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Ang Paghari ni Amazia sa Juda

(2 Cro. 25:1-28)

14 Nahimong hari sa Juda si Amazia nga anak ni Joas sa ikaduhang tuig sa paghari ni Jehoash, nga anak ni Jehoahaz, sa Israel. Nagaedad si Amazia ug 25 ka tuig sa dihang nahimo siyang hari. Sa Jerusalem siya nagpuyo, ug naghari siya sulod sa 29 ka tuig. Ang iyang inahan mao si Jehoadan nga taga-Jerusalem. Gihimo ni Amazia ang maayo atubangan sa Ginoo, apan dili gayod sama sa gihimo ni David nga iyang katigulangan. Gisunod niya ang iyang amahan nga si Joas. Wala usab niya ipaguba ang mga simbahanan diha sa habog nga mga dapit, busa nagpadayon ang mga tawo sa paghalad ug sa pagsunog ug mga insenso didto.

Sa dihang lig-on na ang paghari ni Amazia, gipapatay niya ang mga opisyal nga nagpatay sa iyang amahan nga hari. Apan wala niya ipapatay ang ilang mga anak, kay sumala sa nahisulat sa Libro sa Kasugoan ni Moises, nagaingon ang Ginoo, “Dili angay patyon ang mga ginikanan tungod sa sala sa ilang mga anak, ug ang mga anak dili usab angay patyon tungod sa sala sa ilang mga ginikanan. Patyon lang ang tawo tungod sa iyang kaugalingon nga sala.”

Nakapatay si Amazia ug 10,000 ka mga taga-Edom sa kapatagan nga gitawag ug Asin. Nailog usab niya ang Sela, ug gitawag niya kinig Jokteel, ug mao gihapon ang ngalan niini hangtod karon.

Unya, nagpadala si Amazia ug mga mensahero ngadto sa hari sa Israel nga si Jehoash nga anak ni Jehoahaz ug apo ni Jehu. Mao kini ang iyang mensahe: “Dali, atubanga ako sa usa ka panag-away.” Apan gitubag siya ni Haring Jehoash pinaagi niini nga estorya: “Didto sa Lebanon, may sampinit nga nagpadala niini nga mensahe ngadto sa kahoyng sedro: ‘Ipaasawa ang imong anak nga babaye sa akong anak nga lalaki.’ Apan may miagi nga ihalas nga mananap ug gitunob-tunoban niini ang sampinit. 10 Amazia, tinuod nga napildi mo ang Edom ug mibukad na ang imong atay tungod niini. Makontento ka nalang sa imong kadaogan ug pagpuyo diha sa imong palasyo. Nganong mangita ka pa man ug samok nga magdala ug kalaglagan kanimo ug sa Juda?”

11 Apan wala mamati si Amazia, busa gisulong siya ni Haring Jehoash ug sa mga sundalo niini. Naggira sila didto sa Bet Shemesh nga sakop sa Juda. 12 Napildi sa Israel ang Juda, ug nangikyas ang mga sundalo sa Juda ngadto sa ilang mga balay. 13 Nadakpan ni Haring Jehoash si Haring Amazia didto sa Bet Shemesh. Unya miadto si Jehoash sa Jerusalem ug giguba niya ang mga paril niini gikan sa Pultahan sa Efraim paingon sa Pultahan sa Eskina, nga mga 600 ka piye ang gilay-on. 14 Gipanguha niya ang tanang bulawan, pilak, ug kagamitan nga iyang nakita sa templo sa Ginoo ug sa bodega sa palasyo. Nagdala usab siyag mga bihag sa iyang pagbalik sa Samaria.

15 Ang uban pang sugilanon mahitungod sa paghari ni Jehoash, ang tanan niyang gihimo ug ang iyang mga kadaogan, apil ang iyang pagpakiggira kang Amazia nga hari sa Juda, nahisulat sa libro sa mga sugilanon bahin sa mga hari sa Israel. 16 Sa dihang namatay si Jehoash, gilubong siya didto sa gilubngan sa mga hari sa Israel didto sa Samaria. Ug ang iyang anak nga si Jeroboam II mao ang mipuli kaniya ingon nga hari.

17 Nagkinabuhi pa si Amazia nga hari sa Juda ug 15 ka tuig human mamatay si Jehoash nga hari sa Israel. 18 Ang uban pang sugilanon mahitungod sa paghari ni Amazia nahisulat sa libro sa mga sugilanon bahin sa mga hari sa Juda.

