8141H5838H4428H3063H4505H1121H1424H4427H3478H6235H8141H811118But Menahem did what was evil in the LORD's sight. During his entire reign, he refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel to commit.H6213H7451H5869H3068H5493H3117H2403H3379H1121H5028H3478H239819Then King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria invaded the land. But Menahem paid him thirty-seven tons of silver to gain his support in tightening his grip on royal power.H6322H4428H804H935H776H4505H5414H6322H505H3603H3701H3027H2388H4467H302720Menahem extorted the money from the rich of Israel, demanding that each of them pay fifty pieces of silver to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria turned from attacking Israel and did not stay in the land.H4505H3318H3701H3478H1368H2428H259H376H2572H8255H3701H5414H4428H804H4428H804H7725H5975H77621The rest of the events in Menahem's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.H3499H1697H4505H6213H3789H5612H1697H3117H4428H347822When Menahem died, his son Pekahiah became the next king.H4505H7901H1H6494H1121H442723Pekahiah son of Menahem began to rule over Israel in the fiftieth year of King Uzziah's reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria two years.H2572H8141H8141H5838H4428H3063H6494H1121H4505H4427H3478H8111H814124But Pekahiah did what was evil in the LORD's sight. He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel to commit.H6213H7451H5869H3068H5493H2403H3379H1121H5028H3478H239825Then Pekah son of Remaliah, the commander of Pekahiah's army, conspired against him. With fifty men from Gilead, Pekah assassinated the king, along with Argob and Arieh, in the citadel of the palace at Samaria. And Pekah reigned in his place.H6492H1121H7425H7991H7194H5221H8111H759H4428H1004H709H745H2572H376H1121H1569H4191H442726The rest of the events in Pekahiah's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.H3499H1697H6494H6213H3789H5612H1697H3117H4428H347827Pekah son of Remaliah began to rule over Israel in the fifty-second year of King Uzziah's reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria twenty years.H8147H8141H2572H8141H5838H4428H3063H6492H1121H7425H4427H3478H8111H6242H814128But Pekah did what was evil in the LORD's sight. He refused to turn from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had led Israel to commit.H6213H7451H5869H3068H5493H2403H3379H1121H5028H3478H239829During Pekah's reign, King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria attacked Israel again, and he captured the towns of Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, and Hazor. He also conquered the regions of Gilead, Galilee, and all of Naphtali, and he took the people to Assyria as captives.H3117H6492H4428H3478H935H8407H4428H804H3947H5859H62H3239H6943H2674H1568H1551H776H5321H1540H80430Then Hoshea son of Elah conspired against Pekah and assassinated him. He began to rule over Israel in the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah.H1954H1121H425H7194H7195H6492H1121H7425H5221H4191H4427H6242H8141H3147H1121H581831The rest of the events in Pekah's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.H3499H1697H6492H6213H3789H5612H1697H3117H4428H347832Jotham son of Uzziah began to rule over Judah in the second year of King Pekah's reign in Israel.H8147H8141H6492H1121H7425H4428H3478H3147H1121H5818H4428H3063H442733He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.H2568H6242H8141H1121H4427H4427H8337H6240H8141H3389H517H8034H3388H1323H665934Jotham did what was pleasing in the LORD's sight. He did everything his father, Uzziah, had done.H6213H3477H5869H3068H6213H1H5818H621335But he did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there. He rebuilt the upper gate of the Temple of the LORD.H1116H5493H5971H2076H6999H1116H1129H5945H8179H1004H306836The rest of the events in Jotham's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.H3499H1697H3147H6213H3789H5612H1697H3117H4428H306337In those days the LORD began to send King Rezin of Aram and King Pekah of Israel to attack Judah.H3117H3068H2490H7971H3063H7526H4428H758H6492H1121H742538When Jotham died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. And his son Ahaz became the next king.H3147H7901H1H6912H1H5892H1732H1H271H1121H4427
