2 Kings 14:15-22

International Children’s Bible

¹⁵ The other acts of Jehoash and his victories are written down. This includes his war against Amaziah king of Judah. All this is in the book of the history of the kings of Israel. ¹⁶ Jehoash died and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. And his son Jeroboam became king in his place.

¹⁷ Amaziah son of Joash was king of Judah. He lived 15 years after Jehoash king of Israel died. Jehoash was the son of Jehoahaz. ¹⁸ The other things Amaziah did as king are written down. They are in the book of the history of the kings of Judah. ¹⁹ The people made plans in Jerusalem against Amaziah. So he ran away to the town of Lachish. But they sent men after him to Lachish and killed him. ²⁰ They brought his body back on horses. And he was buried with his ancestors in Jerusalem, the city of David.

²¹ Then all the people of Judah chose Azariah^[a] to be king. He became king in place of his father Amaziah. Azariah was 16 years old. ²² He rebuilt the town of Elath and made it part of Judah again. He did this after Amaziah died.