19 May mga tawo nga nagplano sa pagpatay kang Amazia sa Jerusalem, busa miikyas siya ngadto sa Lakish. Apan gipasundan nila siya sa Lakish, ug gipatay siya didto. 20 Gikarga nila ang iyang patayng lawas sa kabayo ug gidala balik sa Jerusalem, ug unya gilubong sa gilubngan sa iyang mga katigulangan sa Lungsod ni David. 21 Ang gipuli sa katawhan sa Juda kang Amazia ingon nga hari mao ang iyang anak nga si Azaria[a] nga nagaedad ug 16 ka tuig. 22 Siya ang mibawi sa Elat ug nagtukod niini pag-usab human mamatay ang iyang amahan nga si Amazia.

Ang Paghari ni Jeroboam II sa Israel

23 Nahimong hari sa Israel si Jeroboam II nga anak ni Jehoash sa ika-15 nga tuig sa paghari ni Amazia, nga anak ni Joas sa Juda. Sa Samaria siya nagpuyo, ug naghari siya sulod sa 41 ka tuig. 24 Daotan ang iyang gihimo atubangan sa Ginoo. Gisunod niya ang tanang mga sala nga gihimo ni Jeroboam nga anak ni Nebat, nga nahimong hinungdan sa pagpakasala sa mga taga-Israel. 25 Siya ang nagbawi sa mga lugar nga gipanag-iyahan kanhi sa Israel, gikan sa Lebo Hamat paingon sa Patay nga Dagat.[b] Mao kini ang gisaad sa Ginoo, ang Dios sa Israel, pinaagi sa iyang alagad nga propeta nga si Jonas, nga anak ni Amitai nga taga-Gat Hefer. 26 Pagbuot sa Ginoo nga mahitabo kini kay nakita niya ang labihan nga pag-antos sa mga Israelinhon, ulipon man o dili. Wala gayoy nakatabang kanila. 27 Ug tungod kay wala moingon ang Ginoo nga papason niya ang Israel sa kalibotan, giluwas niya sila pinaagi kang Jeroboam II, nga anak ni Jehoash.

28 Ang uban pang sugilanon mahitungod sa paghari ni Jeroboam II, ug ang iyang bantogan nga mga binuhatan ug ang uban pa niyang gihimo, apil na ang pagbawi sa Damascus ug Hamat nga kanhi sakop sa Juda,[c] nahisulat sa libro sa mga sugilanon bahin sa mga hari sa Israel. 29 Sa dihang namatay si Jeroboam II, gilubong siya sa lubnganan sa mga hari sa Israel. Ug si Zacarias nga iyang anak mao ang mipuli kaniya ingon nga hari.

Footnotes

  1. 14:21 Azaria: o, Uzia.
  2. 14:25 Patay nga Dagat: sa Hebreo, Dagat sa Araba.
  3. 14:28 Juda: Ang buot ipasabot, ang tibuok nasod sa Israel sa wala pa mabahin sa duha ka gingharian.

Amaziah Reigns in Judah

14 (A)In the (B)second year of Joash the son of Joahaz, king of Israel, (C)Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, began to reign. He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem. And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, yet not like David his father. He did in all things as Joash his father had done. (D)But the high places were not removed; (E)the people still sacrificed and made offerings on the high places. And as soon as the royal power was (F)firmly in his hand, he struck down his servants (G)who had struck down the king his father. But he did not put to death the children of the murderers, according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, where the Lord commanded, (H)“Fathers shall not be put to death because of their children, nor shall children be put to death because of their fathers. But each one shall die for his own sin.”

(I)He struck down ten thousand Edomites in (J)the Valley of Salt and took (K)Sela by storm, and called it (L)Joktheel, which is its name to this day.

(M)Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash[a] the son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, (N)let us look one another in the face.” And Jehoash king of Israel sent word to Amaziah king of Judah, (O)“A thistle on Lebanon sent to a cedar on Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son for a wife,’ and a wild beast of Lebanon passed by and trampled down the thistle. 10 You have indeed (P)struck down Edom, (Q)and your heart has lifted you up. Be content with your glory, and stay at home, for why should you provoke trouble so that you fall, you and Judah with you?”

