23 And Joash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, son of (A)Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem for 400 cubits,[a] from (B)the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 25:23 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters

and you saw that (A)the breaches of the city of David were many. (B)You collected the waters of the lower pool, 10 and you counted the houses of Jerusalem, and you broke down the houses to fortify the wall.

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