1 viginti quinque annorum erat Amasias cum regnare coepisset
et viginti novem annis regnavit in Hierusalem
nomen matris eius Ioaden de Hierusalem
2 fecitque bonum in conspectu Domini
verumtamen non in corde perfecto
3 cumque roboratum sibi videret imperium
iugulavit servos qui occiderant regem patrem suum
4 sed filios eorum non interfecit
sicut scriptum est in libro legis Mosi ubi praecepit Dominus dicens
non occidentur patres pro filiis neque filii pro patribus suis
sed unusquisque in suo peccato morietur
5 congregavit igitur Amasias Iudam et constituit eos per familias
tribunosque et centuriones in universo Iuda et Beniamin
et recensuit a viginti annis sursum
invenitque triginta milia iuvenum
qui egrederentur ad pugnam et tenerent hastam et clypeum
6 mercede quoque conduxit de Israhel centum milia robustorum
centum talentis argenti
7 venit autem homo Dei ad illum et ait
o rex ne egrediatur tecum exercitus Israhel
non est enim Dominus cum Israhel et cunctis filiis Ephraim
8 quod si putas in robore exercitus bella consistere
superari te faciet Deus ab hostibus
Dei quippe est et adiuvare et in fugam vertere
9 dixitque Amasias ad hominem Dei
quid ergo fiet de centum talentis
quae dedi militibus Israhel
et respondit ei homo Dei
habet Dominus unde tibi dare possit multo his plura
10 separavit itaque Amasias exercitum
qui venerat ad eum ex Ephraim
ut reverteretur in locum suum
at illi contra Iudam vehementer irati reversi sunt in regionem suam
11 porro Amasias confidenter eduxit populum suum
et abiit in vallem Salinarum percussitque filios Seir decem milia
12 et alia decem milia virorum ceperunt filii Iuda
et adduxerunt ad praeruptum cuiusdam petrae
praecipitaveruntque eos de summo in praeceps
qui universi crepuerunt
13 at ille exercitus quem remiserat
Amasias
ne secum iret ad proelium
diffusus est in civitatibus Iuda a Samaria usque Bethoron
et interfectis tribus milibus diripuit praedam magnam
14 Amasias vero post caedem Idumeorum et adlatos deos filiorum Seir
statuit illos in deos sibi
et adorabat eos et illis adolebat incensum
15 quam ob rem iratus Dominus contra Amasiam
misit ad illum prophetam qui diceret ei
cur adorasti deos qui non liberaverunt populum suum de manu tua
16 cumque haec ille loqueretur respondit ei
num consiliarius regis es quiesce ne interficiam te
discedensque propheta scio inquit
quod cogitaverit Dominus occidere te
qui et fecisti hoc malum
et insuper non adquievisti consilio meo
17 igitur Amasias rex Iuda inito pessimo consilio
misit ad Ioas filium Ioachaz filii Hieu regem Israhel dicens
veni videamus nos mutuo
18 at ille remisit nuntium dicens
carduus qui est in Libano misit ad cedrum Libani dicens
da filiam tuam filio meo uxorem
et ecce bestiae quae erant in silva Libani
transierunt et conculcaverunt carduum
19 dixisti percussi Edom et idcirco erigitur cor tuum in superbiam
sede in domo tua cur malum adversum te provocas
ut cadas et tu et Iudas tecum
20 noluit audire Amasias eo quod Domini esset voluntas
ut traderetur in manibus hostium propter deos Edom
21 ascendit igitur Ioas rex Israhel
et mutuos sibi praebuere conspectus
Amasias autem rex Iuda erat in Bethsames Iudae
22 corruitque Iudas coram Israhel et fugit in tabernacula sua
23 porro Amasiam regem Iuda filium Ioas filii Ioachaz cepit Ioas rex
Israhel in Bethsames
et adduxit in Hierusalem
destruxitque murum eius
a porta Ephraim usque ad portam Anguli quadringentis cubitis
24 omne quoque aurum et argentum et universa vasa
quae reppererat in domo Dei
et apud Obededom in thesauris etiam domus regiae
nec non et filios obsidum reduxit Samariam
25 vixit autem Amasias filius Ioas rex Iuda
postquam mortuus est Ioas filius Ioachaz rex Israhel
quindecim annis
26 reliqua vero sermonum Amasiae priorum et
novissimorum
scripta sunt in libro regum Iuda et Israhel
27 qui postquam recessit a Domino
tetenderunt ei insidias in Hierusalem
cumque fugisset Lachis miserunt et interfecerunt eum ibi
28 reportantesque super equos
sepelierunt eum cum patribus suis in civitate David
1 Amaziah was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart.
3 ¶ Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father. 4 But he slew not their children, but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses, where the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin.
5 ¶ Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield. 6 He hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver. 7 But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the LORD is not with Israel, to wit, with all the children of Ephraim. 8 But if thou wilt go, do it , be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down. 9 And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The LORD is able to give thee much more than this. 10 Then Amaziah separated them, to wit , the army that was come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again: wherefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in great anger.
11 ¶ And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand. 12 And other ten thousand left alive did the children of Judah carry away captive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, that they all were broken in pieces.
13 ¶ But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Beth-horon, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.
14 ¶ Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them. 15 Wherefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a prophet, which said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which could not deliver their own people out of thine hand? 16 And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king’s counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.
17 ¶ Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us see one another in the face. 18 And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle. 19 Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites; and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to thine hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee? 20 But Amaziah would not hear; for it came of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies , because they sought after the gods of Edom. 21 So Joash the king of Israel went up; and they saw one another in the face, both he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to Judah. 22 And Judah was put to the worse before Israel, and they fled every man to his tent. 23 And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits. 24 And he took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obed-edom, and the treasures of the king’s house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.
25 ¶ And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years. 26 Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, behold, are they not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel?
27 ¶ Now after the time that Amaziah did turn away from following the LORD they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent to Lachish after him, and slew him there. 28 And they brought him upon horses, and buried him with his fathers in the city of Judah.