11 But Amaziah would not listen. So Jehoash king of Israel went up, and he and Amaziah king of Judah (R)faced one another in battle at (S)Beth-shemesh, which belongs to Judah. 12 And Judah was defeated by Israel, (T)and every man fled to his home. 13 And Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash, son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and came to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem for four hundred cubits,[b] from (U)the Ephraim Gate to (V)the Corner Gate. 14 And he seized (W)all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the Lord and in the treasuries of the king's house, also hostages, and he returned to Samaria.

15 (X)Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash that he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? 16 And Jehoash slept with his fathers and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel, and Jeroboam his son reigned in his place.

17 (Y)Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, lived fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel. 18 Now the rest of the deeds of Amaziah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 19 And they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to (Z)Lachish. But they sent after him to Lachish and put him to death there. 20 And they brought him on horses; and he was buried in Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David. 21 And all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah. 22 He built (AA)Elath and restored it to Judah, after the king slept with his fathers.

Jeroboam II Reigns in Israel

23 In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, began to reign in Samaria, and he reigned forty-one years. 24 And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. He did not depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, (AB)which he made Israel to sin. 25 (AC)He restored the border of Israel (AD)from Lebo-hamath as far as the Sea of (AE)the Arabah, according to the word of the Lord, the God of Israel, which he spoke by his servant (AF)Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from (AG)Gath-hepher. 26 For the Lord (AH)saw that the affliction of Israel was very bitter, (AI)for there was none left, bond or free, and there was none to help Israel. 27 (AJ)But the Lord had not said that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, so he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.

28 Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam and all that he did, and his might, how he fought, and how he restored (AK)Damascus and (AL)Hamath to Judah in Israel, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? 29 And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, the kings of Israel, and Zechariah his son reigned in his place.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 14:8 Jehoash is an alternate spelling of Joash (son of Jehoahaz) as in 13:9, 12–14; also verses 9, 11–16
  2. 2 Kings 14:13 A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters

Amaziah Rules Judah

14 In the second year of Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, Joash’s son Amaziah began to rule as king of Judah. He was twenty-five years old when he became king. And he ruled twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem. Amaziah did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but not like David his father. He did all that his father Joash had done. But the high places were not taken away. The people still gave gifts and burned special perfume on the high places. As soon as the nation was under Amaziah’s power, he killed the servants who had killed his father when he was king. But he did not kill the sons of the killers. Because it is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, as the Lord said, “The fathers must not be put to death for the sons. And the sons must not be put to death for the fathers. Each must be put to death for his own sin.” Amaziah killed 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt, and took Sela by war. He gave it the name Joktheel, which is its name to this day. Then Amaziah sent men with news to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us look at each other in the face.” Jehoash king of Israel answered Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “The thorn bush in Lebanon sent word to the cedar tree in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ But a wild animal passed by in Lebanon, and crushed the thorn bush under its feet. 10 Yes, you have won the battle against Edom. Your heart has become proud. Be happy with your greatness and stay at home. For why should you make trouble so that you fall, and Judah with you?”

11 But Amaziah would not listen. So King Jehoash of Israel went up. He and Amaziah king of Judah fought each other at Beth-shemesh, which belongs to Judah. 12 Israel won the battle against Judah, and every man of Judah ran away to his tent. 13 King Jehoash of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh. Then he came to Jerusalem and tore down the city wall, from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate. He tore down the wall as far as 200 long steps. 14 He took all the gold and silver and all the objects found in the house of the Lord and in the store-rooms of the king’s house. He took people against their will also, and he returned to Samaria.

15 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash, his strength and how he fought with King Amaziah of Judah are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. 16 Jehoash died and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. His son Jeroboam became king in his place.

The Death of Amaziah

17 Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, lived fifteen years after the death of Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel. 18 The rest of the acts of Amaziah are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah. 19 They made plans against Amaziah in Jerusalem, and he ran away to Lachish. But they sent men after him to Lachish and killed him there. 20 Then they brought him on horses and buried him with his fathers at Jerusalem the city of David. 21 The people of Judah took Azariah and made him king in the place of his father Amaziah. He was sixteen years old. 22 Azariah built Elath and returned it to Judah, after the king died.

