2 Chronicles 25:17-24
Lexham English Bible
17 Then Amaziah king of Judah took counsel, and he sent to Joash the son of Jehoahaz the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come,[a] let us face one another.[b] 18 And Joash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “The thorn bush that is in Lebanon has sent to the cedar which is in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as wife.’ But a wild animal of the field that was in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thorn bush. 19 Look, you say that you have struck Edom, and your heart has lifted you up to boast. Now remain at your home. Why stir up disaster that you fall, you and Judah with you?”
20 But Amaziah did not listen, for it was from God that he might give them into the hand of enemies, because they sought the gods of Edom. 21 So Joash the king of Israel went up, and he and Amaziah the king of Judah faced one another[c] at Beth-Shemesh, which belongs to Judah. 22 And Judah was defeated before Israel, and each man fled to his tent. 23 And Joash the king of Israel captured Amaziah the king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-Shemesh. And they brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate, four hundred cubits. 24 Then with all the gold and silver, all the objects found in the house of God with Obed-Edom, the storehouses of the house of the king, and the hostages,[d] he returned to Samaria.
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- 2 Chronicles 25:17 This translation follows the Qere reading
- 2 Chronicles 25:17 Literally “let us look at faces”
- 2 Chronicles 25:21 Literally “looked at one another’s faces”
- 2 Chronicles 25:24 Literally “the sons of the pledges”
2 Chronicles 25:17-24
Christian Standard Bible
Amaziah’s War with Israel’s King Jehoash
17 King Amaziah of Judah took counsel(A) and sent word to Jehoash[a] son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, and challenged him: “Come, let’s meet face to face.”
18 King Jehoash of Israel sent word to King Amaziah of Judah, saying, “The thistle in Lebanon sent a message to the cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as a wife.’ Then a wild animal in Lebanon passed by and trampled the thistle.(B) 19 You have said, ‘Look, I[b] have defeated Edom,’ and you have become overconfident[c](C) that you will get glory. Now stay at home. Why stir up such trouble so that you fall and Judah with you?”
20 But Amaziah would not listen, for this turn of events was from God in order to hand them over to their enemies because they went after the gods of Edom. 21 So King Jehoash of Israel advanced. He and King Amaziah of Judah met face to face at Beth-shemesh that belonged to Judah. 22 Judah was routed before Israel, and each man fled to his own tent. 23 King Jehoash of Israel captured Judah’s King Amaziah son of Joash, son of Jehoahaz,[d](D) at Beth-shemesh. Then Jehoash took him to Jerusalem and broke down two hundred yards[e] of Jerusalem’s wall from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate.[f](E) 24 He took all the gold, silver, all the utensils that were found with Obed-edom(F) in God’s temple, the treasures of the king’s palace, and the hostages. Then he returned to Samaria.
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