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16Ahaz son of Jotham began to rule over Judah in the seventeenth year of King Pekah's reign in Israel.H7651H6240H8141H8141H6492H1121H7425H271H1121H3147H4428H3063H44272Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. He did not do what was pleasing in the sight of the LORD his God, as his ancestor David had done.H6242H8141H1121H271H4427H4427H8337H6240H8141H3389H6213H3477H5869H3068H430H1732H13Instead, he followed the example of the kings of Israel, even sacrificing his own son in the fire. In this way, he followed the detestable practices of the pagan nations the LORD had driven from the land ahead of the Israelites.H3212H1870H4428H3478H1121H5674H784H8441H1471H3068H3423H6440H1121H34784He offered sacrifices and burned incense at the pagan shrines and on the hills and under every green tree.H2076H6999H1116H1389H7488H60865Then King Rezin of Aram and King Pekah of Israel came up to attack Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz but could not conquer him.H7526H4428H758H6492H1121H7425H4428H3478H5927H3389H4421H6696H271H3201H38986At that time the king of Edom recovered the town of Elath for Edom. He drove out the people of Judah and sent Edomites to live there, as they do to this day.H6256H7526H4428H758H7725H359H758H130H5394H3064H359H726H935H359H3427H31177King Ahaz sent messengers to King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria with this message: "I am your servant and your vassal. Come up and rescue me from the attacking armies of Aram and Israel."H271H7971H4397H8407H4428H804H559H5650H1121H5927H3467H3709H4428H758H3709H4428H3478H69658Then Ahaz took the silver and gold from the Temple of the LORD and the palace treasury and sent it as a payment to the Assyrian king.H271H3947H3701H2091H4672H1004H3068H214H4428H1004H7971H7810H4428H8049So the king of Assyria attacked the Aramean capital of Damascus and led its population away as captives, resettling them in Kir. He also killed King Rezin.H4428H804H8085H4428H804H5927H1834H8610H1540H7024H4191H752610King Ahaz then went to Damascus to meet with King Tiglath-pileser of Assyria. While he was there, he took special note of the altar. Then he sent a model of the altar to Uriah the priest, along with its design in full detail.H4428H271H3212H1834H7125H8407H4428H804H7200H4196H1834H4428H271H7971H223H3548H1823H4196H8403H463911Uriah followed the king's instructions and built an altar just like it, and it was ready before the king returned from Damascus.H223H3548H1129H4196H4428H271H7971H1834H223H3548H6213H4428H271H935H183412When the king returned, he inspected the altar and made offerings on it.H4428H935H1834H4428H7200H4196H4428H7126H4196H592713He presented a burnt offering and a grain offering, he poured out a liquid offering, and he sprinkled the blood of peace offerings on the altar.H6999H5930H4503H5258H5262H2236H1818H8002H419614Then King Ahaz removed the old bronze altar from its place in front of the LORD's Temple, between the entrance and the new altar, and placed it on the north side of the new altar.H7126H5178H4196H6440H3068H6440H1004H4196H1004H3068H5414H6828H3409H419615He told Uriah the priest, "Use the new altar for the morning sacrifices of burnt offering, the evening grain offering, the king's burnt offering and grain offering, and the burnt offerings of all the people, as well as their grain offerings and liquid offerings. Sprinkle the blood from all the burnt offerings and sacrifices on the new altar. The bronze altar will be for my personal use only."H4428H271H6680H223H3548H559H1419H4196H6999H1242H5930H6153H4503H4428H5930H4503H5930H5971H776H4503H5262H2236H1818H5930H1818H2077H5178H4196H123916Uriah the priest did just as King Ahaz commanded him.H6213H223H3548H4428H271H668017Then the king removed the side panels and basins from the portable water carts. He also removed the great bronze basin called the Sea from the backs of the bronze oxen and placed it on the stone pavement.H4428H271H7112H4526H4350H5493H3595H3381H3220H5178H1241H5414H4837H6818In deference to the king of Assyria, he also removed the canopy that had been constructed inside the palace for use on the Sabbath day, as well as the king's outer entrance to the Temple of the LORD.H4329H4329H7676H1129H1004H4428H3996H2435H5437H1004H3068H6440H4428H80419The rest of the events in Ahaz's reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.H3499H1697H271H6213H3789H5612H1697H3117H4428H306320When Ahaz died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Then his son Hezekiah became the next king.H271H7901H1H6912H1H5892H1732H2396H1121H4427
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