Jeroboam II Rules Israel

23 In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, began to rule in Samaria and ruled forty-one years. 24 Jeroboam did what was sinful in the eyes of the Lord. He did not turn away from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel sin. 25 He took back the land of Israel from Hamath as far as the Sea of the Arabah, as was told by the word of the Lord, the God of Israel. The Lord spoke about this through His servant Jonah the son of Amittai. Jonah was the man from Gath-hepher who spoke for the Lord. 26 For the Lord saw that the trouble of Israel was very bitter. There was no one left of the servants or of those who were free. There was no one to help Israel. 27 The Lord did not say that He would destroy the name of Israel from under heaven. So He saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.

28 Jeroboam fought Judah and took back Damascus and Hamath for Israel. The rest of the acts of Jeroboam, all he did and his strength are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel. 29 Jeroboam was buried with his fathers, the kings of Israel. His son Zechariah became king in his place.

Amaziah King of Judah(A)(B)

14 In the second year of Jehoash[a] son of Jehoahaz king of Israel, Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah began to reign. He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan; she was from Jerusalem. He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but not as his father David had done. In everything he followed the example of his father Joash. The high places,(C) however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

After the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, he executed(D) the officials(E) who had murdered his father the king. Yet he did not put the children of the assassins to death, in accordance with what is written in the Book of the Law(F) of Moses where the Lord commanded: “Parents are not to be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their parents; each will die for their own sin.”[b](G)

He was the one who defeated ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt(H) and captured Sela(I) in battle, calling it Joktheel, the name it has to this day.

Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, with the challenge: “Come, let us face each other in battle.”

But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle(J) in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle underfoot. 10 You have indeed defeated Edom and now you are arrogant.(K) Glory in your victory, but stay at home! Why ask for trouble and cause your own downfall and that of Judah also?”

11 Amaziah, however, would not listen, so Jehoash king of Israel attacked. He and Amaziah king of Judah faced each other at Beth Shemesh(L) in Judah. 12 Judah was routed by Israel, and every man fled to his home.(M) 13 Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah, at Beth Shemesh. Then Jehoash went to Jerusalem and broke down the wall(N) of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate(O) to the Corner Gate(P)—a section about four hundred cubits long.[c] 14 He took all the gold and silver and all the articles found in the temple of the Lord and in the treasuries of the royal palace. He also took hostages and returned to Samaria.

15 As for the other events of the reign of Jehoash, what he did and his achievements, including his war(Q) against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel? 16 Jehoash rested with his ancestors and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. And Jeroboam his son succeeded him as king.

17 Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel. 18 As for the other events of Amaziah’s reign, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?

19 They conspired(R) against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish,(S) but they sent men after him to Lachish and killed him there. 20 He was brought back by horse(T) and was buried in Jerusalem with his ancestors, in the City of David.

21 Then all the people of Judah took Azariah,[d](U) who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah. 22 He was the one who rebuilt Elath(V) and restored it to Judah after Amaziah rested with his ancestors.

Jeroboam II King of Israel

23 In the fifteenth year of Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah, Jeroboam(W) son of Jehoash king of Israel became king in Samaria, and he reigned forty-one years. 24 He did evil in the eyes of the Lord and did not turn away from any of the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit.(X) 25 He was the one who restored the boundaries of Israel from Lebo Hamath(Y) to the Dead Sea,[e](Z) in accordance with the word of the Lord, the God of Israel, spoken through his servant Jonah(AA) son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath Hepher.

26 The Lord had seen how bitterly everyone in Israel, whether slave or free,(AB) was suffering;[f](AC) there was no one to help them.(AD) 27 And since the Lord had not said he would blot out(AE) the name of Israel from under heaven, he saved(AF) them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Jehoash.

28 As for the other events of Jeroboam’s reign, all he did, and his military achievements, including how he recovered for Israel both Damascus(AG) and Hamath,(AH) which had belonged to Judah, are they not written in the book of the annals(AI) of the kings of Israel? 29 Jeroboam rested with his ancestors, the kings of Israel. And Zechariah his son succeeded him as king.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 14:1 Hebrew Joash, a variant of Jehoash; also in verses 13, 23 and 27
  2. 2 Kings 14:6 Deut. 24:16
  3. 2 Kings 14:13 That is, about 600 feet or about 180 meters
  4. 2 Kings 14:21 Also called Uzziah
  5. 2 Kings 14:25 Hebrew the Sea of the Arabah
  6. 2 Kings 14:26 Or Israel was suffering. They were without a ruler or leader, and